Unless you are fairly new to the area, you probably know about Ratpod. The Ride Around The Pioneer Mountains in One Day starts and ends in Dillon Montana and covers about 130 miles in one epic day. The quality of the event, the spectacular scenery, and the local support (homemade pie at the final feed zone) are legendary.
Ratpod is expensive unless you do some fundraising to generate the mandatory $100 contribution to Camp-Mak-A-Dream, but the event exists primarily to support this very deserving charity which provides summer camp programs to kids with cancer. Also Ratpod is a substantial commitment if you ride the full 130 miles. Many people feel like Ratpod would be better if it were a little shorter, but you can't really change the size of a mountain range. Individual riders have the option to ride something less than the full distance but they must provide their own transportation to the late start/early abandon.
The best part of the ride is The Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway through The Grasshopper Valley to Wise River. Everyone should do this at least once in their lifetime. Registration opens at 8 a.m. Tuesday, March 4th and is limited to the first 650 entrants. If you are interested, don't delay, because the registration fills quickly. More information and registration here: www.ratpod.org
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