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!!