Day 24

Glendive,MT - Medora,ND (70 miles)

We got a slow start out of Glendive today,but it was totally worth it. We went back to Makoshika State Park to look around since yesterday's trip was cut short. I think it is the coolest place we have been thus far. All the colors and the texture of the formations were incredible.  In the visitor's center we found out that the name means "the bad lands" in Lakota, and that it is famous for the dinosaur fossils that have been found there. After exploring for a bit we hit the road.

Today had a few things in store for us. First, Sara left us to head down to Nebraska. It's sad not having her around.  We rode together for nearly three weeks.  Secondly, we had to ride on the interstate. Which honestly wasn't bad at all. We had been preparing for the worst, but it turned out to be a rather pleasant ride.  There was a huge shoulder the entire way and all the trucks would move to the left lane to pass us. But I'm not going to lie, the first on ramp we took was a little terrifying!  Generally you want to stay as far away from the interstate as possible when on a bike. Lastly, we made it to North Dakota! Hooray!11

North Dakota is nothing like I expected. It's supposed to be flat, grassy and boring. What we have seen of the state so far (all 25 miles) has been nothing of the sort. Right off the bat we entered into the National Grasslands. But they weren't your typical grasslands. It looked more like the badlands, but covered with grass. It was stunning.

Medora is also not as expected. The town basically exists because there is a National Park. It's super touristy so sadly everything is over priced. It does have a bike path though, so we can't complain.

Depending on the winds tomorrow might be a rest day in Dickinson, ND. But if we catch a tail wind we'll ride it as far as we can. You can never pass up a tail wind!