Day 4

Today we got an early start. We knew it was going to be a long day.

We started out with extra cloths on because it was pretty cool out, then it got hot out, we shed the extra cloths, and then it got hotter out. As we pulled into Red Lodge I was cold again talk about extremes.

As we pulled away from our hotel today we went a little ways then got gas to see if we were warm enough. After we gassed up… All of us getting crappy mileage again… we headed west on Route 94. I Kind of want to go back that way…. OMGosh…. There were so many sunflower fields that I couldn’t believe it, just a handful of flowers were opening… I can’t imagine what it will look like when they are all in bloom at the same time!!!! There were fields and fields of them…. For miles and miles there were sunflower fields. To see them in full bloom would be just amazing!

As we traveled on in North Dakota, still on route 94, as the road turns then the whole landscape changes. All of a sudden it looks like the Badlands…. I had to pull over to turn on my Gopro.

We have to stop every 100 miles to gas up because we all were getting such bad gas mileage and stations are far and few between. We did not want to get stuck out in the middle of no where! It was 95 out, and super dry. So it was good to stop all those times to stay hydrated  and to fight off heat fatigue.

dill pickle … Cheese and sausage sticks…. it's what's for lunch

We cross over from North Dakota to Montana, we Had to stop and take a picture!

We also ran across the street to take a picture of the North Dakota sign since we couldn’t on the way in to North Dakota from Minnesota.  

We cross over into Montana, and the speed limit is 80MPH… woot!!!!

It is going to feel strange coming home and driving 55….  The secondary roads in Montana have a speed limit of 70…. But not at night…. At night it’s 55.


We went to the Beartooth Harley dealer…. Mike changed my plugs and we got a quart of oil …


Then we head to the hotel in Red Lodge.  At the Harley dealer it is 93 out…. As we get closer to Red Lodge it gets cooler, and I actually get really chilled.  


We Settled into the hotel, we will be here till Friday AM.
 Just got Subway for dinner… We were exhausted… Sat outside talked…. And decided instead of taking a day off tomorrow we are going to do Beartooth and Chief Joseph Highway. We came all this way…. We are going to try to enjoy it to the fullest….. We’ve rode just under 1,800 miles in 4 days…. Add on another 340 for Lou, because he rode to our house from New Jersey.