Day 20, Havre, MT - 62 miles

Entertainment on the Plains

We are essentially following US-2 from now until about two days before trip's end.  The funny thing is, the Great Northern Railroad (aka, the High-Line) also follows US-2… it follows it really closely.  That means our hotel each night is within spitting distance of the tracks.  As we learned from the proprietor of the MX Motel (who last night took us on a limo tour of Chester) there are about 52 trains a day that go through town.  Let's hope Havre's motel is a little more sound proof than Chester's was.

Today was a beautiful day.  We are done with the mountains and we are done with the cold and rain.  The temperature was in the mid 80s and the sun was shining.  We passed through small town after small town that had nothing but grain on one side and a grain elevator on the other.  Overall a delightful day.

Roger and my Wheel

When I got into town I headed to the local bike shop.  Our WomanTours guide and mechanical maven, Michelle, said the odd noise coming from the hub of my rear wheel may be the bearings.  The owner of Havre Bicycle Center, Roger (who is an accountant in the off season), saw me right away, took apart my hub, replaced rusty bearings, relubed and reassembled it, all while showing me what he was doing and for only $20.  What a nice guy.  Now I have another odd noise from my bike but at least I know the bearings are OK.

Tomorrow is a rest day.  I will clean my bike and, well, rest.  There's not much to do around here so I may hit the Wal-Mart.