Wolf Point to Culbertson, MT

Miles 56.4
Ride time 3:57
Elevation gained 826'

Today we left Wolf Point later than usual as we had another shorter ride. We brought our rain gear just in case. We saw a few herds of horses, some with tiny little ones next to their mothers. The first part of the route was on Highway 2, which had quite a bit more traffic on it than usual. The shoulder was not that wide either. After 21 miles, we turned off the highway to Route 1, a very nice quite country road. It was very scenic with fields of alfalfa and what looked like sugar beets. The area we were in looked like a big water carved valley. The coolest thing we saw was this rock formation that was chocolate brown and beige in color. It almost looked like the HooDoos that are in the southwest. It was very smooth, like it had been shaped by water or perhaps by the wind. In the distance, we saw the Missouri River. We had a few patches of gravel in the road, but overall it was really a nice stretch with hardly any cars. At one point we even had a nice tailwind going.
Then we had to get back on Highway 2 for our final 6 miles into town. We were treated to some large rollers and a fairly stiff side- headwind. All I could think of was how much that wind felt like good old Dublin winds. My legs were a bit tired today and I was happy to get to the top of the last hill then coast on into town. Culberston is a nice little town and we were able to check into our rooms right away. Unlike our motel last night, this one has nice clean carpet, no water leaks from the ceiling or from the vent over the toilet. Also refreshing is intact windows that have no bullet holes in them. Thankfully, we did not have a layover day there!