Crossing the Continental Divide turned out to be easier than we thought.
Rogers Pass, Continental Divide
Augusta, MT
On the road, cycling across America
Adapting my near-vegetarian existence while on the road– incredible smoked barbeque smoked steaks at Buckhorn Bar (check and tag)
Buckhorn Bar, Augusta, MT
Buckhorn Bar, Augusta, MT
My family spent many summers camping in Yellowstone as wolves were being reintroduced, which was viewed as a great thing. It was really interesting to get a very different perspective from ranchers and hunters impacted by those wolves. tag alex, katie, ben, patty
Augusta, MT
3 days before the Montana primary
Lewis and Clark County, MT
Fort Shaw, MT
Fort Shaw, MT
Fort Shaw, MT
Sun River, MT
Slight contrast from the Trader Joe’s I’m used to in Boston.
Chouteau County, MT
Great Falls, Montana
Elmo’s Bar, Highwood, MT
Elmo’s Bar has an innovative Pay it Forward drinking system! Oh the things you come across on the road!
Fort Benton, MT
Fort Benton, MT
Different people have very different bucket lists!
Responsible combination – drinking Budweiser and people hunting with guns!!
Fort Benton, MT
Upper Missouri River in Fort Benton. Fort Benton was a major frontier town, with saloons, bordellos and gunflghts.
Fort Benton, MT
Fort Benton, MT
Fort Benton, MT
Geraldine, MT
Square Butte, MT
Greeting card in a ‘redneck’ town!
Meth is a horrible scourge in many rural communities.
Lewistown, MT
Lewistown, MT
My lunch stop at Wrangler Bar and Cafe, Grass Range, MT
Grass Range, MT
Teigen, MT
Winnett, MT
Mosby, MT – Outside my room at Hill Ranch Oasis B & B
Garfield County, MT
Coyote shot and hung on barbed wire fence after killing sheep.
Montana is a challenging place to try to switch to a plant based diet!!
Pioneer Motel, Jordan,
Jordan, MT
Jordan, MT
Leaving Jordan, Montana I came upon 15 miles of road construction. Had to ride following a Pilot Car to be safe from the massive equipment.
10 miles of roadwork I had to ride through, led by a Pilot Car to protect me from the huge construction equipment. Slowly going through the site really gave me a sense of the magnitude of effort that goes into making infrastructure I take for granted.
At the Montana Rest Stop
Circle, Montana
Look carefully at the Police Officer. Circle, Montana
Montana is very proud of its paleontology, and concrete dinosaurs abound!
Circle, Montana
Glendive, MT
Glendive, MT
Community recreation centers are different from what I know back home.
CC’s Family Cafe in Glendive, Montana is decorated with photos of Miss Montana Pageant winners.
