Earache

Last pics of the trip. Gas stops were fast as I had wasted so much time on the gravel roads. Still, got home at 4:00 PM after leaving Dubois, Wyoming at 8:00 AM. A good day's ride.

It was pretty much like this the rest of the way into Colorado..

At the 20 miles mark, I turned around and went back the way I came, never finding anything out here...

Saw shit tons of these animals out there, looked a prong horn but were the size of a deer and very fast moving. Might have to zoom in on the pics to see them...

I kept thinking that there would be something over that next rise in the distance - but there never was. Just another rise off in the distance. I did about 20 miles of rock road to see where it went.... and it kept going...

Saw another one of those rock roads that @Pedro likes going off into the distance. Had to do it...

Had lots of this to look forward to today...

Woke up Thursday to cold temperatures and cloudy skies - but had to leave as I needed to be home. The red sandstone bluffs outside of town looked really cool as the rising Sun hit them......

No - I met him in Great Falls, Montana and left him there yesterday. He's attending a conference there for work this week. He'll begin draggin' his bike on a trailer (needs a van) back to Kansas City, Missouri later today.

Yesterday I went through Yellowstone National Park without stopping or taking one picture. There was so much wildfire smoke in the air that you could barely see. Hopefully today will be better as I wind my way across Wyoming and back into Colorado.

Everything in this small crossroads of a town was closed. All 4 restaurants were closed save one; a pizza and beer joint. Better than nuthin'......

500 miles later and I'm in Dubois, Wyoming. Most of the hotels I passed today were already closed for the winter, but the Stagecoach Inn was still open - so I landed here for the night. Crap room with stained furniture but they do have an arch made out of animal antlers out by the pool, so I got that going for me.......

I better get going before some bear comes outta the woods and mauls me...

Tried to leave Montana yesterday early, but it was too cold to leave at 6:00 AM. Left at 8:30 and it was still chilly. Had to stop a lot to my hands warm up. Leaves and foliage in the valleys have begun to turn yellow and red as Autumn starts....

Abandoned now. No windows or few doors on them. They looked like they're falling in on themselves.

Alberta, Canada is about 20 miles behind us as we have to get on the interstate to head back. Got dark on us and made for a long day, but worth it. Interstate highway was completely void of any traffic (the road doesn't really go anywhere) and we were able to move along a really good pace....

Quick stop at the lake for a pee ad we're off......

Getting late in the day and we're headed to the hotel...

Not bears, but some wildlife along the river....

Mas fotos....

I shot a lot of pics on the fly while riding. Most sucked but got a few decent ones....

Nice!

The riding and scenery here suck....

Some snow ....

Monday is our last day of riding. Todd has a work meeting here in Great Falls until Thursday and I'll be headed back to Colorado by myself on Wednesday. Time to hit the mountains....