Big Sky Tour; Day 9
Yesterday evening it rained for a spell and when it was over I went out to wash the bugs off the front of the Mustang. On the hill behind the hotel I saw this - very pretty!
When we woke up this morning (in Shelby, MT) it was 41 degrees. When we took off to start our day it was 52, so the top was up. Our route today was easy, Highway 2 all the way to Williston, ND except for a brief detour down to the Fort Peck dam.
I was leading today. East of Chester, MT I looked in my rearview mirror to see how Carl and Marge were doing. They were following a white pickup truck. Two pronghorn antelope ran across the highway right in front of the truck, causing it to brake. It made my heart go pitty-patty. Carl said later that it wasn't really that close.
We stopped in Havre, MT for gas. It was 66 degrees so the top went down. South of Havre, extending west and east for some distance were some hills that signs identified as Bear Paw Mountains. In Malta, MT we stopped at a rest area for a bathroom break and saw this old bridge.
In Glasgow, MT we stopped for lunch at Flip Burgers & Treats. The burgers were LARRAPIN good. Carl said his fancy hotdog was good too. They had some good soft serve ice cream for dessert.
From Flip's we went south and west to the Fort Peck Lake, Dam and spillway. Nothing was running down the spillway today. The lake is the result of the Missouri River being dammed.
We returned to Highway 2 at Nashua and continued our trek east to Williston, arriving at 6:00. Our route today covered 441 miles and our high temperature was 84. Along the way we encountered four different construction zones, one of which was very long with rough gravel and dirt.
To see all the photos taken today click on this link - Day 9 Photos
When we woke up this morning (in Shelby, MT) it was 41 degrees. When we took off to start our day it was 52, so the top was up. Our route today was easy, Highway 2 all the way to Williston, ND except for a brief detour down to the Fort Peck dam.
I was leading today. East of Chester, MT I looked in my rearview mirror to see how Carl and Marge were doing. They were following a white pickup truck. Two pronghorn antelope ran across the highway right in front of the truck, causing it to brake. It made my heart go pitty-patty. Carl said later that it wasn't really that close.
We stopped in Havre, MT for gas. It was 66 degrees so the top went down. South of Havre, extending west and east for some distance were some hills that signs identified as Bear Paw Mountains. In Malta, MT we stopped at a rest area for a bathroom break and saw this old bridge.
In Glasgow, MT we stopped for lunch at Flip Burgers & Treats. The burgers were LARRAPIN good. Carl said his fancy hotdog was good too. They had some good soft serve ice cream for dessert.
From Flip's we went south and west to the Fort Peck Lake, Dam and spillway. Nothing was running down the spillway today. The lake is the result of the Missouri River being dammed.
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| power generating station and the Missouri River below the Fort Peck Dam |
We returned to Highway 2 at Nashua and continued our trek east to Williston, arriving at 6:00. Our route today covered 441 miles and our high temperature was 84. Along the way we encountered four different construction zones, one of which was very long with rough gravel and dirt.
To see all the photos taken today click on this link - Day 9 Photos
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