While yesterday was this trip’s shortest ride, today will be the longest: 319 miles. On Day Six of this year’s journey, we ride north, within a few miles of Canada, before heading south along Lake Koocanusa and through the Kootenai National Forest. We ride a large counter-clockwise loop, through the towns of Eureka, Plains, and Libby — before ending at tonight’s destination, Polson — located at the south end of Flathead Lake. It’s the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi, and a haven for lovers of Montana’s Flathead cherries grown in the area. Fruit stands are everywhere. Cherries, anyone?

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And now, today’s photos.