I used to live in Hamilton, MT and the Big Hole was one of my favorite places. Amazing country! Did you see any of the old-style hay sleds?

This is a familiar sort of scene from our ride in Montana last year. Very nice to see it again.

Those trees! That's a gorgeous photo.

There is also a llama outfitting company incorporated with the motel. Is that new?

I stayed at this motel on my TransAm tour in 2006. It was nice.

18 years ago, my room cost $47.62. So there's been a little bit of inflation :)

Free pie ala mode and almost free beer makes up for the restaurant being closed.

That is a cute cabin. It's many steps up from camping.

We were quite a bit happier later when the man sold
Jacinto two Pacifico beers for $2. Total and gave me a piece of huckleberry peach pie a la mode. Jacinto drank one beer and is carrying the other for tonight. He says he’s sure beer costs more than that from the store!

That place reminds me of all the failed promises at Belden Resort. Not quite up and running yet.

I was also able to transport it standing up in a minivan. I had just changed the oil before we left in March and used all the oil that came with the change kit. It was pretty straightforward. No problems with leaking.

Crisp shifting! That’s my favorite thing about the Rohloff so far. Do you have trouble with yours leaking? I laid mine on its side to drive home from Tucsob, and the seals leaked. For the trip here, we put it in the van standing up. Jacinto’s Rohloff leaks, even standing up. They call it ‘seeping’. It sounds like more of a problem if you over fill when changing the oil.

Excellent choice on the bike. I have so enjoyed not worrying about broken derailleurs and dropped chains with the Rohloff hub.

Whoowee! Downstream and downwind. I love how this tour is starting out.

The sun came out in time to wipe the bike off at the bicycle
Cleaning station at the motel. Timing is everything.

Thank you for the good thoughts. We stayed dry almost all the way to town. I call that a win.