Glendive Montana to Medora North Dakota. 83.2 miles. 1450 from the Pacific. a great day to be on the bike. I hit the road at 630 AM and climbed out of the glendive. The route took us up on interstate 94 for 5 miles. I thought that would be a bad thing but it turned out to be great. the traffic was light and the shoulder was wide. in a few miles I turn onto Old Highway 10 and had some breakfast at a rest area. yogurt with nuts and berries, peanut butter jelly sandwich, a banana and some apples. I like to put on a few miles before having breakfast. it seems my stomach is happier that way.
I celebrated with a big “who ha” as I passed by the welcome to North Dakota sign. I saw a couple of antelope with big horns early in the morning. by 10 o’clock my stomach was growling so I stopped in Beach North Dakota for some lunch. it was Taco Tuesday. I wolfed down three big Tacos and some pie and ice cream and headed across the street to a park for some after lunch rest. since it was in town the only hazzard would be dog poop. I lay down in the shade of a big Cottonwood and rested my body. about 10 minutes later I felt I tickle crawling feeling on my skin. just a bunch of ants. I brush some of them off and lay back down. about 30 seconds later the tickle turn into a bite then another then another. turns out these ants can bite and bite hard. I tore off my jersey and begin beating myself. the towns people were looking strangely at me. why is a strange man in undressing in the park and jumping around like he’s on fire. so much for a rest in the park idea. make note to self.
I pull into Medora at about 2 p.m. and went to the bike shop to buy somechamois cream. I’ve been out for the last few days and borrowing it from Trudy. Medora is a awesome little tourist town at the gate of Teddy Roosevelt National Park. it is beautiful here. Camp happy is set up next to The Little Missouri River and just down the Road from the public swimming pool. this is biker bliss. picture of Frank,Trudy and myself. Camp happy. and some scenes from North Dakota. enjoy and take care
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Enjoy the next few days in North Dakota. May the wind always be at your back. Especially on the open plains.
My Cobra is now running. I will contact Cheryl to get information on your route in Wisconsin. Beware, when you least expect it a very fast little Roadster will go screaming by creating a vacuum that may pull you all the way back to Madison.
Welcome to God’s country (and his little ants were just giving you kisses of greeting)! I hope you enjoy ND! Take in the musical if you get a chance- my sister was a lead singer in that for several years, way back when. ..
I hope the Bakken boom doesn’t cause too much trouble for you.
Wow I can’t believe you’re in North Dakota already. Good stories. Lots of good weather days to be on the bike. Enjoy! Love ya! -rach n pablo
I’m sensing a trend here with the pie!!! I think we are going to be washed out of our trip to Banff – too much rain and flooding in the area. Bridges and roads are washed out. Now looking at alternatives, maybe a tour around Glacier NP or maybe down to Yellowstone and Grand Tetons. We leave on Saturday. We may try to find you on the way out.