I’m only quoting Bruce who braved the ferocious mosquitoes and saw that particular headstone. I’ve been there too but in a chillier season so had more inclination to peruse the interesting homemade grave markers. Of course you know that all Browns are related so I should know more about this person than I do. The church is on the Fort Belknap reservation and the names reflect the indigenous occupants.

I agree with Scott, Andrea please share
Racpat

Hi Jeanna & Kerry,
So true that it would have been great fun if we'd been able to all meet up and following each others journals too. Robert who has been cycling with us a week or so, will probably meet Buddy & Doc tomorrow in Circle. You'll just have to plan a trip through Boise ID (when we are home)! On any mode of transportation, and stay with us.
The Anderson's are now doing part of a route we are planning in Michigan. Love the networking!!
Toast the wind, happy travels
Racpat

How funny! We hit the big 1000 on the same day! We posted ours a day early, but were still 7 miles shy. I’d say you two were really entitled to celebrate - you’ve put in some tough miles back there!

Blue Lightning Brown? There just has to be a great story behind that.

We always enjoy your pictures, but today's are really outstanding. They really capture the feel of very rural Montana. I'm so sorry that we are missing each other. We've been reading your journals for a several years and it would have been great to meet in person. We're missing Buddy and Doc by one day in Glendive, then we're turning east toward Bismarck. So, no meet ups for us, but we love reading everyone's journal entries.
Safe travels,
Jeanna and Kerry

PS Robert has talked to the police in Circle and it's ok to camp in the city park, that's where he will be tomorrow night.

Hi Buddy, Thanks for the compliments.

Highway 2 has been okay. Not much shade, but lots of small towns with city parks you can camp in for free. They provide restrooms and in some can you shower somewhere. Traffic is not too busy and the shoulder varies from 1 feet next to the rumble strip to 6 feet wide. We are in Wolf Point tonight, definitely a town where you don't want to camp in the city park, there is a decent looking campground RV park about 1.5 miles west of town.
The guy we have been riding with is headed to Circle tomorrow so you might meet him, his name is Robert Ferrari.

Racpat;

You tell some great stories, and someone is a good photographer as well! I'm enjoying following along.

A question though; how has it been traveling Highway 2? Is it a scenic road, is there much/any shade, is there a lot of traffic, is it a 2-lane or a 4-lane highway? We are trying to decide which way we want to take from Circle - we can't travel to Glasgow as we originally thought, because it's not a paved road - so to intersect with 2 we would head north from Circle to Macon (6 miles east of Wolf Point) and then head west on 2.

Not having traveled either the current ACA route or the original Highway 2 route, it's difficult to decide which is the "best" route - but that's what we have to do soon. We are in Glendive today (Tuesday) and will travel to Circle tomorrow, then take a rest day in Circle on Thursday and plan out the remainder of the trip. It's actually about 70 miles shorter and 5,000 feet less climbing if we take Highway 2, but that's not necessarily the deciding factors for us.

You have given us some input already, if you have anything else to add please do. Thanks!

Buddy Hall

Patrick takes good pics

Thanks Jen for the encouragement!
Racpat

Stunning!

Congrats!!

You all look great .. happy, strong, and wise.

Here's to the next 1000. 😁

Totally agree, I feel so lucky and fortunate

Rachel, you scored big time when you found him!