THE TERRAIN CHANGED FAIRLY QUICKLY WHILE ON THE RUN TO ASHTON IDAHO, IN THE FAR SOUTHEAST OF
IDAHO.


EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE I WAS HIT HARD ENOUGH TO HAVE PAIN
COURSE THROUGH ONE OR BOTH OF MY LEGS. THE HELMET, WHEN
STRUCK, FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO BE RIPPED FROM MY HEAD.
THIS IS THE REASON. LEPTINOTARSA, DECIMLINEATA. HE IS BETTER
KNOWN AS THE COLORADO POTATO BEETLE. HE HURTS. OH, FOR THOSE
OF YOU WHO HAVE WORRIED ABOUT ME LEAVING MONEY ALL OVER
THE USA. I PICKED UP THE NICKLE. I DIDN'T PICK UP THE BUG.


EAST ON I 90 AND I HAVE JUST ENTERED MONTANA, TO HEAD SOUTH ON I 15


I WAS LOW ON GAS - ALL GAS - AND I SAW THAT THERE WAS FUEL AT THIS STOP. I PULLED INTO MELROSE
MONTANA AND HAD ACTUALLY DRIVEN THROUGH THE TOWN AND HAD TO COME BACK. I FOUND THE GAS PUMPS
AND ALL THEY HAD WAS REGULAR. I SHOT THIS WHILE GASSING THE BIKE. THIS IS THE PLACE TO BE IN TOWN.
IT ALMOST IS THE ENTIRE TOWN. THERE WAS A CHURCH AT THE OTHER END OF A BUNCE OF ABANDONED
BUILDINGS. WHEN I WENT TO PAY, THE PLACE WAS BUZZING INSIDE. THE BAR TENDER ASKED ME IF IS WAS
HUNGRY. YEAH, BUT I DIDN'T THINK THEY WOULD HAVE MUCH. HE TOLD ME THE SPECIAL WAS ALASKAN KING
CRAB LEGS. I ENDED UP HAVING ONE OF THE BEST STEAK DINNERS I HAVE EVER HAD ANYWHERE. YOU CAN'T
TELL A BOOK BY IT'S COVER. THIS WAS A WONDERFUL SURPRISE TO THE DAY. BY THE WAY. THE CRAB LEG
SPECIAL PROVIDED SO MUCH CRAB LEGS THAT A COUPLE AT THE NEXT TABLE COULDN'T EAT ONE ORDER AND
TOOK SOME HOME. IT SEEMED FAR TO MUCH FOOD FOR ME. THAT IS WHY I GOT THE STEAK.


I WAS UNABLE TO GET TO THIS PLACE.......................................................................................DAMMIT.


MORE OF THE SCENERY AS I MOVED TOWARD IDAHO.



THEY DON'T CALL MONTANA THE "BIG SKY" COUNTRY FOR NOTHING.


I WAS INVOLVED IN PUTTING MY RAINSUIT ON FOR THE FINAL PUSH TO ASHTON. THE SUN WAS SETTING BEHIND
THE MOUNTAINS. I COULD NOT RESIST THIS SITE. I COULD SEE THE RAINSTORMS FROM OVER 20 MILES OUT.
THE SUNSET IN THE MOUNTAINS WAS AS AWESOME AS THE SUNSET ON THE PACIFIC.

 

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