Land of Milk & Mosquitos

60 miles, 10.1 mph, 1200' elevation gain
(Fort Peck to Hinsdale, MT)


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Highlights: hot & no shade, getting dozens of mosquito bites, sleeping in a church

Journal: [to come]

Beautiful green grass! (Fort Peck)

We all love low rates, but...where's the motel?!? (northwest of Fort Peck)

More cows than people around here (northwest of Fort Peck)

What the...?!? (northwest of Glasgow)

September 5

57 miles, 11.5 mph, 880' elevation gain
(Wolf Point to Fort Peck, MT)


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Highlights: abandoned homes, 6 miles of rough road, Fort Peck Dam & Interpretive Center

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Montana starter home (near Oswego)

As far as the eye can see (west of Frazer)

Rough riding (east of Nashua)

Fort Peck Dam's powerhouses (Fort Peck)

Fort Peck Lake & Dam from above (Fort Peck)

Stabbing Capital

63 miles, 11.3 mph, 970' elevation gain
(Culbertson to Wolf Point, MT)


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Highlights: large wheat farms & cattle ranches, riding thru Poplar and living to tell about it

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Waving to trains: a favorite pastime when riding alone (west of Culbertson)

Captivating rocks (east of Brocton)

Check out the huge trash cans! (Brocton)

Those are some pretty big holes (southwest of Brocton)

At the center of the "stabbing capital of America" (Poplar)

No trash allowed on this immaculate property! (near Poplar)

2 Down, 5 To Go

48 miles, 10.8 mph, 1410' elevation gain
(Williston, ND to Culbertson, MT)


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Highlights: riding solo again, reaching the 1,000-mile mark, leaving North Dakota & entering Montana, rolling grasslands, Culbertson Museum

Journal: [to come]

Bidding adieu to Joe (Williston)

Bidding adieu to North Dakota (on US 2 at the MT border)

More of the same in Montana...oil wells & grasslands (east of Bainville)

B is for bitty town (Bainville)

Why Not Mynot?

(Williston to Minot back to Williston, ND via rental car)

Highlights: driving to Minot to get new rear wheel, Dakota Territory Air Museum, Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence, Fort Buford Military Post & Fort Union Trading Post

Journal: [to come]

First National Bank (Minot)

Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence (next to Fort Buford)

Site of Sitting Bull's surrender (Fort Buford)

From the outside (Fort Union)

On the inside (Fort Union)

The way it used to be (Fort Union)