So we left Jordan, MT, about 6:50 this morning, and one of the first things we noticed was that the high-voltage electric wires were hanging from blue-green glass insulators, rather than the usual ceramic. With the sun behind them, they glowed quite attractively. That was one of the highlights of our ride, which was otherwise a continuously up and down 68 miles to Circle, which we finished before noon. Highway 200 across southeastern Montana could compete with Hwy 50 in Nevada for "Loneliest Road." There were a few oncoming cars and trucks, but we had just a single eastbound vehicle pass us in the first hour of riding, and perhaps a half dozen in the second hour. The ag activity is gradually shifting from grazing to crops. That's somewhat less interesting, because alfalfa and corn don't scare as easily as cattle. Not that we try to scare the cattle, of course -- they just seem to be quite nervous about us.
We're spending the night in the second successive quite bleak but relatively empty RV "park." Last night Kathy and I were up a little after 1:00 a.m., rescuing our awning from a pretty strong thunderstorm. If that happens tonight, it's Rich and Cindy's turn! Thunderstorms are predicted on and off all day tomorrow. Not the greatest weather for biking across the high plains. I hope Rich and I don't spend any time lying in a ditch, waiting for the lightning to pass.
No comments:
Post a Comment