Although I set off early with a good dose of anti inflammatories, it was more to ride some distance before the heat – threatening to reach 98F somewhere nearby. I never expected to reach Helena in one day!!!
Initial destination was to ride over a high plateau to Avon – achieved by 1:30pm. A one horse railway ‘town’ with half a dozen houses and no sign of life outside a cafe which closes at 2pm – so I pedalled 8 miles on to Elliston.
Of similar size & activity but with a bar & food. Once well fed & knee rested, with the wind at my back, I headed to Helena, now only 20 miles distant but with the Macdonald’s Pass to overcome.
Even on metalled road, in the cool of the evening, it was a tough climb. Once over the top however, a most welcome, long downhill all the way in to Helena. I arrived absolutely exhausted though my knee had just about survived!
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