Summer trip.....Day 3

The parents have been looking forward to this day since we left. This was the primary factor that drew us in this direction. The Hiawatha Bike Trail. 

We have been told by many people how great this bike ride is and how fun it is for all ages. We got up early and headed to the pass between Idaho and Montana, where we went to pick up our bikes. We then picked out bikes, got our helmets, and LIGHTS! They then loaded up our bikes, and we drove another five miles down the road to the start of the trail. Once there, a very nice man from a nearby town explained the ride to us, as well as all about the tunnels and trestles along the way. This is about a fifteen-mile bike ride to the bottom, mostly downhill. The route is located in the Bitterroot Mountains on the Idaho-Montana border. It was an old railway line that has been converted into a bike trail. It has 10 tunnels and 7 trestles. The first tunnel, located right at the beginning, is 1.6 miles long and extremely dark. That is why we needed the lights! It was so much fun. 

 

 

Once you are done with the ride, you can either ride back up or take a shuttle back to a spot that is close to the start. The shuttle, which we took, drops you off back at the end of the 1.6-mile tunnel where you started the ride. You have to go back through it one more time before dropping off your bikes. It was a great way to end the ride!

When we were done, we headed back to the hotel, and, yes, to the water park again.