Friday, September 4, 2009

September 4 - Greybull, WY to Deer Lodge, MT


Barb - We migrated out of Wyoming and pretty much spent the day on the Interstate, except for the first 75 miles. We got to witness a fire in progress on the hills around Columbus, MT! That's close enough when you can still see the ground smoldering from the highway and a lick or two of flames. A helicopter went overhead hauling one of the big water buckets so we knew it wasn't just L.A. haze! We stopped at Three Forks for good baked goods and sandwiches from the Wheat Montana restaurant/bakery. We had discovered it 4 years ago and are surprised it isn't a chain all over the West by now! The huge cinnamon rolls will taste good for breakfast tomorrow.

Ed - The drive today was not bad and not particularly difficult. The roads were pretty good and the traffic was light most of the day. We encontered some hills today that slowed us down a bit - to 30 / 40 mph while going up the "hills". Down the hills can also be a bit of a challenge when slowing a 25,000 lb load.

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