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Beautiful scenery!!
6 months agoHey Kelly,
Come to MI - they're all over the place! I saw 2 today and was going to mention it in my post today but forgot. I'll be sure and get some photos soon.
Kerry
I vividly remember a breakfast buffet there way back in 1989.
6 months agoI’m glad to hear you took a day off, you certainly needed it after the last several days of riding.
6 months agoI’m glad you found a good place to eat on your overdue day off!
6 months agoSue,
Thank you for the clarification. Now I know the spelling, I looked on Google for more information. We are indeed in the correct territory! I wish we had hit town on a day we could have sampled the baked goods.
Hutterites are not Mennonites, but we do kinda share the same roots, dating back to the Anabaptist movement of the Radical Reformation. Additionally, there are wide varieties of people who call themselves “Mennonite,” most easily discernible having to do with dress. You wouldn’t pick me out from the crowd, while others are readily identifiable. Let’s please not get into additional beliefs and practices … And, enough of that! Love following along on your rides, reading your journals and ogling the photos! Generalized health issues have sidelined us for the time being.
6 months agoGlad you got a rest day. Babb looks really remote. I looked up your question about the height of Blackfoot people. Here’s what I found at https://www.notesfromthefrontier.com/post/standing-tall-1800s-native-americans-were-tallest-in-the-world — “The average height of white men in the U.S. was about 5’6” in the mid-1800s, and European men were slightly shorter. However, Boas found that the height of the average Cheyenne was a whopping 5’10”; the Arapaho about 5’9”; the Crow 5’8-1/2”; Sioux 5’8” and the Blackfeet a fraction under the Sioux; the Kiowa were 5’7” and the Assiniboine a fraction under the Kiowa. The Comanche were the shortest; they had the same average height as white men: 5’6”. ”
6 months agoI'm going to remember this day next time I'm tempted to complain about a bad day on the bike.
6 months agoYikes - it's no fun being that cold. Since I experienced being cold and miserable on my last tour, I can unfortunately relate to your experience. A day of rest in a warm environment will fix everything, and Wednesday will be much better for you.
6 months agoBeargrass is correct.
https://montana.plant-life.org/cgi-bin/species03.cgi?Liliaceae_Xerophyllumtenax
Penstemon. Possibly Wilcox's.
https://fieldguide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=PDSCR1L6Q0
You are amazing! To have such awful weather with a long ride and after doing Going to the Sun is an incredible accomplishment. I sure hope the weather improves. You definitely should rest up!
6 months agoSigh … remember a few of those days myself. They all sound so much better in the retelling. Enjoying the journal.
6 months ago
I will look and see if they still have it. We just had dinner downtown. We shared a salad, I ordered meat loaf, Jacinto had pot roast. No drinks or dessert. $101. CAD, which is $72. USD.
6 months agoThen we went to a candy store. Cash only. Pre wrapped fudge was marked $11.95. We bought two turtles. Jacinto paid. I wasn't watching. $23. for two turtles. If I'd known that, I wouldn't have gotten them! I am going to eat it one slow bite at a time!