Prepared for the toughest day so far- Chief Joseph Pass with 2800 feet climbing, and 58 miles altogether. Left Sula (pop 50), the next town being Wisdom (pop 114) to reach Jackson (pop 38). We heard the mosquitos are cruel in Wisdom, don't even think of staying there- push on to Jackson.
Our pace up the pass was steady, 3 hours steep grade. The road tops out at the Continental Divide, 7241 elevation, another milestone today. Made fast progress down, with more beautiful scenery, meadows, streams, elk and hawks. Rode past the site of the tragic Nez Pierce Indian Battle, and into what's known as Montana's Big Hole, a great expanse of marshy prairie ringed by snowcovered mt ranges. more on that with next post.
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