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Phil’s Potpourri A bikepacking travelogue

02/07/2022

TFW you thought you lost a can of chicken on a descent after seeing your frame bag was open and didn't see it...but get to camp & it's there 😜

01/07/2022

Across the border and on the Great Divide MTB Route. Taking the Flathead alternative and boy howdy, wasted no time climbing. 4500' in 11mi!!

26/06/2022

Reconstructing time with my calendar ... It appears my last laundry was 14 days ago and last shower was 9... Guess I'm (over)due for both!

24/06/2022

Also today was the FIRST specific "trail magic" of the route. A+ snacks!

24/06/2022

59.9mi left to Canada. Can't believe tonight is the last night camping of the Western Wildlands Route.

22/06/2022

Whelp, only 125mi to Canada. But 10k feet of climbing. So might be out of reach for one day. Or is it??

16/06/2022

Maybe it was a particularly forgiving grade, but i cruised up 3k' to Skalkaho pass at 6-7mph on my detour up to missoula. Felt strong

15/06/2022

Another critter encounter last night involving something chomping on gear. This time something ate 1/3 of the sippy top to my water bottle!

11/06/2022

Horse creek pass better than mill creek but def still snowed in. Easier pushing but several miles of it.

08/06/2022

It's june 8 and here I am putting tiger balm, hand warmers and plastic bags on my feet to try to finish this snow slog. . . Mill creek def still snowy

01/06/2022

When the PBR tallboy you packed from 2 days ago springs a leak, at 11am, it's suddenly beer o'clock

17/05/2022

Mormons may not drink but they've come up with some tasty soda combinations down at the Soda Barn in Salina haha.

04/05/2022

Chilly morning up on the Kaibab Plateau. Just finished making paracord helmet straps after some desert beastie ate mine two nights ago.

03/05/2022

So file under things I maybe knew but forgot, & relearned the hard way: desert beasties will chew through the straps of ur new helmet for the salt

03/05/2022

Last night I had to take down the tent the wind was so bad. While I was in it to keep it anchored. Wrapped myself up like a bivvy & slept the night

03/05/2022

Today will be much more steep climbing, I reckon many hours of pushing the bike. And winds gusting to 30+.

03/05/2022

Yesterday was all up, a steady grind from cliff dwellers lodge to about 20mi into the Kaibab Plateau alt route.

03/05/2022

Yesterday was all up, a steady grind from cliff

02/05/2022

Alright, all supplied up. They tell me 'the road to the north rim is closed' but we'll see about that... famous last words? Time will tell.

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