Day 19 – East Glacier, MT to Shelby, MT

 Miles 72

Total Miles 949

 

Well, we are definitely out of the National Parks and mountains.  The terrain has quickly changed from mountains and lush covered forests to the plains.  We have been reading that the Blackfeet Indian would leave the mountains and go to these plains to hunt Buffalo. In fact at the location in the picture that follows, this is the northern most place that Lewis and Clark reached on their journey west.  It was the Blackfeet Indians that worried them the most when they were on this location.

 

Hard to see, but this is the Lewis & Clark monument in the distance.

Today was the first day riding alone and it went without any problems.  Just rode on Highway 2 all day long, so there weren’t any roads to be missed by inattention.  There was rain in the forecast today and I thought that I might outrun it, but no such luck.  I did have to ride a couple hours with the rain coming down and the spray from passing vehicles keeping my glasses a mess. 😎

This is Steve Epp.  He was packing the cross trying to spread a message about Christ. Appreciated his friendliness and he said a little prayer over me to keep me safe and that I might stay close to Christ myself.

Following a main route apparently.  I saw and heard many trains today.

The new view.

Leaving the Glacier National Park mountains behind.

 

The winds were blowing all day long. Initially they were against me, but as the road changed direction, they really helped.  I am thinking that they helped more than hindered. I averaged 13.7 mph which is at least a 2 mph improvement over the past. The last 20 miles, I was moving at 18 mph, which really felt great.

 

We are camped in Shelby, MT. Not much here but lots of trains and trucks. We are at an RV park on a hill and the wind has been going all day. Hoping tomorrow it is blowing in the right direction.