Today, for the first time in my 4 years riding across country, we couldn’t ride. We packed the whole team into the vans, loaded all the bicycles onto the roofs, and made our way across country the old-fashioned American way, by internal combustion engine. Over the last few days the winds have been picking up, and the shoulders have been disappearing. Then, our team found out that there was bad construction along the way and, apparently, that was enough for Cassie and team to pull the plug. It happens, but I’ve been lucky enough to not have it happen on any of our rides. But my - our - luck ran out. So, today was a rest day and we got to explore Cut Bank, which bills itself the gateway to Glacier National Park. It was an above-average town. I got to go to the dollar store and buy some gear for Bike Prom - I got a fake sword and a cowboy hat and a cowboy shirt which I quite liked (not at the dollar store for that one). We ate at a local brewery which was good, hung out at the church, went to a consignment store, and got a good night’s sleep. Then McDonalds in the morning and back on the road!
Things are definitely improving, income-wise. Cut Bank had a lot more green parks and nice houses.
