109km, our longest day. A state line crossed, a new time zone entered, and last but not least, we hit the 1000km mark. All in all, a great day.
I had my usual troubles with waking up, but we finally got on the road a bit before 9am. It was a short trek to the state border, then we hit the junction to Bull river Road, aka state highway #56. It was the best we've been on so far. Following spectacular scenery, fairly flat, and with smooth pavement. There was little traffic save for the family of elk making their way across the street.
There's not much else to say. A good long day! This should become our routine over the next few days as the terrain has changed from day long 5% grades to the sky, followed by supersonic descents rendering the climb useless.
Tonight we have our tent pitched on our host Stacy's lawn in Libby, Montana. A shower, a huge stockpiling of groceries (no services for 70 miles) and a large dinner have been crossed off tonight's to-do list. All that stands between us and Eureka are a solid night's sleep and about 110km.
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