Trike Trip: October 2005

From Bozeman we back tracked 8 miles to the Bozeman Hotsprings and then we rode onto Three Forks. Lots of rain, a rattlesnake, and WIND. We turned the bike around to see what the headwind would do if it were a tailwind and we ended up going five miles an hour without even peddaling.

From Red Mountain campground, we headed into Bozeman. We took a dip into the Bozeman Hotsprings. which were very comercialized but wonderful. Ate lunch at the Deli at Four Corners and then gave Ben's Great Aunt Lina a call to see if we could come and visit. She is 94 years old and had no idea who Ben was but was happy to have us come and visit. We showed up at her house and she still did not remember Ben, yet proceeded to call everyone in the family to come and see us. She even took us for a spin to see her brother at his adult care facility. This was quite a ride.

Headed out for Bozeman to visit Ben's family. We peddaled up our first big pass called Norris Pass. We saw on the map that there were some hotsprings to be had. Unfortunately the Norris Hotsprings do not open until 4 o'clock in the afternoon. As we vowed not to do any backtracking we were unable to enjoy a soak. The road out to Red Mountain campgrpound was narrow and scary at time but we survived.

Off on the first day alone we crossed the Continental Divide into Montana. Today was a blast our average speed was over twenty miles an hour and we reached our destination in Ennis around 1:00. Ben had time to take a nap and I did some bird watching.

8am heading out on our own.

Bye Sam and Norma. We will miss you.

Our last night together we lit up some of the fireworks. We all woke up early and took off on our own journeys.

Norma and Sam gave the trike a go and loved it. Sam decided to buy a single when we got home.

We decided to have our last night with Norma and Sam at Henry's Lake State Park in Idaho. We saw a few bald eagles and were woken by a zillion seagulls.

After our trip through Yellowstone we decided it was not safe to ride the trike through the narrow roads filled with tourists driving rental RVS. We packed her up and drove on through.

And thar she blows.

On Sunday we decided to take a little drive with Sam and Norma into Teton NAtional Park and Yellowstone since it was pouring down raine. The roads were really great in Teton or at least passable. Yet, once we crossed into Yellowstone the shoulder disappeared. This is a pic of us waiting in the snow for Old Faithful to do its thang.