Rolling plains of Montana

7/18 - Dupuyer (78 miles)
7/19,20 - Great Falls (89 miles)
7/21 - Niehart (63 miles)
7/22 - Willsall (84 miles)
7/23 - Gardiner (74 miles)

This chunk of the trip was during the national heat wave and so cycling south on hwy 89 was hot! The route took us across dry, rolling plains, the Missouri River (Great Falls), and huge mountain passes. Highlights include an afternoon in Ringling (pop. 14) where the famous circus started and a fellow bicycle tourer traveling w/ his dog (dog would run up the hills and then hop on a trailer for descents). We also were entertained by a true, live country western band, full with line dancin' and can beer. We felt out of our element without cowboy hats & boots but had a blast consorting with the locals of Willsall.