Date: 9/8/19
Miles: 270
It was a chilly night camping in Grand Teton National Park. I think it got down to 39° which isn’t that cold, but still pretty chilly. We packed up and put our tents away and went to get breakfast. While having breakfast, it started pouring. We waited for the rain to subside and before heading towards Glacier National Park.
On the way, and still avoiding highways, we went back through Yellowstone. We rode up to Old Yellowstone where there is a gas station so I could fill up. I am the weakest link in miles per gallon and so I try filling up every 100 miles or so. I don’t want to be running out of gas in the middle of nowhere where there’s no service.
Anyway, we arrived at the Old Faithful gas station and there was a bison right there. It was awesome to be fairly close to one. While watching, there were some tourists taking selfies within 20ft of it. We were waiting for the bison to charge him, but that never happened and the bison kept grazing. So, we headed west through West Yellowstone until we reached 87 north then to 287 north!
We continued until we reached Ennis, MT for food and a drink. It rained on and off until we reached Ennis, so we were really hoping for no more rain. It was a cool western looking town. The woman and the saloon we went to said Ennis is actually a touristy spot. It’s known for trout fishing! Once we finished we were trying to gamble with the weather. It’s never fun putting on rain clothes. So we left the rain gear off and rode away! Luckily we never did run into any more rain.
Now, before we left Ennis, we thought about where we wanted to end the night. I started looking in my Hilton app and found a Hilton in Helena, MT. I made reservations using my points I’ve accumulated from work and we rode straight to Helena. Well, almost straight there. We noticed a train a coming, so we pulled off to watch it come by. It actually came to a stop in front of us, waited for an oncoming train to pass, then started moving again. It was cool to see and we also noticed the railroad ties flex. I never knew that so it was cool to see.
It was a decent ride, about 100 miles. It was mostly flat but there were fields full of golden colored grass. Off in the distance on both sides there were mountain ranges. So, I didn’t take too many photos. We got to the Hilton Double Tree hotel and Christian and Gabe were shocked at how nice the hotel was. I mean, we have been staying at Super 8’s mostly, so this was a massive upgrade! Christian was really craving some pizza, so when we got settled into the hotel, we ordered Dominoes and some drinks and hung out. Overall it was an good day. It was just a wet morning.
Adventures of Matty Q 