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STOKR
15th Annual Scenic Tour of the
Kootenai River 

2-Day Bike Ride

May 10-11, 2008
Updated February 29, 2008

2008 STOKR
Entry Form*
*Entry registration period is closed

New Lottery System

2007 STOKR Photo Gallery
(45 photos)

2006 Photo Gallery - Saturday (20 photos)
2006 Photo Gallery - Sunday
(22 photos)

STOKR is held each year on the second weekend in May. The STOKR bike ride benefits the Kootenai Valley Partners Habitat for Humanity. It takes two STOKRs to build one home!

 2007 STOKR. Photo by Maggie Craig.

2007 STOKR riders
Photo by Maggie Craig, LibbyMT.com

(Please do not call us at LibbyMT.com for more information about STOKR since we won't be able to answer your questions. For more information about STOKR, please contact the organizers at the contact information below. Thanks!

For more information:

STOKR/Habitat For Humanity
1020 Idaho
Libby, MT 59923

or e-mail Greg & Susie Rice at:
gregrice@libby.org

This web page also can be found at www.stokr.org.

STOKR GOES TO A LOTTERY SYSTEM FOR 2008

New STOKR Registration Procedures for 2008


STOKR is a fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity.  There is a limit of  400 riders because of
a) limited motel space, and
b) limited volunteers available to cook, bake, man food stops and drive support.

Because of the growth in the number of riders wanting to participate  in STOKR, we have decided to institute a lottery for 2008:

1.  Applications will be available on line at www.stokr.org (this webpage) from February 14 until February 28, 2008.

2.  Up to 10 applications can be submitted in one envelope. Envelopes with more than 10 will not be accepted.

3.  NO duplicate applications.  We will be opening and processing each envelope.  Duplicates will eliminate you from participation.

4.  Applications must be received by March 8.

5.  On March 9 we will begin the drawing.  When an envelope is drawn  all registrants will be entered in STOKR.

6.  Confirmations will be sent out by March 30, 2008.

7.  We will continue to open envelopes and contact those riders who did not get in for 2008.  Those who do not get in will have the option of having their checks returned or torn up.


2008 STOKR Vest

Tyvek vest with bike pockets in back. Cost is $40.00.  Sizes run true -- not trim like the bike jersey.  This is a bike tourist fit, not a racer fit. Vest available to order when you register for the ride.

 

Mountain Standard Time Concert

“Mountain Standard Time” will be performing in concert, Saturday, May 10, at 7:00 pm at Christ Lutheran Church in Libby.  They are a local group that plays a mix of acoustic folk music.  Tickets can be purchased when you register for STOKR.   Cost is $10.

 

Sheetrock crew from St. Joseph's Catholic Church

Sheetrocking crew from St. Joseph's Catholic Church

Framing

Framing

Jim Shadle and Jim Wardensky

Jim Shadle and Jim Wardensky -- both so passionate about habitat that they work on the house as well as help with STOKR.  Shadle mans the stop at the summit of Pipe Creek Pass.  Wardensky is often a support vehicle driver.

Heather and Don

Homeowner Heather  and  our construction boss, Don.

 

Work Crew

Work crew above consisted of Habitat riders who came early to work on the house.

Bob helps with his house

Homeowner, Bob, working toward the family's 500 hours of sweat equity.

 

2008 SPONSORS
(Please thank these businesses for sponsoring the 2008 STOKR!

Clif
The Western News, Libby's twice weekly newspaper
St. John's Lutheran Hospital in Libby
First National Bank of Montana in Libby
Rosauers Supermarket
Glacier Bank in Libby
Venture Motor Inn and Restaurant in Libby, located near the STOKR start line!
Plum Creek
J M F Services Inc in Libby, plumbing equipment, septic systems and cleaning, portable toilet rentals
Flathead Electric Company, serving Northwest Montana
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
LibbyMT.com, Libby, Montana on the Web!
The Printing Press
 

 

The STOKR, 'Scenic Tour of the Kootenai River', bike ride is held each year on the second weekend in May. The event is sponsored by the Kootenai Valley Partners Habitat for Humanity. Money raised goes to build Habitat for Humanity homes for those in need in Libby, Montana. To date, 7 homes have been built in our community with funds raised by STOKR. It takes 2 STOKR fundraisers to build one Habitat for Humanity Home.

SATURDAY- Day 1 Kootenai River/Pipe Creek
Saturday offers two options, a 98-mile long and a shorter 45-mile route. Both are very scenic. Start/Finish is at the Libby Chamber of Commerce on Highway 2, with the STOKR Headquarters across the street at the Venture Inn Motel.

Option #1: The 98-mile ride begins in Libby and travels west alongside the Kootenai River. The route turns and follows the Yaak River, by beautiful Yaak Falls, through remote countryside with little one-room schoolhouses and bars like the Golden Nugget and the Dirty Shame. We'll gradually climb 4,000 foot Pipe Creek Pass and be rewarded with a scenic 25 mile descent back to Libby alongside Pipe Creek. It is suggested that you have at least one 50 mile ride, and at least 200 miles on your legs, before attempting this ride.

Option #2: This scenic 45-mile route begins with the 98 milers heading west alongside the Kootenai River. There will be plenty of time to stop and take a short walk to Kootenai Falls (film site of the movie The River Wild). The ride goes beside a meandering blue ribbon trout stream, then over a small farmland plateau. It then returns to Libby along the Kootenai River.

SUNDAY - Day 2 - Lake Koocanusa/Libby Dam
Sunday riders will enjoy a scenic 37-mile ride following the scenic Kootenai River upstream to Lake Koocanusa and the Visitor Center at Libby Dam. We will ride on a private side road where the majority of the traffic will be osprey, deer and squirrels!


Refreshment stops are available both days with food and snacks available to riders. Seasoned riders will appreciate the time and effort that goes into the food stops on this bike tour. Libby towns people donate homemade cookies, pasta salads, pots of soups and sub sandwiches. The pie stop is the all-time favorite on the 98 mile loop.

Volunteers follow along to help those who have flat tires or are too tired to finish the race. Volunteers are also available at the Kootenai Falls site to watch bikes for those who want to take the .4 mile hike down to the Swinging Bridge.

By May, spring has sprung in Libby and the snow is mostly gone. Days can be sunny or showery and a bit brisk, so riders are encouraged to dress for variable weather. The Scenic Tour of the Kootenai River bicycle ride is a great way to get out and start the summer!

Saturday ride mapSunday ride map
[Saturday Map] [Sunday Map]

Printable Maps (PDFs): [Saturday Map 1,013K] [Sunday Map 694K]
(Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDFs)


2007 STOKR e-mails:

Badlands Bike Club, Spokane, Washington, 2007 STOKR. Photo by Jet Kercher.

Badlands Bike Club from Spokane, Washington in the 2007 STOKR Photo by Jet Kercher

"The weather was fantastic and I?d go so far as to say that it was the best STOKR ride to date. Hopefully we?ll get more BCC members next year. Not included in this photo are BCC Members Dave Brown, Mindi Ritz, Dave and Martha Jones, Nancy Glazier, and Christie McKee. Also not shown is our honorary member Maria who later had a hard crash on the downhill section of the pass. She is OK after a brief hospital stay and a few stitches. While she was being attended to on the road she was insistent that someone save her some pie. (Bob ate hers anyway). Shown in order of appearance: Rick Matthews, John Dietz, Bruce Johnson, Phil Kercher, Lynn Hough, Ron Simmons, Dave Simmons, Jim Williamson, Sue Lauer, un-named Montana rider, Alex Renner, Unnamed rider, Dave Cornell and Bob Fisher. Photo by Jet Kercher. " Badlands Bike Club, Spokane Washington
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"Man, what a weekend! You came through with the best weather anyone could ask for. As always, you guys put on the best organized event and Baddlands is so thrilled that it has grown as popular as it is today. Keep the sunshine coming and we’ll see you guys again soon. From everyone at Baddlands Racing…THANK YOU!!!!  Libby, Rocks!
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"Thanks again for all the help and support for us riders!!!! This has become a premier bike ride in the Pacific NW."

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"We had a fantastic time on the ride.  (We) would like to thank you for all your efforts in making such a wonderful experience possible; a great ride and the opportunity to support a worthwhile cause.  We had not been to Libby before.  You live in an amazing place."

For more information:
STOKR web site

STOKR
PO Box 19
1020 Idaho

Libby, MT 59923

gregrice@libby.org 

Greg & Susie Rice
STOKR organizers, Greg & Susie Rice, of Libby

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