Big Sky Montana

It is hard to describe the beauty and diversity of the landscape in Montana.  When biking you have a 360 degree view of sky and farmland.  Many parts remind us of the Palouse.  We can be on side roads without seeing a single car for an hour or so.

We have not had the best of luck with campgrounds.  Some have been really bad.  But we have made the best of it all.  Our internet is also real spotty.  Verizon services are non existent in some of the small towns where we stay.

So today, June 24th, we crossed into North Dakota.  We were 14 days crossing Montana.  It was interesting how the landscape changed as soon as we crossed into North Dakota.  Strange shaped hills, petrified wood, buttes and open range farmland.  A quick calculation of mileage puts us at over 1355 miles so far.

Tonight we are camping at Medora.  The map says that they only have a population of 100. But it is a big tourist destination.  The Teddy Roosevelt National Park is here and the Cowboy Hall of Fame.  We went to the Cowboy Hall of Fame and it was really interesting.  More like a rodeo museum.

The past few days have been rolling hills and a few days ago we had 12 miles on gravel roads.  That was hard on my bike.  Russ however managed fine because his bike is a lot heavier.  We have had a mixture of side winds, tail winds and head winds.  This morning when we left Glendive it was foggy and misty but cleared by midday.

Find of the day:  Russ a plastic bat and Diana a snake