Some Things that I have learned so far on the ride

1. Never put Gatorade in your bike frame water bottle holders. Put them in your bag. ( I poured Gatorade on my head to cool it off, thinking it was water on Day #7)
2. Take pictures of the Road signs with mileage to the next town. (It helps with blogging)
3. Twizzlers make great biking food. (That's good because I love twizzlers)
4. Use Nuetragena spf 70 mist sun block. It goes on easy and does the job. (I tried spf 35 the first sunny day and soon was a convert to the spf 70 variety)
5. Chapstick melts but is washable. (Steph washed my chapstick in Spokane, and I returned the favor by washing her chapstick at Vicki's house at Sand Point)
6. Let some of the air out of your tires on really hot days when your bike is just going to be sitting in the sun. ( several bikers had their tires blow at Thompson Falls)
7. Last but not least.... They don't have mosquitoes in Montana, they have blood sucking birds that like to attack any living thing that is moving, or moving very slowly. (People in Montana need to carry a gun instead of insect repellent, oh! they already do!)