July 26 Wednesday

Left Great Falls around 10, blindly following the GPS. Sometimes it routes you in unusual places—found myself in the middle of “Dick’s RV and Camping.” When I looked down the road I could see that it had been blocked off. A quick check of the GPS and I could see that it was taking me right down the middle of a street barricade. All the Alaska experience finally paid off … I just went right through the barricade,over the curb, and I was on the correct street—pretty cool!

I left the mountains behind and am in a new kind of beauty—grasslands, wheat, horses, and cattle country. Followed 89S through lonely roads, small towns, and beautiful scenery. Hit the “loose gravel” construction zone one more time—no problem, I had plenty of experience—it just added the Montana dust to the Canada and Alaska dust on my Aerostich!

Once I hit the interstate it was just follow my nose to the east. Stopped in Buffalo, WY for the night. Paul, Joe, and I came through here on our California trip. It’s the place where we celebrated Paul’s “performance award.” Thanks Paul for taking the rap for us!

Camped at the Blue Gable—pool, wireless, and all the comforts of home. Had my favorite dinner and ice cream--walked through the beautiful downtown. It’s a great place … hope to return one day when I can spend more time.
Tomorrow: The Badlands

PS: Thanks trading post at devil's tower for the wi-fi connection!