More like a roller coaster ride than a true bicycle ride. The cycling gods were definitely on my side today. A strong steady north westerly wind propelled me to my final destination of 78 miles in a little more than 5 hours. And I hardly needed to pedal. Let's hope the winds hold in there direction. 2 more full days in Montana then on to north Dakota.
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| Fresh finely grooved asphalt courtesy of the Montana department of transportation. |
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| Curious onlookers. |
Hot and windy 109 mile day. Unlike the previous days ride, this days highlight was a southernly with which absolutely destroyed my spirit very early in the day. The heat and the hills didn't help much either.
A shortened day due to the unavailable budget offerings of accommodations. I am just south of the entrance to glacier National Park , which explains the higher cost of rooms. It also puts me a little further away from my next destination of Cut Bank about 118 miles. Need to get an early start. Sunset is 9:20 so there will fortunately be plenty of daylight.
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| Small town in route |
New day ,new state. A quick pass through Idaho on a rainy Monday morning finds me in Montana at days end. Flirting again with the idea of holding out for better weather, I decided to make a dash for the town of Troy 84 miles away. The rain did finally stop at the half way point. The rain itself was not the biggest issue. The huge logging trucks spraying billows of mist has more harrowing.
