Day 2 - Met up with the bunch

Wow, we had a cold night in Deer Lodge. It must have gotten down to close to 30 degrees. When we woke there was frost on the ground and on the picnic table. We did get a little cold and had to stop by REI in Missoula to get a few more cold night items.

Deer Lodge was also the location of the Montana Territorial Prison back in 1897 and the prison was used until 1979. We were able to tour the prison and it fel quite eerie to be in a place like that.

We drove about 275 more miles today and arrived in Sandpoint at about 4:00. It was a nice reunion with six of the people that I rode with last year down the Atlantic coast. Boppy (he was from Florida last year, but has been living in Columbia since our trip last year) made dinner for everyone. We had sausages, cabbage and potatoes. It was really good and we had a great time catching up on each others lives and reminiscing about the trip we took together. They seemed to be really interested in Kaitlin's life and why she wasn't in school. She was able to explain to them that she was waiting for her mission call. They all seem excited that she is part of the group.

We start the trip in the morning. We will start at 8:00 and have 50 miles to ride. It shouldn't be too bad of a ride. However, it is blowing like crazy out there right now.

Here is a picture of Kait freezing this morning.