July 1, 2008 Missoula, MT
Rest day. Didn’t do much after going out last night…Last evening Tony, Doug, and I went to a casino/grill/bar called the Press Room. When we got there Daniel, our ride leader, and Nick, the mechanic, were there with several other riders. The three of us had already eaten so we ordered some beverages and talked biker talk. This went on far too late after a 104-mile ride, but what fun.

Woke up, did laundry, hiked up to the giant “M” on Mount Sentinel overlooking the UM campus (620 feet of vertical), and then got busy writing postcards. Had dinner at the Press Room (we liked it that much) with 17 other Big Riders before coming back to the dorm to peck out these few meager words. All in all, a very restful day.

Tomorrow we continue on.