Let’s Pretend That the Narrator and Chris Are Talking To Mr. “High-Miler“ and His Wife.
“As we leave we see the cross-country man by the cycles with his wife and we say hello. He is from Missouri, and the relaxed look on his wife’s face tells me they’ve been having a good trip. .. The man asks, "Were you bucking that wind up to Missoula too?" .. I nod. "It must have been thirty or forty miles an hour." .. "At least," he says. .. We talk about camping for a while and they comment on how cold it is. They never dreamed in Missouri it would be this cold in the summer, even in the mountains. They’ve had to buy clothes and blankets. .. "It shouldn’t be too cold tonight," I say. "We’re only at about five thousand feet." .. Chris says, "We’re going to camp just down the road." .. "At one of the campsites?" "No, just somewhere off the road," I say. .. They show no inclination of wanting to join us, so after a pause …. “(Cont.Next)
Lolo Pass, MT & ID Border. The elevation at Lolo Pass is 5257 ft.
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(Photo = 110-1046 ...... ZMM Page = 243 ...... WayPt = 263k 5129ft)