1:12,000

The other night we met up with two local GDMBR legends for drinks, stories and advice. Jenny and Josh did the whole route last year and posted about it here where I stumbled upon it about ten minutes after Alaine said, "Hey, do you wanna...." Who knew that two top blog Dividers were right here in town. Good hearted and energetic, they shared their experiences and tips and really helped us confirm some planed destinations, as well as revise others, and assuage a bit of the unknown. Four some odd hours flew by quickly and made me wish we were all heading for Whitefish the next day.

Including a person that Jenny and Josh know from the Co-op and a couple other locals that we know of, our little Ham-let, in all likelihood, has good GDMBR per capita representation ~ 1:12,000. (Of course this would mean Alaine and I will have to pony up and do more than just the middle half.)

--ph

The Great Divide bike route definitely seems to be coming up in conversation and awareness now that it's on our own minds. The fall '13 edition of the Mountaineers guidebook likely played a factor, but people also are recognizing the attraction of the roads and attitudes that intersect hardcore mountain biking and road touring. There's a lot of trail and gravel in between to explore!

--Alaine