We made it to North Dakota!
It was a wonderful day of bicycling, 67 miles, 2100 ft of climbing, light breezes (to keep us cool), although it was only in the mid 80s.
We were on a freeway for 12 miles, but the shoulder was a lane wide and the traffic, what there was of it, moved into the far lane as they passed us.
Later, we followed an old highway that meandered along a railroad track through beautiful countryside. Three, maybe four, vehicles passed us.
Medora is a lively, touristy, little town with lots of restaurants, shops, and a bike shop!
Trudy was able to get her rear derailleur adjusted, but it looks like our journey may end tomorrow because we have to coordinate getting bike boxes with getting a bus back to Missoula. There aren't many bike shops in little towns.
We're sitting at a picnic table with Mike trying to figure out what our options are.
Bismarck, the next big city, is about 150 miles away, so we'll have to average 50 miles a day and arrive in time to get a bike box, pack the bikes, and get them to the bus station...
To be continued...
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