Props to you if you recognize the Frank Zappa song about growing dental floss. Meanwhile…there are only two more states to go in our quest to ride the tandem in all of the “lower 48”. We’ve moved 300 miles east to Montana, where the people are incredibly nice. Perhaps it’s because there is so much space and so few residents? Google tells me there are 94 million acres and just over a million people – very roomy! 

We spent two nights and one bike ride in Bozeman. The restaurants, ice cream shop and brewery we visited were quite impressive. Every person we met during our stay was warm, friendly and welcoming. The first night we visited the Aleworks and had a mini-flight each with our dinner.

At dinner, our server gave us a hot ice cream tip, and off we went to Genuine Ice Cream. After about a 20-minute wait in line, our lick and turn party began.

While we enjoyed our ice cream and posed for photos, sunset happened. We now understand why the name Big Sky is appropriate. The sky was spectacular and these pics can barely do it justice!

The next morning we donned our brand new “Route of the Hiawatha” jerseys and got to our 30-mile loop ride.

There was not much to see other than fields of mostly harvested hay. Does anyone have a fever for this large pile of hay?

At the very end of our loop we rode through the campus of Montana State University. We visited their football stadium and took in the sights.

It’s a college town, which explains all the breweries. We picked their “top rated” MAP Brewing, because as it is explained, every great adventure starts with a MAP. It’s an amazing setting on a lake, with outdoor seating to enjoy your beer while you wait for your table. The place was packed on a Monday night 🤷‍♀️. Go figure!

It seemed like a (too) short visit to a lovely state that neither of us had ever visited before, but it was time to move on. Montana moves into the “checked” column. Only one more state to go. Have you figured out what it is? The answer is coming in our next post.

Follow this blog and get an e-mail notification every time we publish. Just click the FOLLOW button on the upper right side of the page!  You’ll get an email to confirm your subscription, and then you are set. 

Follow us on Strava at Georgia Tandem Rally