On the way we met a fellow going west - and a happy one with the 20+ knot tailwind we were fighting. Look at the smile on his face!
Monday, August 29, 2016
Day 17 - a STRONG wind in our faces. Malta, Montana to Glasgow, Montana.
Day 17. 71.6 miles and only 964 feet climb to Glasgow, Montana - but a STRONG headwind the whole way! It was quite a trip. Still, it was a good day - when we were done. A nice dinner in Glasgow and soon to bed. The start of the day was cool, and this breakfast place looked good, but I had already eaten. I can only hold so much after all!
Also on the way I saw an old milk truck resting along an old store. It was even old enough to have a three-digit phone number!
Along the way, I found a Montana license plate, but I guess I don't need one for the bike. Still, it shows where I was!
Talk about where I was! This is certainly open country. There were antelope running around and the view of the wide open places. This hopefully gives you some idea about this.
We have met some of the locals though. The little turtle was trying to "run" across the road and as it would certainly be squashed by a megaload or whatever, we helped it's "flight". It just kept waving it's legs.
The rattlesnake sadly (or maybe not for us!) had kissed a truck or something, but it could still wag it's tail. I didn't pick it up to see how it was doing!
On the way we met a fellow going west - and a happy one with the 20+ knot tailwind we were fighting. Look at the smile on his face!
Finally, when we pulled into a Historical Sign place to try and learn something - and to rest - we met an Indian fellow letting his truck cool down. I was chatting with him and told him how much effort the wind was causing. He brought things into perspective by pointing out that without the wind we would be suffering from "The White Man's Fly" - mosquitoes!! See, there is always an upside to almost all downsides - Ying and Yang!!
So, tomorrow we head to Wolf Point and then turn south. We hope the wind goes somewhere else.
On the way we met a fellow going west - and a happy one with the 20+ knot tailwind we were fighting. Look at the smile on his face!
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My Amtrak train had to stop in Wolf Point for four hours because of a Grain Silo fire.
ReplyDeleteEmpire Builder Amtrak route:
Traveling daily between Chicago and the Pacific Northwest along major portions of the Lewis and Clark trail, the mighty Empire Builder takes you on an exciting adventure through majestic wilderness, following the footsteps of early pioneers.
From Chicago, you'll have magnificent views of the Mississippi and see the glowing night skyline of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Awake the next morning as you cross the North Dakota plains and travel over the spectacular Gassman Coulee Trestle. Skirting the Missouri, you'll cross into the Big Sky country in Montana, passing by a travelers favorite, Glacier National Park. From Spokane, you can continue on to Seattle or head down the Columbia River Gorge toward Portland for spectacular views of Mt. Hood and Beacon Rock.
Wolf Point:
The Fort Peck Reservation is in northeastern Montana, 40 miles west of the North Dakota border and 50 miles south of the Canadian border, with the Missouri River defining its southern perimeter. It includes more than two million acres of land.
Happy trails...