Roxy and Linda's Bicycle Blog

19th posting on July 11, 2013 ..... Back to the welcome page and listings for other links

Day 32 - Columbus, MT to Billings, MT - 42 miles .......... 1233 total miles
Another beautiful day on the frontage road following the Yellowstone River with a slight tailwind and a few baby hills. We've transitioned from ranch country to farming. Lots of hay fields and as we got closer to Billings, corn, sugar beets and something short with a little purple flower. Today was a people day. We met motorcyclist Don who was very proud of his ride. He was passionate about touring and gave us great insight into that world. Next we met Kevin who was getting ready to participate in the 50th annual Yellowstone Boat Float this weekend from Livingston to Columbus. This was his 27th float. The Yellowstone is the longest undammed river in the contiguous US at 692 miles. In Laurel we stopped at the Chamber of Commerce. After gathering some info we walked outside to find another touring cyclist, Joel, taking a break in the park. As we chatted a reporter, Kathleen from the Laurel Outlook, came by and and interviewed all of us. A picture and story will be in the local paper next week, we'll send a link. Joel is a singer traveling around the country by bicycle to gather folk songs and stories and performing along the way. He was towing a trailer with stuff including his guitar. We arrived in Billings early so after having something to eat we did laundry. Services will be few and far between for the next couple days.

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