[Lisa]
We drove north out of
West Yellowstone
and across Montana
for the day.
It was so beautiful! There
were farms with cattle or wheat as far as the eye could see, with a
backdrop of the
Rocky Mountains
.
What a beautiful sight!
[Lisa]
I was having a coffee craving, so we stopped at a local shop for
espresso and split a cinnamon roll.
Delicious!
Lisa finds hope again!
[Lisa]
There was a long area of road construction near Eustis (MT) that took about
another half an hour to get through.
We enjoyed the break and saw nice scenery.
[Lisa]
We saw lots of birds: Canada
Geese, Yellow-headed blackbirds, Robins, and a variety of
wildflowers: crocus, lotus, lupin, clematis, and Johnny Jump-ups.
There were butterflies galore, and areas with aspen trees that
whispered in the breeze. It
was so lovely. There were a
few horses and cows, and even llamas along the way.
In one town we saw a cow peering around the "Elect so&so for
Sheriff" sign!
[Lisa] Helena
was our stop for
lunch. I was in line at
Hardy's to order lunch, when an old man asked me what was in my pack
(pointing to my water). I
replied, "Water" He
said, "So you don't have to go to a bar for a drink?"
I told him it had water. He
said, "City water?"
I told him we were traveling, so it was whatever came out of the
tap.
[Lisa]
We decided to try a 60 mile dirt road section of the Continental Divide
that Craig had downloaded GPS tracks for from ADVrider.com
WOW! We saw lots of
farms at first. Then, we
saw the remains of a dozen or more log cabins and various mine ruins.
Very cool!
Priest Pass Road and further up along the Continental Divide (MT).
Dog Creek and other scenes along the
backroads between Helena and Lincoln (MT)
[Lisa]
We stopped in Lincoln
to fill the tires on
the motorcycle. Near Clearwater we were advised by the owner of the gas station
about staying in Seeley Lake and they even called to see if there were any rooms available
for us.
[Lisa]
The lake area was lush and green with the sent of pines in the air.
We had a good nights sleep and were ready for more riding the
next day!
