Lewis and Clark Cycling Trek

Sunday, July 09, 2006

Day 8-Simms, MT to Bowman Campground-40.73 miles

The best part about today was that we biked parallel to the front range of the Rocky Mountains. It was hilly...it was headwindy but it was beautiful to us flatlanders. We rode 22 miles to the town of Augusta and had lunch there. While there we inquired about a library and found there was one and it had free internet service. We took advantage of it and uploaded the previous 3 blogs. That started us out late for Bowman Campground but we needed the rest time anyway. The wind had tired us out. The last 18 miles became very hilly so we were slowed down even more. Finally we arrived at Bowman Campground...unless you had an RV, the amenities for this campground were minimal. We had a spot next to a cattle pasture and we had water. The restroom was a portable jon that apparently hadn't been used in some time. There was a restaurant, so we took the opportunity to charge our cell phones while we ate...not that it did us much good...we didn't have service once we had a charge. A storm blew in during the evening and changed the wind direction. I was hoping that it would bring us a more favorable wind for tomorrow's biking. Early to bed.

Student question: The route we are taking from Great Falls to Missoula on Road 200 is actually much closer to the route Lewis took on the return trip from the Pacific in what year?

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