Onto the grass lands of Montana

Yesterday we spent the night in Babb in a hotel associated with a pretty cool general store. The store was your typical old store with creaking floors and an inventory that covered a wide range of goods. The owner was very cheerful and helpful in answering our many questions about the area. It is again an example of one of those places I would normally just drive by but on a bicycle...

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Today we left Babb, Montana and instead of looping north into Canada we took an alternate road south (464) to Browning and onto 2 East. We are pretty much mountained out and are anxious to begin piling up miles heading east. The mountains are now a thing of past for us - however beautiful they are. Instead we are experiencing the beginnings of grass lands. The land is generally flat with some gentle rolling - perfect for the tandem so we are hoping to pile the miles on and get into Minnesota. Surprisingly we have found ourselves longing for the mix of soft and hardwood forests that seemed not to exist in the NW.

The mountains are getting smaller

There was a fire that broke out along the road just north of Browning - no more than 30 minutes after we passed through. There have been several times on this trip that we have felt a guardian angel watching over us. Thank you to those who are praying for us.

We are now in Shelby, Montana which is a cross roads town with no trees but lots of wide open country. It was a little cooler today - high in the mid 80's. However there were no clouds and by 3pm we had had enough sun.

Miles today = 93

Total miles = 1137

 

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