Bloody cold night at Tuchuck. The 8 or so campers were all parading around puffed up with multi-layers of clothing & topped with fleeces. During the night, when Alex was layering up, several grizzlies wander throttle the camp. Ignorance is bliss!!
My Camp at Tuchuck
Today would be a long ride. Intended ride was to bike through Flathead National Forrest to finish at the top of the pass Red Meadow campground. However, my early start & obsession to get to the bike retreat drove me on to do 61 miles – climbs over 3,000 ft in temperatures reaching 42 C. I finally arriving at Whitefish town for 8:00 pm. Saw one black bear on the road a few miles out of town that ran off as soon as he heard me coming.
Forrest Fire on North Fork Road
People here live absolutely in the the middle of nowhere!
My hope for a nice warm bed at the Whitefish hostel was dashed – they would be full for next 7 day. Wandering the town for an alternative, I met up with fellow cyclist, Gorka Hoyas Larruzea, 40 years old, recently divorced, from Bilbao, in the Bask country (Not Spain!!).
Gorka Hoyas Larruzea, Road cycling from Anchorage AK to Ushuaia Argentina
Gorka’s journey: Road cycling from Anchorage AK to Ushuaia Argentina is on a budget of $10/day. ETA Sep’19! His Camp was a very tiring 4 miles out of town. My tent was pitched in the dark before chilling with beers on promise of buying breakfast next day.
John's Epic Cycle Adventures 
Glad you are making great progress John and staying safe doing it! Keep up the good work mate!
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Thanks for note Nath. ,
Just left white real Bike Retreat after geat 2 days.
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