Wolf Point to Hinsdale, Montana

These wide-open spaces are lean on trees and rich in head winds...

Departed Wolf Point, Montana at 4:30 this morning. Bicycled through Oswego and connected with Jim Born in Nashua.  He is bicycling to Calgary, Alberta. Together we rode to Glasgow. Upon arrival conditions were good so we decided to ride together to Hinsdale. About halfway there we encountered strong headwinds which made the trip brutal.  I was completely spent! Need to really stick to my plan of bicycling no longer than two in the afternoon. We expected to arrive long before that but conditions were such that it was really slow going. My traveling companion was a much stronger rider than I so between trying to keep up with him and dealing with conditions, I was pretty well spent upon arrival.

 
My traveling companion since Nashua, Montana. Jim Born has crossed the United States by bicycle 11 times since 1976. Presently he is traveling to Calgary, Alberta, where he will meet a client whom he will take across the great divide, ending in New Mexico. It was good to have some company especially on a day as hot and windy as this.

 Jim is traveling on a dirt bike and still managed to kick my butt on this leg of the trip. If he owned a road bike he would probably be in Phoenix by now.

The unofficial Chamber of Commerce meeting in the unofficial City Hall... the local bar.