Category Archives: Erica’s Writings

Since figuring our train departure from Havre was still about a week away, we decided to take our time getting there seeing that it was barely 90 miles from Malta. Our plan was to bike 20-30 miles a day, so … Continue reading →

28 Miles to Sleeping Buffalo Resort / 19 Miles to Malta Alright, you know it’s gonna be a weird day when there’s a stray cow in the road. Neither of us wanted to dismount to snap a better shot of … Continue reading →

54 Miles After a big Montanan breakfast, we hit the road a little before 10am MT. Britt and I differed in our opinions on what would be better, riding uphill or against a strong headwind. Britt claims that riding uphill … Continue reading →

We took the rainy cold day off in Culbertson and spent most of it working on our bikes, doing laundry, and watching bad TV. Britt and I can’t get enough of Swamp People and The Golden Girls re-runs (however, The … Continue reading →

43 Miles It was an easy ride out of Williston, North Dakota. The hills got bigger once we crossed the state line into Montana. Before dropping into the valley, we could almost make out the Rockies in the distance. Even … Continue reading →

73 Miles A late start makes for a late day.  We did stop a lot, too!  Along the road from Stanley to Williston, we saw plenty of oil rigs… and the oil trucks that work at them. I stopped to … Continue reading →

32 Miles “I’m only happy when it rains.”  Maybe it’s because I’m an asshole, but rain makes most people miserable and I find solace in that… Actually using the raingear from REI added to the overall good mood for the … Continue reading →

26 Miles I woke up this morning feeling like shit.  Sneezing and coughing throughout breakfast, my head felt like it was swelling up.  Since we didn’t have to check out until noon, I took some more cold medicine and crawled … Continue reading →

65 Miles Another late start this morning due to the pitter patter of rain keeping us in our tent. And as it turns out Britt left her pair of cotton non-riding shorts in Fessenden so that brings her shorts/ pj’s … Continue reading →

60 Miles The sky stayed bright blue throughout the morning as we easily rode out of Fessenden. Late breakfast/brunch was had 20 miles into our ride in Harvey, North Dakota at the local bowling alley.  Locals told us of other … Continue reading →