I tripped

Today was an awesome day from mile 0 to 97. We woke up from camping at 5am. I opened my tent to go get my bag out of the van (only space for people in the tents), and opened the door about a quarter of the way and decided I could jump out. Well that was a mistake because I didn't make it and tripped/fell. My whole tent thought it was hillarious and I did too. It was a great way to wake up.

When we finally left, we got stopped at around mile 3 due to a buffalo in the middle of the road. The van drove up to it and it slowly moved off the road. 3 riders followed and the buffalo started to charge them a bit. While all this was going on, I decided it was my chance to make my move, so off I went. The buffalo (named Bill) started me down from about 20 meters away. Pretty freaking cool!

We were at lunch in no time and spent the day enjoying the scenic views. We also entered the best state ever - Montana!! (that's for you Erica)




Tons of rolling hills today, and now that I was over my sickness I loved climbing them. About 3 miles out, we found the Missouri river. So down we trecked for a swim break. The water was so cool, but the current was really strong. I didn't go out past my knees because of it.

I'm guessing phone service will be spotty all through Montana, so when I have wifi I can post, but like today, I may be posting multiple blogs on the same day.

Stats of the day:

Total Mileage: 97.94
Avg Speed: 15.84
Max Speed: 31.08

-- Diane

Location:Culbertson, MT