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John showing off the fine line between Idaho and Montana
 
 
Camping on the border....grizzly bear sighted in the area
 
 
Oh so now it all makes sense
 
 
Montana lived up to all of its expectations
 
 
Camping along the plains of Montana
 
 
Are you sure we are not in Wyoming again?
 
 
Meeting fellow riders along the GD
 
 
Beautiful rolling countryside
 
 
Taking a break to escape the uncharacteristic high temperatures in Montana
 
 
 
Big sky Montana
 
 
Fleecer Ridge - don't kid yourself - it took us two hours to get over it
 
 
Dave pushing his bike up the monster.  We had to bring up our bike and trailor seperately in order to get over it.  Interesting note: this was the morning after I had been attacked by a rabid racoon.
 
 
The view from 2 hours worth of work
 
 
I did not sign up for this.  Rabies vaccine shots - required on days 1,3,7,14, and 28.  Not the schedule you want on the GD.
 
  
 
Speaking with Ryan on NPR's StoryCorps in Butte, Montana
 
 
My Uncle Sean comes out for the last leg of the trip.  Meow!
 
 
Sean showing off the terrain asnd asking if I have the bear spray.
 
 
 
Beautiful Montana
 
 
Montana really was the real deal
 
 
Montana has it all
 
 
One of our last nights on the GD - camping at Red Meddom Lake
 
 
105 degrees out in rugged Montana
 
 
Getting near the finish
 
 
Ryan and I pausing to enjoy the last stretch of the GD - 1 mile left
 
 
Roosville, Montana - Canadian Border
 
 
Heading home....