• Day 2: We rode most of the tricky (known in advance) single track around Richmond Peak, Montana.
• The Richmond Peak pathway was perhaps a railroad graded bed at one time (no evidence of an actual railroad track, ties, or spikes), over time the old pathway became a double track Jeep type road from lack of use, and then rock slides above and below the trail changed it to a single track trail.
• The trail had fist and softball sized rocks sitting on the pathway, sometimes scattered and avoidable and other times dense enough that we chose to walk the tandem. We probably walked the Tandem 300 yards/meters in total, averaging about 30 yards at a time (see the pictures).
• Walking the bike slowed us down but the loss of time did not bother us in the least, we were just hyped up on adrenalin and enjoying the moment, we could look to our side or feet and see the entire valley; we were level with Creeing Eagles.
• There were cliff places where one could fall 90-150 yards/meters within 2 feet (.6 m) of the tire track.
• There were times when the carved mountain side pathway had waist or chest high shrubery. If there was a Bear we would not see each other until we were face to face. We sometimes hit our bike bell in order to make noise but we were moving fast enough to negate much of the warning noise. Luckily, we did not see a Bear this day.
• There were times when riding through the brush that we could see the valley floor through the weave of limbs in the brush, a cliff fall was often just one slip-up away.
• Missing Road Signs had created situations where one could ride for a few hours and not have any feedback that the rider was on the correct course. We have made wrong turns on the GDMBR before, but not on this day.

Day 2: NF (No Fee) Pineridge Campground to Lolo NF Roadside (Free) Camp, Montana

Above Left: We woke up on our own, no clock. We performed our morning ablutions, ate, and struck camp (pun). Here, pictured, we are arriving back to Highway 83 (near Holland Lake, Montana). We turned right/south on Hwy 83 for about 100 yards, to Holland Road.

Above Right: At Holland Road, which leads to Holland Lake, we turned left/east.

Above: The big stitched picture of where we turned from Hwy 83 toward Holland Lake.

Above Left: Soon after we turned, we saw a Deer. Yesterday, we actually saw a deer about once an hour but we seldom got a picture. It would turn out to be the same for about a week.

Above Right: The signs of civilization are disappearing quickly.

Above Left: Cow Sign (pasture land).

Above Right: Holland Lake was still ahead of us.

Above Left: Heading east on the GDMBR (Holland Road, Montana).

Above Right: The Stoker was Happy but Chilly.

Above Left: We saw Residence Signs as we approach Holland Lake.

Above Right: Anything having to do with Holland Lake turns left/north here; we turned right for the GDMBR.

Above Left: Down-Stream bridge crossing and Holland Lake views.

Above Right: Up-Stream bridge crossing view.

Above Left: We've now turned southeast directly into the sun.

Above Right: We finally came upon NF-9558.

Above Left: We were actually at a 3 way fork, the desired Owl Creek option was the middle option.

Above Right: We were heading SE here, no direct sun light at the moment.

Above Left: We had pulled over for our mid-morning snack break and to put on Sunscreen. We put on Sunscreen between 0900 and 0930 every morning. Sunscreen provides a way to collect trail dust memories for a day or two.

Above Right: Southwest bound on the GDMBR (Richmond Peak area, MT) - A surreal photo moment (un-touched by photo editing).

Above Left - GDMBR: Southwest bound (approaching Richmond Peak, MT).

Above Right: POISON. It is clearly marked; we took the word of the warning flags.

Above Left: There is a little Spring here, flagged with POISON Warnings.

Above Right: Southwest bound (approaching Richmond Peak, MT).

Above Left: Southwest bound (approaching Richmond Peak, MT).

Above Right - Horse Hair Moss: We learned from a MontanaState Biologist, who we met in the field, who stated that the moss will NOT GROW on live needles. The moss only grows in needleless or dead areas.

Above Left: The orange markers (no longer placed on trees) are for winter activities (snow ski or snowmobiles). We were about to ride on a Snowmobile Trail.

Above Right: Southwest bound (approaching Richmond Peak, MT).

Above: Deer (Richmond Peak area, MT).

Above Left: Southwest bound (approaching Richmond Peak, MT).

Above Right: Thank You, to fallen tree cutter.

Above Left: Terry is retrieving our Trail Snacks food container (dehydrated fruit, jerky, M&Ms. and mixed nuts).

Above Right: Southwest bound (approaching Richmond Peak, MT).

Above: Our bicycle trail is slowly becoming less maintained and less traveled.

Above: Our bicycle trail has slowly become a single track trail.

Above Left: We finally arrive at the closed gate of NF-9814 that indicates that we have arrived at NF-4370.

Above Left: We finally arrive at NF-4370.

Above Right: NF-4370 seemed to be a well used National Forest Road.

Above Left: Passing by Clearwater Lake. We had intended on stopping there for lunch, but we never saw any water from the roadside, so we forgot and kept on pedaling.

Above Right: Southbound on NF-4370 (heading toward Richmond Peak, MT).

Above Left: Southbound on NF-4370 (heading toward Richmond Peak, MT).

Above Right: Small Groundhog or Woodchuck on NF-4370 (heading toward Richmond Peak, MT).

Above: We came across NF-4353, realized that we missed a lunch and break, and then we finally decided to have lunch.

Above Left: During our lunch we realized that we had a bunch of grass stuck in our chain from cycling through the tall grass earlier.

Above Right: BEAR AWARE Warning, Food must be stored. We actually carry a Bear Safe (pictured elsewhere).

Above: Finally, Road Signs that indicate our position.

Above Left: The view straight uphill climbing NF-4353.

Above Right: Climbing NF-4353 towards Richmond Peak, MT.

Above Left: Climbing NF-4353 towards Richmond Peak, MT.

Above Right: We're looking at a Butterfly on Dennis' helmet that rode there for about 15 minutes.

Above: Climbing steeply on NF-4353 towards Richmond Peak, MT.

Above Left: Our hitchhiking Butterfly is still with us.

Above Right: We were climbing on NF-4353 towards Richmond Peak, MT.

Above Left: Climbing NF-4353 towards Richmond Peak, MT.

Above Right: Time for an energy snack on NF-4353, MT.

Above Left: Roadside Flowers on NF-4353, MT.

Above Right: Dennis and the Been on NF-4353, MT.

Above Left: A view across West Morrell Valley, MT, from NF-4353.

Above Right: A Rose looking Succulent on NF-4353, MT.

Above: Climbing on NF-4353 towards Richmond Peak, MT.

Above: We are approaching the Richmond Peak Trails junction and pass.

Left: Do you see him? It's a Male Grouse

Center: He's walking slowly to distract us from his nest.

Right: The 'distraction' is over; he's now in escape flight mode.

Above Left: We're still climbing on NF-4353 towards Richmond Peak, MT.

Above Right: Goldenrod on NF-4353, MT. Dennis is Allergic and taking Medication.

Above Left: We can see the far mountain ranges over the junction of four roads at the base of Richmond Peak, MT.
We are cresting Richmond Peak's West Pass but we still have to traverse Richmond Peak's North side in order to get to Richmond Peak's East-Side Crest and then head down hill into the Morrell Creek Valley.

We have a lot of cycling and walking to perform yet.

Above Right: Fireweed on the Mountain Pass (Richmond Peak's West Pass, MT).

Above Left: Neither of these roads are our trail, but the Road Sign validates exactly where we are on the Great Divide section map that we carry.

Above Right: Dennis Struck on the GDMBR at the beginning of the Single Track Trail around Richmond Peak, MT; photo by Terry Struck, 6 Aug 2015.

Above Left: Climbing on FR-4353 Single Track, Richmond Peak, MT.

Above Right: Right about here, we realized that if there was a Bear on the trail, we would be face to face before we realized it and the Bear may perceive no escape route. We started sounding our bike's alarm bell periodically.

Above: The big view as we pedaled forward and upward on FR-4353's Single Track, Richmond Peak, MT.

Above Left: Single Track with a wide area (FR-4353, Richmond Peak, MT).

Above Right: Single Track with an adjacent cliff (FR-4353, Richmond Peak, MT).

Above Left: It was double track but everyone is using the inner lane, it's safer.

Above Right: Here, the double track's inner lane has filled up with falling debris, only the outer track is usable.

Above Left: The trail is edgy.

Above Right: The left side of the lane touches the end of the world.

Above: A broader view of the Single Track Trail of FR-4353, Richmond Peak, MT.

Above Left: This was where we got off the bike and we walked the bike across and we walked on the uphill side. This is a known landslide area.

Above Right: Just as we finished walking the bike across, Franz (a German Visitor) rode his bike across and stopped to talk to us. We shared a lot of information. We ended up meeting each other on the trail for the next couple days and we shared lunch time closer to Lincoln, MT.

Above Left: It became eerie at one point, we were cycling along and while there was a perceived safety net with a web of trees and shrubs on our (left) side, the valley floor was showing itself through the web to us and it was a long ways straight down.

Above Right: Actually, there was no confusion here; the desired trail went left at the 'Y'. This was the actual high point of the Richmond Peak trail. It's now downhill for many miles.

Above Left: Our view south down the Morrell River Valley.

Above Right: We can see our downhill trail across the creek valley.

Above Left: Heading down FR-4353, MT.

Above Right: Thank You to whoever did the trail maintenance.

Above Left: More trail obstacles.

Above Right: We were starting to be able to ride faster and we had to bear Aware, sometimes clicking our bike bell.

Above Left: Single Track.

Above Right: At times we could see the old double track of what was once an old logging or mining road.

Above Left: Heading down single track FR-4353, MT.

Above Right: We stopped at a possible campground, it was way to rocky for tent stakes; we moved on.

Above Left: We moved onward, southward, and downhill.

Above Right: This is the exact spot where FR-4353, MT, turns into motorized vehicle access. From here on the road is well maintained. We are looking harder for a camp site.

Above Left: We're still looking for a campsite.

Above Right: The shadows were getting long.

Above: Morrell River Valley, looking southward, GDMBR.

We Found a Camp Area Next to a Branch of the Morrell River

Above Left: The first thing to do in this camp is to get water. We needed enough water to fill up all of the water bottles, cook tonight and tomorrow morning, clean ourselves and clean the dishes.

Above Right: Pumping creek water through the ol' MSR Sweetwater Filter. We also used Chlorine Dioxide liquid drops for killing viruses.

Above Left: Terry was addressing the kitchen needs while Dennis sat up the tent.

Above Right: The large bluish tinted Kevlar Canister is a Bear Safe; we carried our food in there; and we also stored our soap, toothpaste, and medicine in Bear Safe.

The large waterproof green bag contained a double wide Thermarest sleeping pad, two zip together rectangular sleeping bags rated at 0 F (-17 C), and 2 mini-pillows with linen covers.

Above Left: The tent was up, the sleeping bags were fluffed, and Dinner was ready.

Above Right: All cleaning was done, the Bear Safe was packed, and the kitchen was being put away. This was the last photograph taken before we turned in for the night.