Bill's Web Lodge

Hello from Missoula this morning as I notice a column of smoke drifting above Lolo Peak area. So far the summer it has been perfect with awesome clear days.  Yesterday Dave C and I took advantage of the perfect day and climbed the Sheep Mountain Trail.

Photos are better than any ol blog. Hey, check out the photos at my Photo Gallery!

Just want to say hi to ROAR, Lynn, and Pablo!  Hope you get better Lynn.

I just got back from a grueling ride [map]. Tomorrow morning at 10 we meet at the Rattlesnake to do the Sheep Mountain Ride [map].  Another 4 hours. 

Today was 4.5 hours in the saddle and more climbing than was necessary.  Oh well.  Good Night!

Yo Missoula Sheepheads and Ed S ... sup?  Thanks for your kind words.

The lie is that I could race 4 days after a 10 hour race fest in Butte [vid]. It is a perfect summer morning in Missoula as I sit here exhausted, wondering what I have to wrap duct tape around to get to ride tonight.  My body hurts, my bike is falling apart at the seams, and I cant seem to find any sleep. Where are my shoes?  What did I do with my car? No worries, don't need it anyway.

Race map.

You've read it in the news, and now here is my official report that I posted over at Blogeterro (yes, this is a duplicate post).  Check out the video(click on high quality button) by Guy Vesco!

The Butte 100 is in it's second year and has improved drastically over last year's edition. In attendance was temmate Sten Hertsens and myself .

Thanks Pablo, Mom and Dad! Here is a section from my journal on November 1, 1997,

"Numerous attempts were made to talk me out of continuing, but I set off on another desperate lap. I knew that I would have trouble finishing the 24 hours, let alone setting a new record. After lap eight, My friends, Paul and Lucy, convinced Me into not risking my life any longer. I decided to quit the effort, and felt as though my soul had died. The Blue Trail had beaten me."