July 3 Milk River Rodeo

July 3, 2008
Today we rode 73 miles in 5.5 hours of riding time, averaging 13.2 mph.
Riding into the wind all day today was quite exhausting and frustrating. We are not sure what happened to the prevailing wind out of the west. We are still looking for it.

On our route, in addition to the wind, we passed through Saco, the mosquito capitol of the West. The mosquitos did not find us until the next town, which was Hinsdale. Stuart and I grabbed our lunches and kept on riding. A couple miles further east we came across The Milk River Rodeo. We stopped and ate our lunch as we watched about a dozen local cowboys in Jackpot Team Roping before the rodeo tonight.

Last night we had dinner at Ilam Lutheran Church in Malta, Montana with the youth group and several of their leaders. It was a great time of getting acquainted, telling stories and sharing about how God has impacted different people's lives.

Stuart & I stayed in the home of Ned Mangis. He is 85 years old and very much enjoys reading Christian authors. Stuart and I had a great conversation with him last night when we arrived at his home. Ned came to the church with us this morning and had breakfast with us before we rode out.

WE were hosted by The Evangelical Church this night in Glasgow. They fed us very well for dinner and breakfast at the church and we had a great time talking with our hosts in their home before and after dinner.

Dan