Heading South in Minnesota

Weathered a 'severe thunderstorm' in Bemidji where trees were blown sideways.




Tree blew over across the street.




Wind blew over this tree in Grand Rapids.




In Dalbo at a place called the bicycle bunkhouse. Shower, kitchen, food. Big thunderstorms predicted again tonight.

Minnesota

Crossed over into Moorhead, MN from Fargo, ND with little to tell me I crossed states except for a tollbooth charging 75 cents to cross. Bikes are free though.

Immediately encountered a detour which sent me 5 miles out of the way. Scenery changed immediately: deciduous trees, conifers, and shade! More humidity though.



Looking my best in Fargo. Classy beer too.




Minnesota has bike paths, and nice ones at that. Stayed at Lake Itasca State Park - where the Mississippi starts its journey.




Lake Itasca.




Crossing the Mississippi.




Lake Itasca and the beginning of the Mississippi.

Montana and North Dakota

Didn't know cactus grew in Montana.


Mokashika State Park in Glendive MT.













Head wind for the last 3 days. Blew in to North Dakota at a whopping 5 mph.









Nut Goodies are delicious.








Following the Custer Trail in North Dakota. In Hebron seeking refuge from wind that blows in every direction. Supposed to be 95 degrees tomorrow.

My European vacation in Montana

Passed through Havre, Devon, Chester, Inverness, Zurich, and Malta. In Glasgow at the moment, camping at an RV park that thinks it's a 5 star hotel. Some photos from Eastern Montana:

Rudyard may or may not have been named after Rudyard Kipling. It is in Hill County which, thankfully, was named after a man named Hill (my legs are thankful). Didn't meet the sore head.



Some mountains.



Usual scenery.



Old beer is better than no beer.




These signs appear randomly and are awesome. Whoever wrote these needs to be paid more; the vocabulary and level of wit is far too high for a roadside historic point. My favorite sign so far: "The Oily Boid Gets The Woim" about how Shelby, MT came into existence.






360 degree view of big sky.






A complete meal of baked beans, noodles, bread, pop tarts and beer.

Montana..still

Windy. Reeeeally windy.


Continental divide.


Two Medicine Lake, Glacier national Park.


On the way to Saint Mary's Lake.


Saint Mary's Lake.


St. Mary's.


Hiking in East Glacier.


Decided to make a left into Canada.


View of Waterton Park, AB, Canada.


In Cut Bank, Montana.

Montana

Besides rain, Montana is lovely. Got into Glacier and was sequestered in tent due to heavy rain. Finally cleared up on Thursday.
Lake McDonald:






Going to the Sun road is still not completely open, though 11 miles are open solely to hikers, bikers, and construction vehicles(up to Bird Woman Overlook, only 5 miles from the summit). I can't imagine biking this road when it's busy:
























Last picture is where the road ended (Bird Woman Falls).

Got to hike too. Makes waiting those two day in my tent totally worth it.

Avalanche Lake:






In East Glacier now, windy.