Thursday, July 4, 2019

Day 45: 7/4/19: Dutton to Stanford, MT

Happy Fourth of July from Dutton!!



When I left Dutton, I rode on a frontage road east of I-15. After about 5 miles, it turned from blacktop to the road pictured below.  I had to ride on that loose gravel for about 5 miles before being able to switch to the frontage road on the west side of I-15, which was paved.


My only restaurant option for breakfast in Dutton was closed for the Fourth of July.  Good for them, but bad for me. So a Poptart and banana, and I'm off to Great Falls.  About 35 miles later, I find this.  Bad for them, good for me :)


A couple of pics of yesterday's sunset over a Montana prairie full of wheat.



I found a new use for a playground merry-go-round.  Put your solar panels on it and just spin it a little as the shade comes in.


Pic of nice Western scenery below.


A few pics below from Great Falls.


A blast from the past.  An old drive-in, and it's not a Sonic.


The Missouri River in Great Falls.


They were gearing up for their big Fourth of July parade when I pulled into town.


The Cascade County Courthouse in Great Falls, and the Ten Commandments set in stone outside it's entrance.



Most of this afternoon was spent in terrain pictured below. I snaked thru a valley for several miles.



After I climbed out of the valley, I was back in terrain pictured below.


Then I came across the Highwood Mountains in the distance (pics below).



I went through Geyser.  Pics of it's main street below.  Like many small towns I've been through, it also has pretty much dried up.  However, the local bar was preparing for a Fourth of July celebration tonight.




After Geyser came Stanford, and I'm camping there at an RV park. As I got into town, there was a rainbow in the distance.  I got to take a nice hot shower and wash my clothes.  Pic of my campsite and the rainbow below.



Total miles today: 100.4



2 comments:

  1. All you can eat, a biker dream. Did you shut them down!

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  2. Another beautiful day. I enjoy looking for your entries each morning at 6 a.m. I read them to my wife each day. Sorry I don't get to comment each day. That involves walking upstairs to a computer to do that. lol.

    The Ten Commandments were missing one I noticed. #11 Thou shalt ride thy bike each day, but not more than 100 miles. Thou shalt sleep in a comfy bed afterwards, too.

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