We took US 93 south from Polson Montana and then took US 12 west. this follows the Lewis and Clark trail and the Clearwater River. Well it turns out that Lewis and Clark did not follow the river because it was unnavigable. Instead, they follow the ridgeline and old Indian trails. So the road we took was in the same general area as that traveled by Lewis and Clark.
US 12 travels through the Clearwater National Forest and it is a very sparsely populated. In the 100 plus miles through the national forest there is only one gas station and a very nice restaurant were we had lunch.
Today's adventures included two deer crossing the road in front of us and four cows on the side of the rode. As we passed than a man in a pickup truck pulled up who looked like he was going to take charge of them. When the first deer crossed about 200 feet in front of us we slowed down and the second one crossed about 50 feet in front of us.
Oh, yesterday I failed to mention the six horses that crossed the road in front of us. they cleared the road just as we got there.
The ride through Clearwater is very scenic. A sign warns the motorist that there are 99 miles of curves ahead. Most of the curves are very gentle as the road follows the river from about 2000 feet to 5300 feet and back down to 1500 feet at Lewiston,
I will post pictures later this evening.
The view this morning from our motel on Flathead Lake.
Views from road
Lunch stop the road in Clearwater National Forest
The Bike
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