Day 1 - Kalispell Montana to Missoula Montana 147 miles

We just completed the first day of our journey from Kalispell to Albuquerque New Mexico. It was a long day but I really felt good I think mostly because it was cool and I paced myself pretty well. It started out at 39 degrees and ended at 78. There were no big climbs, just lots of really gradual rolling hills. We had a headwind the last 30 miles. The scenery was beautiful with my favorite being the many crystal blue lakes we rode beside. Another highlight was looking at a mountaintop across Summit Lake and seeing snow at the top and partway down the sides. I managed to leave both my water bottles at the last stop so I rode the last 22 miles in to Missoula with no water. Just set them down and walked right by them and about 2 miles later reached down to get a drink and there were no bottles. But they saved them for me and I picked them up out of the trailer after dinner so it was all good. Tomorrow is a shorter day but with more climbing so it will be another long day. But there is more cool weather in store so that should make it more pleasant.