Just getting there. Scenic, but hot.
The first part the ride was flat along the Beaverhead River and I had the wind at my back.
Beaverhead Rock. Lewis and Clark stopped here with Sacajawea.
The city park in Twin Bridges is a nice place to stop.
Scavenging along the side of the roadway.
Today's ride provided a huge bonanza of stuff - 2 CDs and 2 DVDs. When I climbing slowly, my vision sometimes strays to the side of the road where I might see something shiny. Mostly its a bud light can, but sometimes it something useful like a CD or a movie DVD. No, I haven't found any dirty movie DVDs. So on this day, I found two music CDs - Dave Matthews and a Hip Hop CD. One DVD didn't work and the other DVD contained music. So far as for movies, I've found the Son of Monty Cristo (must be the sequel to the Count of Monty Cristo) and Alien vs. Predator. Later on, when I ride in Vietnam, scavenging isn't very fun. Because of the amount of garbage along the side of the road, I pass stray CDs every kilometer. Push your trash away folks!
Back to the trip.
Here's one of those crash-up derby cars from last night's derby in Dillon. This what the car looked like later on Sheridan, MT. It didn't fare so well.
This is the robber's roost located between Sheridan, MT and Alder, MT. In the mid 1800s, a group of men called The Innocents began robbing stage coaches and wagon trains that travelled between Bannack (the first regional capital) and Virigina City. The sheriff of Virginia City and Bannack, Henry Plummer, was the head of The Innocents. Eventually a group of angry citizens formed their own group, the Vigilantes. They caught, tried, and hanged the members of The Innocents ending the string of robberies.
The town of Laurin has an interesting Church.
They really wanted to find some Rubys and Garnett Stones along Alder Creek. So much so that all that is left is the cobblestone mine tailings.
Town of Virgina City. Almost a ghost town, but has be revived as a tourist stop.
Lunch stop. Real food - hummus plate! Yum!
It looks like you ride off a cliff here on your way to Ennis.
Between Ennis and Cameron, I met up with three cyclists crossing the country. They were near the end of their journey. We chatted for 20 minutes or so. They had a lot less gear than me. I guess they had gotten smart and realized that they didn't need half of the stuff that they had started with. I hope I realize this soon. I'm carrying a heavy load.
The Jail/Post Office in Cameron.
Surrounding peaks...
A meeting place for the surrounding farmers and ranchers. There is nothing but ranches around here. The nearest neighbor may be as far as 2 miles away. Sometimes neighbors share a common road, but they are still not located near to each other. So on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights only, the Cameron General Store serves dinner and serves as a meeting place for the people who live in the surrounding area. I think I was the only one in the restaurant who didn't know another person. Even the people from out of town seemed to know the others in the restaurant and bar. I guess the Cameron General Store serves an important role for the people who live in the area.
Day 16 - Dillon to Cameron - 85 Miles
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