Day 70 in Missoula, Montana

At the end of day 70, we found Zac reaching Missoula, Montana. We were very glad he was finally having phone service because of our new exciting news... Zac's sister, Erin became engaged to Chris today! We were unable to reach Zac until late evening to tell him. Missoula is known as the Garden City because of it mild winters compared to the rest of Montanta. It was founded in 1860 as a trading post and is strategically located at the head of 5 valley systems, making it the major commercial center for Western Montana. The US Forest Service has it largest smoke jumpers base here near the Missoula airport. The is also the mecca of bicycle travel because of the Adventre Cycling Association, the largest North American cycling association. Thousands of bikers travel through the downtown headquarters to have free ice cream, get photographed and compare stories. The first woman elected to Congress, Judith Rankin, 1880-1973, was from Missoula. We hope to hear more personal stories from Zac while he is in a strong phone connection zone. Zac heads west into Idaho and gets yet another state close to the west coast. This leaves him Idaho and Oregon yet to conquer. How amazing is that....