Roxy and Linda's Bicycle Blog

20th posting on July 13, 2013 ..... Back to the welcome page and listings for other links

Day 33 - Billings, MT to Hysham, MT - 87 miles ......... 1320 total miles
Got an early start as we were on the west side of Billings, it was Friday morning and we had to ride thru Billings, kind of busy as we got to the east side and closer to 8 am. After 10 miles we were out of town on a secondary road. The drivers continue to be quite courteous. The roads continue to roll thru farm country and along the cliffs of the Yellowstone River. We stopped at Pompey's Pillar National Monument, a historic landmark along the Yellowstone River. We stopped in the SMALL town of Custer for lunch. The only choice was a bar, lounge, casino and we were hesitant but hungry! Ordered lunch and chatted with the women running the place, Sherri. She was great and so was the food. Sherri grew up in Circle, MT on a ranch. Circle is a very small place northeast of Custer. She left for Portland when she was 17 and missed the wide open space of Montana. She wished us well and insisted she pay for our lunch and stop in to visit Carl at the Hysham Supper Club, bar & casino. We left a good tip! We found Carl , he was expecting us as Sherri had called ahead. We chatted while enjoying cold sodas and then found a spot for our tent in the town park. It will be a good night, we're ready for a snooze.

Day 34 - Hysham, MT to Miles City, MT - 73 miles ........ 1393 total miles
We got an early start, it's easier to do when we're camping, and road 28 miles to Forsyth to meet up with Roxy's brothers, Bob and Ron. They both drive professionally and were hoping to catch us somewhere along the road. Worked out perfect, we all pulled into town within 5 minutes of each other. The guys though they'd catch us on the road but we made good time with a slight tailwind. Had a great visit over breakfast and then head off our separate ways. Bob was driving back to Indiana, Ron to Wyoming and we found a headwind. Bummer! Part way up a small hill Linda flatted due to a goat head thorn. As we were changing the tube a couple stopped and asked if we needed any help, nice offer! Back on the road the wind freshened, the last bit into Miles City was tough with strong swirly headwinds. Happy to be here tonight. Great to see Bob and Ron today, they made us feel special.

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