Kremmling to Silverthorne. 67.61km. 761m ascent. 3h34 ride time
We left our campsite in Kremmling after a good night’s sleep and only ~65km to ride to bring us to the bottom of the biggest climb on the TransAmerica Trail
The scenery was breathtaking but as we had a bit of time on our hands so we stopped at the local gun club shooting stand to see what they were up to. Long story short we were chatting with Randy Nordholm and he offered us a round of shots at clays!
We weren’t the top guns of the day and we didn’t keep score but Randy said we were about 50/50 hit and miss which didn’t embarrass him 😅. We popped into the rifle section
Then back to the riding which took us through the beautiful landscape on the highway until we left to go round the dam
Here we ran into a store ‘Master baits and tackle, Heeny’
These guys have just taken the store over from the previous owners who ran it for 25 years. Anyway we just wanted a cold drink and to fill our water bottles. They didn’t want us to pay for the cold drinks and when we left after a good chat they gave us not 1 but 2 bottles of Gin! Great guys and anyone on the TransAmerica Trail must stop in. Don’t let the exterior put you off (don’t judge a book by it’s cover!)
We found a spot for lunch and ate our sandwiches before rejoining the highway up to our very posh hostel
This is a great place, live music Sunday evening from 16h00 super clean and modern. Worth booking in advance as they don’t have many hostel rooms
Piers,
This is Bryan from the Master Bait and Tackle, I just wanted to wish you guys a safe journey one more time. It was a pleasure meeting you two, and I hope our paths cross again some day.
When you start your next journey with your support crew reach out, maybe we can cross the McKenzie together.
Safe travels.
-Bryan Hughes
Hi Brian
Thanks for your overwhelming hospitality. We will certainly contact you if and when we are back in Oregon!
We wish you all the best and success with your business