Fort Peck Indian Reservation
Yesterday after nightfall we cycled into Fort Peck Indian Reservation and continued riding until we reached the town of Poplar, Montana at around 2 o'clock in the morning. Exhausted and in need of sleep, we decided to do something that many people had advised us not to do . . . we decided to spend a night on a Montana indian reservation. We heard the stories of the depressed living conditions on the reservations and now we were seeing it first hand as we rode through town and in the shadows of dim street lights we saw delapidated homes, abandoned cars and boarded-up store fronts.
As we considering pitching our tents in the darkness at a run-down town park, a police officer on night patrol stopped to question us. When we told him our plan to camp for the night, he expressed concern over the thugs and vagrants in the area and recommended that we pitch our tents close to the road so he could check on us throughout the night.
While we appreciated the officer's advice, we felt more comfortable staying out of sight and opted to pitch our tents behind the blue shed shown on the left in the picture above.
After a couple hours of sleep, we awoke at dawn with hopes of riding in calm morning air, but we hit strong head winds right from the start and as the day progressed, the head winds only got stronger. . .
Day 69 Recap: Poplar, MT to Nashua, MT (60 miles)
As we considering pitching our tents in the darkness at a run-down town park, a police officer on night patrol stopped to question us. When we told him our plan to camp for the night, he expressed concern over the thugs and vagrants in the area and recommended that we pitch our tents close to the road so he could check on us throughout the night.
While we appreciated the officer's advice, we felt more comfortable staying out of sight and opted to pitch our tents behind the blue shed shown on the left in the picture above.
After a couple hours of sleep, we awoke at dawn with hopes of riding in calm morning air, but we hit strong head winds right from the start and as the day progressed, the head winds only got stronger. . .
Day 69 Recap: Poplar, MT to Nashua, MT (60 miles)
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