Ahh, waking up to sunshine is a glorious thing. And so is sleeping through most of the night without being woken up because of the cold. I’ll miss my little cabin.

Walking into the Swan Lake Trading Post after having packed, I was pleasantly surprised to find that they had free coffee in their little cafe area. Once three or so mugfuls were consumed and an armful of food was purchased, I pedaled on northwards.

I passed a couple smaller towns on my way, but the first substantial one was Big Fork, right at the northern tip of Flathead Lake. I didn’t spend too much time there, only enough to by some advil and to find out that the library was closed on Mondays. Oh, and I bought a tasty, gourmet carmel apple. Delicious!

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