A cool start again today I think because of the wind. We thought it might even rain but that never happened. My wind breaker felt good until about 11:00. After 20 miles on US 2, we were routed south to a lovely backroad that ran perpendicular to US 2 - a real back road with no traffic, just wheat fields, wild flowers along the roadside, and occasional farm houses. I think it was the purple clover that smelled so sweet. From time to time, I could see the Missouri River on the south horizon. This enjoyable road took us to within 2.5 miles of Wolf Point. Since several in our group were here before when they road the Lewis & Clark tour in 2006, they knew how to get to downtown and a local cafe where we enjoyed root beer floats (not me) and grilled cheese sandwiches. Since our rooms weren't quite ready anyway, this was a pleasant way for six of us to kill some time. . . . The rotation on roommates has started over. Nancy and I even guessed that we would be roommates tonight and we are. She's from NC and is a veteran of WT tours.
The picture below may give some idea of the soft, mound like hills that we've seen so much of. The statute above was in the middle of main street but had no plaque. We've been following the Lewis & Clark Trail now for several days and today had our first glimpse of the Missouri River. This river used to be much further north but was pushed further south by glaciers long ago. It's difficult for me to fathom that the river is this far away from Missouri! In the last two days, I've crossed Bear Creek, Wolf Creek, Beaver Creek, and Porcupine Creek, as well as the Milk River.
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