07-30-2022, 08:34 AM
So I'm seeing the mine site at maybe 0900 hours and breakfast is the next event a few miles along the road. The Coffee Factory Roasters had attracted my attention on the internet. It's in Red Lodge, MT with Rock Creek running through it. Here is the obligatory pic of the coffee house:
The guy in the picture has a pretty new GS and we had a chat. The bridge I crossed to get into town had just been opened the day before. We're just east of Yellowstone and the flooding involves this area also. He said they lost five bridges and a lot of houses (I heard him say 115 houses, but pretty sure I heard him wrong). He directed me to 9th street to see what he was talking about. But first, let me say the coffee was just decent. and also the cinnamon roll. Here is the damage.
Pretty impressive and obviously a major hit to the residents in this area.
The rest of the day was travel to Choteau, MT where I stayed in the Gunther motel for the night. So far I have avoided rain on this trip except for the first day. Riding into Choteau, this is the sky. The dark you see at the horizon is a pretty big storm system. I just got a sprinkle before arriving at the motel and it rained over night.
On To Canada:
Finally it's time to cross into Canada. Getting to the border takes me just south of Glacier NP, where i cross west via route 2. At North Browning route 2 goes left and the Museum of the Plains Indian is there. Highly recommended, but I didn't stop as I've seen it before. But this is the start of my favorite scenery, and a primary reason that I ride am MCycle.
The guy in the picture has a pretty new GS and we had a chat. The bridge I crossed to get into town had just been opened the day before. We're just east of Yellowstone and the flooding involves this area also. He said they lost five bridges and a lot of houses (I heard him say 115 houses, but pretty sure I heard him wrong). He directed me to 9th street to see what he was talking about. But first, let me say the coffee was just decent. and also the cinnamon roll. Here is the damage.
Pretty impressive and obviously a major hit to the residents in this area.
The rest of the day was travel to Choteau, MT where I stayed in the Gunther motel for the night. So far I have avoided rain on this trip except for the first day. Riding into Choteau, this is the sky. The dark you see at the horizon is a pretty big storm system. I just got a sprinkle before arriving at the motel and it rained over night.
On To Canada:
Finally it's time to cross into Canada. Getting to the border takes me just south of Glacier NP, where i cross west via route 2. At North Browning route 2 goes left and the Museum of the Plains Indian is there. Highly recommended, but I didn't stop as I've seen it before. But this is the start of my favorite scenery, and a primary reason that I ride am MCycle.