Day 9 & 10 The Bicycle Station to Columbia Falls

 Day 9 The Bicycle Station to Red Meadow Lake. We rode  49 miles and had 4450 ft of elevation gain. The ride was mostly on gravel today. We had 2 significant  climbs. Red Meadow lake was just before the top of the second  peak. The mosquitoes were really bad. We camped with a young woman that was hiking from Glacier National Park to Olympic  National Park. Early  the next morning  I saw a moose in the shallow  waters.

Day 10 Red Meadow  Lake to Columbia  Falls Mt. We rode 45 miles and had 1335 ft of elevation gain. After climbing  over the top of the peak from yesterday there was a lot of downhill. The gravel  road was  loaded with loose gravel and big rocks making the descent difficult. My hands were tired from grabbing the brakes.  At the bottom  of the hill  was Whitefish  Lake with abit of a climb to get to Whitefish. The local bike shop gave our bikes drive train a much needed scrubbing. We had lunch  at the Great Northern Bar then headed off to Columbia Falls. Both  our chooses for campsites  were a bust. The Rv site now longer allows tents and the bicycle  hostel 9 miles down the road is no longer in business. We were to tired to ride 25 more  miles so we ended up in a hotel for the night