Quake Lake, MT | The Crossing

I took an aspirin the night before, hoping it would help the bee sting. Unfortunately, it only made me tired in the morning.

It was a climb out of the Virginia City Campground, then a long descent into Ennis. Surprisingly, Ennis had a Cirrus (ATM) machine! But I didn’t need any more cash at that point.

Interesting design. The ground probably provides excellent insulation during the hot summer. But what do they do in deep snow in winter?

I stopped in Cameron for a long lunch from 12:30 to 2:30 pm.

My stop the next day was the Slide Inn, near Quake Lake. Ferocious winds tore at me all day. I played the mental game of count my blessings to distract myself. Here were some of the reasons why a headwind is good:
    Keeps you cool.

    Builds camaraderie in the pack.

    Eliminates most insects.

    Develops strong legs.

    Helps you to appreciate tailwinds.

    Reminds you to be humble.

    Slows you down so you can notice scenery.

    Gives you stories to tell later.

    It's a tailwind for people going the other way.

    Develops character and perseverance.

There were no motion pictures in those days, unless I wanted to carry an 8 mm movie camera. But this picture shows the wind blowing from left to right. My direction of travel is right-to-left. I turned the bike around and pedaled until I was in dead air. 22 MPH.

I believe this place was called the Grizzly Bar, a restaurant and motel. My journal records nasty headwinds from Cameron up to the Grizzly Bar.

I took a campsite at the Slide Inn at Quake Lake. I wonder if my cookstove burned the table?

As Wisdom was the Mosquito campsite, and Virginia City had flies, the Quake Lake campsite featured moths.

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