HOT AGAIN (90+) - JEFF'S TURN FOR A FLAT TIRE
We left Miles City about 7:30, trying to get an earlier start to Glendive. We were on I-94 for about 30 miles total, 10 in the morning and 20 late in the day. Frontage roads for the rest of the day.
On the frontage roads we were generally riding side by side, cars were far and few between. Wide open expanses with cattle and crops, similar to the past few days. We are still following the Yellowstone River. We arrived Glendive MT about 5. Glendive was established by the Union Pacific RR.
We had a nice lunch in Terry, population 605. After lunch the frontage road crossed the Yellowstone River. We wallowed in the river for a while to cool off. A Montana Fish & Wildlife maintenance guy came by and we chatted for a bit. The river is low and dropping fast. Low snowpack and dry weather are creating abnormally low flows for this time of year.
The road out of Miles City
From whence we came
Getting bored (3 week beard)
About 6 miles east of Terry Montana - Prairie Restoration signpost
The view from the marker board
Tomorrow Jeff returns to Seattle, unfortunately for me. He has been a great riding partner and I will miss him. I will set out on my own and cross into North Dakota. All road signs now point to Bismarck to the east, a bit less than 200 miles from here.
By the numbers:
Dist 80.8 miles
Elev gain 1,870 ft
Elev loss 2,061 ft
Moving time 6:20
Like the bearded old man.
ReplyDeleteIf Warren is an old man, what does that mean for his much older brother and his brother's college roommate?
DeleteThat long open road no doubt gets old. But it looks beautiful from here. Glad you and Jeff enjoyed long stretches in solitude. Good luck at the start of your first solo stretch.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your last night in Montana. As you ride along, think about those poor souls living there 100+ years ago in sod huts and the most primitive conditions in brutally cold winters and brutally hot summers. Why/ho did they do that?
ReplyDeleteYou will pass small incongruous groves of trees out in the middle of the prairie - planted by farmers after the depression with government funds. Now the only thing left of their farms is the trees.
Montana is the widest state on your route by a long shot, way to conquer it!
ReplyDeleteKeep up the hard pedaling Warren! I’ve sure enjoyed your recent posts from Eastern Montana which has fond memories for me and remains one of my favorites sections of my cross country ride. Love your descriptions of shoulders and rumble strips! Very important details of daily life on the road!
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