Makoshika State Park(Glendive) to Medora, ND

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Last night because the campsite was so isolated and the sky was so clear, we slept out under the stars. It was amazing to watch the stars, and unless you stood up and looked down into the valley, you wouldn't see any man-made lights. When Kay walked over to watch the sunset, she came with bad news. While near the bikes, she started hearing a loud hissing sound that seemed to come from the front of Jim's bike. Jim's front tire had deflated again, that's like the fourth time on this trip. So the first order of business for Jim this morning was fixing the tire. The ride out of the park was very pleasant as mostly downhill including the 3/8 mile,15% grade switchbacks, which we took slowly and cautiously.  After leaving Glendive, the land for the first 15 to 20 miles was very productive-looking with very green and lush fields until we got fairly close to Medora, then had more hills and outcroppings with poorer ground. Had a great lunch at Tasty Treat in Wibaux, MT, a barbequed beef sandwich and a Montana melt with a rhubarb shake for dessert. We made it to Medora before the bike shop closed to get another inner tube.   We camped at Medora Campground on the Little Missouri near the entrance to Theodore Roosevelt National Park.  As you may have guessed, this was a vastly different camping experience than the night before! We discovered the people in the site across from us were a teacher and school counselor traveling by motorcycle to Michigan to visit relatives then back to Seattle, all together doing a 55-day trip. Jumped into (Jim) and waded (Kay) in the muddy Little Missouri River just for the fun of it and then were very grateful for a nice shower in the campground.
our campsite in Medora with the Seattle couple's site in the background.

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  1. Laura HJune 24, 2022 at 5:09 PM

    When you said hissing sound i thought it was going to be a snake ..m

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  2. Bill and PennyJune 25, 2022 at 5:26 AM

    I thought snake too LOL! Glad or maybe just relieved it was the tire but sorry that happened again. Hoping you have clear sailing now. Amazing memories! May you have more gentle slopes for a nice start again tomorrow!

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