Dick’s RV Park Great Falls, Montana

Mileage:  40,820

This morning is was crisp and cool.

This sign kept people on the sidewalk at the rest stop!

We stopped in Lavina, Montana for breakfast.  This is 1 Main Street.

 

The Rocky Mountains are getting closer.

Today we rode through Montana, the heart of America, and home of wide open spaces.  For much of the ride, train tracks ran parallel to the highway.  We passed windmills and grain elevators, elk crossings and snow fences.  We passed ranches for cattle, sheep and horses.  We saw cowboys and their dogs herding cattle. We saw lots of pronghorn in the pastures.

 

We stopped at Walmart for supplies because we are not sure what opportunities we will have in British Columbia.  DEF for the RV and septic safe toilet paper and lots of other stuff!

We camped at Dick’s RV Park in Great Falls Montana.  There is a wonderful bike trail from the campground called Rivers Edge Trail that runs along the Missouri River.  It felt really good to get out and ride.  Prairie dogs ran across the trail as we rode by.

This is Tim posing with Lewis and Clark and their Native American Guide.

We went to 3D International Restaurant to celebrate my birthday.  The food was delicious!

We drove through town to see the courthouse.  We had seen the glowing copper dome from the bike trail and we wanted to find the building it belonged to.

While we were in Kentucky my brother was talking about people living in rural Kentucky.  He said something very smart that stuck with me.  I recalled it today as we were riding through this part of Montana.  I’m going to paraphrase and I hope I get it close enough…

“I live in rural Kentucky.  How could we possibly expect people who live out here to think the same way as people in New York City?  It is hard to come up with solutions that meet everyone’s needs.”

This resonated with me when he spoke but especially today.  It is important to continue to try to understand one another and to be kind.

One thing that we can all agree on.

We are entering Canada tomorrow and we aren’t sure how often we will be able to post…so don’t worry if you don’t hear from us, we will post everything as soon as we are able.