Day 21 August 23 Three Forks to Livingston

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Surprisingly there were nice, paved bike trails in small towns such as Three Forks (Headwaters Trail System), Manhattan, and Belgrade. Saw more sandhill cranes. Passing by Manhattan without stopping. Its city park had a nice lawn, restrooms, and a pavilion. It could be an ideal place to camp.

Passed through Bozeman, a growing city with MSU and new tech companies. Later I learned that there is a housing crisis here. After Bozeman was another pass (Bozeman Pass) to climb. It was difficult maybe because my legs were not fully recovered from the previous day of climbing the MacDonald Pass, or maybe I didn’t mentally prepare for it. It was less 3000 ft total that day, which I had done many times on my training rides.

Settled in Livingston and had fun at their annual beer festival. A band was playing and people were dancing.