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HNY from HLN. First time I’ve ridden skinny tires on the ridge in January.

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Montana on December 22.

Pretty fall day here.

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More from the annual Tetons alpine window.

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This never gets old.

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I didn’t take the picture obviously, but saw this in our consolation issue of Outside (I had a Beta subscription).

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Thunderstorms everywhere, but we lucked out. Beautiful Friday evening.

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I’ve seen a handful of locations claimed for that photo, so I’m not sure what to make of it. I don’t doubt there was a griz in the area, but everything I’ve heard is second or third-hand and none of...

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Balsamroot are still going strong.

Similar flower situation here.

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16 and sunny- perfect.

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Beautiful day for a newlyweds’ ride. Veil included.

I’ll be stuck in the tent all day. Say hi. [emoji106]

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It’s easier without snow.

No jacket November here in Montana. So far.

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Quick after work ride as evdog passes through.

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Sunset

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We finally got some blue sky.

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Smoky evening in HLN

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It’s my favorite local ride by a wide margin. This is the easiest of the rocky climbs- most of them have basketball sized rocks all through them. Three miles of this and a mile+ of a slogging climb...

We got out Sunday with a few friends for a Mac Pass shuttle followed by grilling alongside the creek. I meant to take a bunch of photos but somehow only took one of the easier rock gardens. Only 3...

Beautiful night tonight.

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Not used to these temperatures yet, so an after-dinner evening/night ride was the ticket.

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We finally dried out.

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Better than expected for today. Still- come on, spring.

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Cool weather put the brakes on our drying out. Helena trails dry in inverse order of difficulty, which makes early season fun. Thanks to Zwift this year hasn’t been too bad. Did some winch-and...

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Making the most of the limited dry trail in Helena. Hopefully the run of warm days gets us some new options by Sunday.

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The inversion had relaxed a bit by afternoon, but it was something in the morning.

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Not much snow here, but some isolated reefs of ice keep us on the studs.

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Last night’s ride:

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Local trails are ~90% dry dirt, but studs are very welcome on the other 10%.

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Yeah, but it wasn’t too bad. I was wearing a Dakine tech flannel and was comfortable.

Yesterday evening: last tracks, last light, last truck, last day.

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The winch-and-plummet was dry:

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This fall keeps delivering.

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Saw lots of folks on the Beartrap loop today.

Fall...

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Beautiful September day here.

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This trail sucks so hard I’m afraid I might start to like it...

No pics, but a friend of mine just texted that he’s seen Aaron Gwinn in the lift line at Whitefish several times today. My lady and I ran into him at a Helena Starbucks on Sunday as they were passing...

Yeah, much better than kneeling on limestone with a bare knee. It’s one of my favorite spots around Helena, and now it has meaning for her, too.

Thanks. I’ve had the ring in my hip pack for a while, waiting for the next ride to that point. She’s having a comeback year, so the climb was an achievement for her.

Beautiful day in Helena.

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GF has been dealing with some respiratory issues and vocal cord disfunction, so we’ve been gradually adding mileage and elevation to our rides. She pushed through some tired legs and anxiety to get...

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Apres

(Apres apres on the porch with some Weller.)

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I quit early today to change my view to this.

Vigilante is running van shuttles for quaranteams and sanitizing between engagements. He’s a nurse at his day job, so he knows what he’s doing. Details should be on their social media.

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Peak arrowleaf in Helena this weekend.

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