Circle Montana to Glendive Montana. 50 miles. 1366 miles from the Pacific. great day to be on the bike. I am taking a half rest day today in Glendive. The morning ride was fairly easy. I saw an antelope with her two babies very close beside the road. I don’t think they heard me coming because I was down wind and in stealth mode. that just means that I wasn’t singing “home on the range” at that moment. she bolted for the ridge beyond the road with her babies in tow. all running like they have pogo sticks for legs. I was thinking, maybe the person that invented the pogo stick watched antelope run. The ride started out with a 14 mile climb and then flattened out. Then a downhill as I approached town. the 10 to 15 miles per hour head wind took some of the fun out of the downhill but knowing there’s a hotel with a pool at the end of the ride gave me biker bliss. the long stretches between towns has mostly ended, along with those difficult rollers. life is good. I took a quick dip in the pool, showered and texted Frank and Trudy my location. they were about an hour behind me. I went to a local Tavern and got some lunch and then took a long afternoon nap. I will have dinner with Trudy and Frank and plan tomorrows route. it’s nice to have a bed to rest my head. its been awhile. Take care, Freebird

if you zoom in on the second picture you might be able to see the antelope.

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