I was between a few projects and felt in need of a short ride. The weather has been pretty warm in the afternoons so a morning excursion is the way. But where to ride? Last weeks ride farther into eastern Montana was great but I wanted something shorter today. Okay, instead of east or south, how about a familiar standby by going northwest to Harlowton?
It was a perfect morning for it with a comfortable temperature (it was 102 last evening), clear skies, and no wind. I did the usual morning outing with the dog and got away a little later that I had planned but was rolling by 9am.
I rode the usual rout, up Zimmerman Trail, out Hwy 3, and then west of Hwy 12.
There really isn't much to write about as the ride was just pleasant, familiar, and uneventful.
I pulled into Harlowton right about 10:30 and parked next to the train, across the street from my destination, Klo's Bakery.
Here's a look down to main street.
The bakery is run by a (very) young lady and after a brief look at the offerings in the display case I selected a piece of raspberry coffee cake. It was really tasty.
The ride back was fine although I hit a bunch of slow moving traffic and had to use my horsepower to pass them.
I arrive back home without incident although I almost missed a mileage milestone. I am just a few miles short of turning 50,000 miles on the bike. I'll take it out for a ride this weekend to document that event.
It was about a 192 mile day.
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