February 16, 2026
With another day of good weather and snow on the way, it was on the road again. I was curious about the roads north of Shepherd, MT and, in particular, C A Road that goes to Ah New Recreation Area. This is a BLM site for off-road vehicles. It wasn't interested in riding off road but the streets looked interesting.
It was another nice day with the temperature in the low-60s and hardly a breeze in the air. I headed out and took Zimmerman Trail up to Skyline and then Wicks to Main Street in Billings Heights. Then it was onto Hwy 312. I got off that and took Chicago Road to its end where I can get back on to 312 but I took Frey Road north instead. It's short but nice hills and turns.
From there I got back to Shepherd Road, took that north to Scandia, and then rode that east to C A Road. This is all flat farmland with a bit or ranching. It's pretty quiet out with only the occasion vehicle going by.
On C A Road I turned north. This goes past one of the largest feedlots in the area. I can imagine the smell on a hot summer day but I didn't notice anything as I passed it.
I arrived at the recreation area, parked the bike, and took a few photos.
I headed back the way I had come and stopped to take some photos of yard art I'd seen on the way.
When I got to the intersection of Scandia and Shepherd I pulled over to check mu map. I decided to head out straight on Scandia.
When Scandia ended, I turned north on 12 Mile Road and took that north and then turned on Mailbox Road.
This took me to Hwy 87 where I turned south and headed back to Billings. Now it was just retracing my earlier route: Wicks to Skyline and down Zimmerman Trail.
In continued on to Grand and stopped for gas before heading home.
It was a nice day to be out. It was a 72 mile day.
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