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Video 1: Old Highway 10 along the Yellowstone River
Now the ride was along the Yellowstone River. It was wide but shallow. Many deer and sandhill cranes.
It was supposed to be an easy ride with gentle downhill all the way. But headwinds counteracted against the gravity and I would slow down if not peddling.
Spotted a house on the top of a completely burned hill. Not sure if it survived the fire or rebuilt.
I stopped at 307 Bar&Grill in Columbus for lunch. There I met Mark. He is a local, working in the railroad business by fixing cargo carts. He likes bikecamping but his is a motorcycle. Three years to go before retire. His retirement plan is to convert a school bus into a RV and travel with his wife. He called me a legend. I corrected him that I was only a pre-legend before I completed the trip. He got me a 307 hat as a souvenir. We took a selfie. When we departed, his last words to me: “Keep the faith. May Lord be with you.” I always have the faith that people everywhere are genuinely nice.
I was tired toward the end but determined to ride on to Billings where I could take a rest day. This turned out to be the longest daily ride of the trip (124.6 miles).
Chidong Zhang's WA2MA Bike Trip 