Lewis and Clark Cycling Trek

Wednesday, July 20, 2005

Jordan, MT to Mosby, MT- Day 37- 51.12 miles

We were up and packed by 7:00 and went up to the nearby cafe for a big breakfast before heading out. Strangely, neither of us could finish our breakfasts today. Usually we are famished. We doggy-bagged what we could and headed down the road. We made excellent time today even though the terrain remained fairly hilly. The hills today seemed less steep, but perhaps longer than the journey from Fort Peck. At the 31 mile mark we came across the town of Sand Springs, population of 1, the owner of a country store. The store was also the post office for this tiny town. The store had a surprising amount of goods and we were able to have our lunch and hydrate before heading on. Before we left, the post mistress suggested a bed and breakfast for tonight about 20 more miles down the road, but she warned us that it was a hilly 20 miles. I (ClarkWheel) saw a sparkle in the eyes of SpokeWrench when she mentioned a "Bed and Breakfast." I called ahead and found the accommodations to be quite reasonable. The only problem was that it was a mile off route, on a gravel road, and there was a big hill to climb to get there. We decided to bike to the entrance and take a look, making a final decision at that point. It didn't take too long to make it to the entrance road with the nice tailwind we had today. We were there by 2:30, a little early in the day to stop, but we had already covered 50 miles...not a bad day for us. There was a sizeable hill to conquer to get to the bed and breakfast, but SpokeWrench was adamant, "Let's go for it!"
We did just that and did have to walk our bikes up part of the hill. Pulling the trailers on gravel just didn't give us the traction and our tires would keep spinning out. We did make it, of course, and were treated to the site of the lovely home, the Hill Ranch Oasis Bed and Breakfast of Phil and Delores Hill.
The terrain in this area is the same, but we are seeing something new. Soon after leaving Sand Springs, we began to see pine trees on the tops of some of the hills. By the time we arrived at Hill Ranch Oasis Bed and Breakfast, there were many pine trees and scrub pines. Enough that we could smell the fresh pine scent as we biked. I don't know what the difference is, as the hills appear about the same. The area between Jordan and Mosby was also significant for Lewis and Clark. It was in this area that Sakakawea's husband carelessly swamped a dugout canoe that was carrying Lewis and Clark's most prized possessions. Sakakawea wisely recovered all of their possessions before they would have been lost in the river. This brings us to...
The Seventh Grade Question:
Name one or more of the items that Sakakawea recovered.

-ClarkWheel

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