Day 2 - Wolf Point, MT to Circle, MT

Mileage 54

Climb 1198 ft

Actually, the above was done in reverse.

We had a good night.  There were plenty of trains that came through Miles City last night.  I was up at 4:30 for a bit and couldn’t go back to sleep, but finally went back and woke at 7:30. I was kind of surprised I slept in that late. Lyle even slept in further.  I just tried to do a little Sunday study and when he awoke had breakfast of oatmeal.  We needed to travel about 150 miles more to Wolf Point. In traveling there, we went through Circle, Montana, the place we were to spend the night tonight.  The wind was blowing pretty strong from the south, so I thought, “Why don’t I ride north to Wolf Point instead of south to here”, so that is what I did.  I guess it was cheating in a way, but it sure worked out well. I gave Lyle a call about 20 miles out of Wolf Point and he left Circle to come get me.  He passed me probably 30 minutes before I got there.  The road had a pretty narrow shoulder, and there were rumble strips right down the white line.  That at most times forced me to ride out in the road.  I kept a good look out for cars and when they came dodged over to the shoulder.  It did keep me paying attention. There were acres and acres of dry farm grain fields that I passed through and many rolling hills.

The weather was beautiful today if not just a bit hot.  It got to 90 degrees and as I mentioned the wind was blowing pretty hard from the South which just helped me. 

We drove back the 54 miles and cleaned up and made hamburger helper and green beans for dinner. Currently the wind has taken a turn for the worst.  It is current blowing quite a bit of dirt out there.  Hope the RV holds together.  Winds are supposed to change from blowing out of the west for tomorrow.  Here is hoping that holds true. 😉

Circle is a real small town. The campground doesn’t even have someone around to collect the money and there is not a tree on the place.  It is just honor system, but it does have electricity and water, so that will work.

An old school or church I passed along the way.

This is what the wind helps you to do !!

Went through a tiny little town that was supposed to have nothing.  Enjoyed a chocolate milk from here. 😊

Missouri River

Day 1 - Driving from Burley to Miles City, MT

Well, another start to a trip.  Many of you know that I have a great desire to ride a bicycle all the way across the United States or North America.  I got a good start last year as Tim, Nancy and I rode from Minneapolis to Portland, Maine. This year I am trying to connect a few dots.  I only have a bit over two weeks, so I have planned a route from eastern Montana, across North Dakota and Minnesota to a road close to Minneapolis that I rode last year.  I couldn’t get anyone to come with me, so I asked a neighbor of mine, Lyle, to follow me in the motorhome which he was happy to do.  So, here we are. We each drove about half the distance, had lunch in West Yellowstone and because of Covid-19 had to order curbside at McDonald and had chili and cheese for dinner.

We left at 8:00 this morning and drove 615 miles to Miles City, Montana.  We have about 150 more miles tomorrow to the starting point.  It was a beautiful drive today.  Everything is just so green.  I was talking with my brother Mark before I left and he said that he had driven his truck across this route many times. He said that every time he did, the wind was blowing as a headwind, whether he was going east or west, it was always a headwind.  So far that prediction has been true.  The wind was just howling from the south as we drove west.  If it is like that as I ride, it will be some tough days.

This is kind of a cool looking city.  We will have to check it out tomorrow.

The motor home and the bike!!