We stayed in Lolo Hot Springs right before Lolo Pass. I was still recovering from being kind of sick and thought it would be better to do the pass when I was fresh in the morning. So, we climbed up and up.
We were part way up when we hit some construction. A woman road worker yells at us, "You two, pull over." We were being followed by a tandem which she pulled over. She informed us in no uncertain terms, that they were paving and there were trucks pulling in and out. It was almost like she expected us to go back. We told her we understood and she told us to ride on the left side. In her walkie-talkie she says, "I've got three pedal pushers coming your way!" So up we rode.
A bit later, a truck pulls up next to us and says that there is traffic coming, trucks paving, and no shoulder. He suggested that he take us up past the construction in the truck. We are not too proud or stupid to ride when it is dangerous. We took his ride up probably a half a mile or so.
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| Here are the bikes and me in the back of the truck with the other equipment. |
His name is Pete and when I said thank you, he apologized for the inconvenience, saying "You guys have a right to the road too." What a peach! (And such a different attitude from his colleague earlier.) He took us past the construction to where it was safe to climb again. We took his picture and saw him later as he rode up and down the mountain.
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| Pata and Pete in front of his truck. |
We made it to the top of Lolo Pass and went from Montana to Idaho. Yay!
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| Finally leaving Montana (I can't believe it!) at the top of Lolo Pass. |
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| And into Idaho we went. Notice all the smoke from the wilderness fires in Idaho and Montana. |
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| Phew! |
1 comment:
It's really too bad about all the smoke; makes it so much harder to ride. But you two are such good soldiers-- you are making all of us proud!
-caw
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