Day 2-Denton, MT to Geraldine, MT -37.70 miles

We got a fairly early start from the city park at Denton and stopped at the Denton Café for a couple of orders of biscuits and gravy. We headed out to fairly flat terrain and calm winds. We made good time in the early going.

Yesterday, soon after we started out, I could see in the far distance a mountainous-type landform. It was barely visible through the haze. Now we are at the foot of the landform. In fact we bicycled around it today. It is quite prominent and dominates the landscape. We have posted a picture of it on along with this narrative. Students, it is related to your question for today.

At around noon we stopped at a small village of 25 people called Square _______. We had lunch at the Square ______ Bar and Café. While we were eating a cold front moved through the area and did cool things off a bit, but more significantly it brought in a blast of strong northwest winds. We had intended to go on to Fort Benton today and Great Falls tomorrow, but after battling the northwest headwind for 1½ hours we decided to call it quits and stop at the small town of Geraldine. We inquired about camping and found that again the city park was available. So for the second day in a row, we camped showerless and powerless. Both our cell phones are dead as well as our two-way radios and the computer only has a few minutes left on it. We had supper tonight at Rusty’s Bar and Grill and asked if we could charge our cell phones while we were eating. The waitress was very obliging and even offered to keep them charging. We could come back later in the evening and pick them up. So by bedtime, we did have some cell phone power…but, alas, now there is no signal…Oh well, such is biking in Montana.

Student question: I have already alluded to the question. What is the name of the type of landform you can see in the picture. The name of this landform will also fit in the blanks above. Good luck and remember to email your answers to

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