Cyclist camp, Twin Bridges MT
June 19 - 73.8 mi today from twin bridges MT to windy point on the madison 45 mi north of west yellowstone; climbed elevation 3000+; total miles so far 650.
Bill, the person who established the cool cyclist camp in twin bridges came by to find out who was occupying his camp today and told me some of his story. 69, divorced 6 years ago, a contractor by trade, is lonely and wants to live in a more interesting place with interesting women.
Climbed over the virginia city pass, 2nd highest in MT, to see the madison valley, breathtaking. I see that ranchers are trying to sell their property in small lots and many don't like what that's doing to wildlife.
Late in the afternoon I ducked into a rancher's geodesic pet shelter to sit out a hail storm. The pet shelter was plenty large enough for me so I remained alert for the pet resident, who did not appear for the duration of the hail storm.
I had planned to stay the night in a forest service campground which was closed for renovation with that odious stimulus money. Tired, I rode on a couple of miles and found a BLM fishing access site which showed clear signs of recent renovation with...yes, that's right. The sign clearly says "no camping" so I guess I will test the kindness of the federal govt.
Bill, the person who established the cool cyclist camp in twin bridges came by to find out who was occupying his camp today and told me some of his story. 69, divorced 6 years ago, a contractor by trade, is lonely and wants to live in a more interesting place with interesting women.
Climbed over the virginia city pass, 2nd highest in MT, to see the madison valley, breathtaking. I see that ranchers are trying to sell their property in small lots and many don't like what that's doing to wildlife.
Late in the afternoon I ducked into a rancher's geodesic pet shelter to sit out a hail storm. The pet shelter was plenty large enough for me so I remained alert for the pet resident, who did not appear for the duration of the hail storm.
I had planned to stay the night in a forest service campground which was closed for renovation with that odious stimulus money. Tired, I rode on a couple of miles and found a BLM fishing access site which showed clear signs of recent renovation with...yes, that's right. The sign clearly says "no camping" so I guess I will test the kindness of the federal govt.
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