The northwest is gorgeous! The only issue is that we have barely seen any wildlife that is actually alive, the other day we saw at lease 10 dead animals raccoons and deer alike... also a bunch of birds and squirrels. It was sad to see, and also came with a potent smell...We started calling Montana the land of wild-dead, instead of wildlife.

We had a friendship visit the other day and it was a ton of fun! We walked into the room and got an ovation from about 100 people which was pretty cool! I wasn't expecting that at all. We sat down and ate a delicious chicken dinner that the organization provided for us. I sat with some folks that were from California and were in Montana for the past 15 years to take care of family members that were involved in the organization. Next we had a dance with everyone that was there! And one thing that I love to do is bust a move! I danced strait for about an hour and a half with a bunch of different people and I had a great time! There was a lot of country music from the live band, gotta love the two-step! It was a really fun time and there were a ton of people there.

Today we had a 110 mile day and it was long.... 7 hours riding the bike. There was a big wreck in my paceline today too, which was a scary experience. We were going almost 30 miles an hour and a guy behind me hit the brakes on gravel that he didn't see and skidded out. Luckily he is doing just fine. He just has some bad road rash and needed to get 7 stitches in his hand, but he should be able to ride again soon! We are in Bozeman staying at a pretty cool place named Eagle Mount, and they do amazing things for people with disabilities. Here is a link to an information page on them;

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8098079813590561247#

Today we rode into yellowstone! It was beautiful! I have never been here so it is pretty exciting, although we have yet to see a moose, or a bear. Hopefully soon we will actually be able to see some animals that you only every get the chance to see on the discovery channel. Tomorrow we head off to Jackson Hole. It should be a lot of fun there because one of our main sponsors, Mountain Khakis is located there, so there are a bunch of activities planed for us. Keep checking the photos link for new photos!

Until next time,

Enjoy the ride