Butte, Montana

I slept with my hand in the sling and it seemed to help. I planned to scope out the services so that I might get out on a flight on Wednesday. 

I noticed there were two bike tourists in a tent site nearby, so I went over with the bear spray that I no longer needed and offered it to them. Their names are Rochelle and Shane, and they are from Australia. I said for such a small population, Australians sure do get around! Shane chalked it up to "island fever." He said they (Australians) want to see what is beyond their borders. They started their trip in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada and have recently been riding down the Great Divide. If their money and relationship holds up, they plan to ride all the way to Patagonia while bypassing some of the less safe areas in Central America.

I walked to Bad Beaver bikes on West Park Street, and saw a large box in his showroom. The store was not open, as it was Labor Day. I then walked to Harrison Street to go to the U-Haul store to see what boxes they had for the rest of my gear, all the while noticing and photographing (with my phone) the beautiful architecture of some of the buildings. It is obvious that at one time there was some money in this town.

I stopped by the CVS because I forgot to to put on sunscreen and I knew I would be walking for awhile. I found the U-Haul store on Harrison Street and it looked like they had the large boxes I was looking for. I then continued down Harrison to check out The Outdoorsman, the other bike shop in town. I looked in the glass window and noticed their bike repair shop, so perhaps they box bikes as well. Finally, I went down to Walmart to check out their selection of bike boxes, in case the bike shops did not have what I need. However, their boxes were too small. I walked back to the KOA. I got about 4 3/4 hours of exercise.

The stores will be open tomorrow, so I intend to be at Bad Beaver Bikes when they open at 10:00 a.m.