In Memory of Warmer Summers

July 1 (cont.) through July 3
Cut Bank; Chester; Havre; Dodson, Montana

My little rant about the border crossing is not intended to take away the most important thing that took place on July 1st.  We are talking a little bit of Trail Magic in meeting the next three riders as we share a campsite in Cut Bank, Montana.

Please meet Meg, Anne, and KJo. 

They are teachers from the Boston area out on a ladies only tour on the Northern Tier from the west coast of Washington to home.  They have a deadline to get back so they are all business (except for First Breakfast, Second Breakfast, First Lunch, etc.).  As you will read these three extremely good natured friends and awesome cyclists will figure large in our trip, so our encountering them at Cut Bank was our good fortune.  They even forgave me for passing on the recommendation from the RV Park owner that they eat at Pizza Hut as the best choice of local food.

The five of us connected again a few days later in Montana after Sallie and I picked up some big mileage days to catch these determined athletes.  Our efforts were rewarded by tasty peanut butter and tortillas in the parking lot of this fine establishment along the way (the bar’s pizza oven was down and the steady customers were all smoking so we had our cyclist’s lunch in the parking lot). 

In between First and Second Breakfast and First Lunch there is a mandatory snack break.  Such are the calorie intake needs on the Northern Tier.