Internet has been infrequent and slow, so to make a long story short...

We just reached Malta, MT which is a big benchmark for us because it means we're out of the mountains and we should have a tail wind, should being emphasized. Getting up here from Bozeman proved to be some of the most challenging riding with a 25mph + side wind, hot weather, no water sources and the worst mosquitoes I've ever encountered by far. We took some time in Bozeman which was a really cool town and we stayed with some amainzgly awesome people (longtime friend of Tessa's padre). Yellowstone was amazing and at the same time really lame. Too many people/cars/rv's and seeing wildlife kind of felt like being at a zoo. Once we got off the beaten path (ie the path which you can't drive your car on) we saw few people, hung out with bison and soaked in some hot springs. I'll let the photo's do the rest of the talking.

welcome to northern Montana

open roads

we slept at this church, here's what it looked like in 1914 when it was built

more wheat

you know the wind is strong when you see these things

Chris sett off a grease fire as atoken of our

appreciation to our hosts Cindy and Tom

heres where I slept my first night in Bozeman,

I will live in on of these some day.

Danger! hot springs will scald your children

Ringling, MT

no wonder they took there show on the road

playing Bocce with Tom, our newly adopted unlce

first mechanical.....

Chris broke his fram climbing a hill in Yellowstone

the next day he was on a Surly LHT. "No Problem."

really cool rock formations in north Yellowstone

fun descent

riding along the Tetons, leaving Jackson, WY.

river + hot springs = awesome

crossing the divide, most of the big mountains are behind us