Bishop Bike Adventure Day 16 July 16, 2010

The more miles we pedal, the more adventures we have! Today on our way to Lincoln MT we met some very interesting folks along with the sighting of two bald eagles in the clear Montana sky! This was one of our best days yet! The wind was on our backs, making our 75-mile trip a breeze. Add in breathtaking scenery, and it made for an unforgettable day.

The eagles soaring in the sky were amazing. They were a testimony to going with the current, not pushing against circumstances in life, but using the current conditions to reach new heights. They soared with such ease and beauty, Tim and I just stopped and gazed at our country’s symbol in the sky (as we tried to capture them with our cameras too! Adjacent you see Debbie‘s photography displayed.) Most importantly, these birds were a symbolic reminder of waiting upon the Lord as evidenced in Isaiah 40:31. This has been a key verse to us, which we highlighted at our wedding reception.

During one of our rest stops on the side of the road today, a man pulled up next to us to ask us about touring. He was a petroleum engineer from Alabama, and had a place in MT where he comes every summer. He wanted to know all kinds of things about touring because he and his daughter were considering biking across America. He was very open and friendly, a good indicator of with whom to share the information about the Hopeline. We love sharing about the Hopeline with teens who could benefit from its services, or people who would like to become Hope Coaches or support the Hopeline ministry financially.

During a rest stop near the end of another hot day, when our only remaining water was warm, we noticed a man approaching from his RV. He offered us two bottles of COLD water that we gladly accepted! He was from Calgary, Alberta and was returning home from a vacation in Oregon. We had another nice conversation with an interesting man.


The scenery, as shown here, was perhaps the best that we had seen yet. We traveled along the Blackfoot River, a bastion for fishing and rafting, and were surrounded in the distance by grand mountain ranges, some sprinkled and some splashed with evergreen trees, against a backdrop of deep blue sky and open space, all coming together in the Master Architect’s impression of “The Big Sky.”

We arrived in Lincoln MT around 7pm and found ourselves at the Sportsman Motel for the night. Our room had plenty of space for the bikes with THREE double beds in it and a fireplace! From our experience thus far, everything is big in Montana. We have not had any problem with parking our bikes right inside our motel rooms each and every night and thankfully we have always found accommodations on the first floor so that we don’t have to lift our loaded bikes up flights of stairs after a long days ride!