Category Archives: Montana Gravel 2024

“Do you think I’ll need this anymore?” Tom held up a mud-encrusted tongue depressor. He leaned down and scrapped a few clumps of the brown muck clogging his derailleur. “It’s not that bad, just those few puddles back there.” “I … Continue reading →

Down at the junction, Michele waited with the Ram. “I’m going to drive up a bit, see how the road is, if I can see them,” I told her. As soon as I left Tony Creek, and started up Red … Continue reading →

“Do you think I’ll need this anymore?” Tom held up a mud-encrusted tongue depressor. He leaned down and scrapped a few clumps of the brown muck clogging his derailleur. “It’s not that bad, just those few puddles back there.” “I … Continue reading →

Roundup to Harlowton “Maybe they have rain pants here,” Satish said. He’d already struck out at the Roundup Hardware and Ranch store. Despite the forecast of two inches of rain, 25 to 40 mile per hour headwinds, and wind chills … Continue reading →

Four miles up the road, we stopped at the unsigned intersection of 9-Mile “Road” and US 12. I pointed up the hill. “That’s the best-looking part of this road.” A double track fit for a jeep snaked up towards the … Continue reading →

At 9:30, Robin returned, his grin undiminished. “You came back!” I exclaimed. “Did you find the peanut-butter mud those guys promised?” “The surface was OK. Wet and rutty after the pavement ended, but we didn’t sink in or get stuck.” … Continue reading →

“Maybe they have rain pants here,” Satish said. He’d already struck out at the Roundup Hardware and Ranch store. Despite the forecast of two inches of rain, 25 to 40 mile per hour headwinds, and wind chills in the upper … Continue reading →