Regrouping

Lewis and Clark stopped just West of Missoula in 1805 to prepare themselves for the trek over the Bitteroot Mountains. Having traveled over the Bitteroot I need to fix what's broke.

I'm glad I stopped to have the bike checked. Turns out the rear wheel has broken down and needs to be replaced. (Note to Rainbow Cycles - the rim went bad with approximately 1,700 miles. ) I also had to buy a new set of biking pants (Note to Rainbow Cycles: the Castelli pants broke down after some ten - fifteen days wear) and a rear carrier to replace the one that broke on the trail. New glasses to replace the Oakley's whose nosepiece wore out, an inexpensive rain jacket and a thermal cap finished the job.