Running Time: 51:43.5 + 1-Lap Kick
Long drive through Billings and Butte and up to Great Falls, with stops in each. Made it to the outskirts of Great Falls at 4:54 pm, stopping at a trailer dealer who is listed an authorized repair center on an auto transport trailer website, but they have not been for 5 years. They did point me to an auto transport company next door. Chatted with the mechanic, who told me that I-15 is a main route for bringing cars into and out of Canada. Four auto transport companies in Great Falls, so an ideal place for a distributor.
Great Falls High School is right in the middle of the city – an old school with a stadium, so stairs again in the run tonight. No Trespassing signs, but the gate was open. I made a small attempt to locate the Falls, but could see nothing prominent on the map app, so I did no reconnaissance. I had a longer drive in the morning, after one quick visit to a trailer parts joint.
Going through Butte, I saw the famous abandoned Anaconda Copper Mine pit, though I could not see the water level from the highway. Also, there is a creepy white statue way up on the ridge above town. I was relieved to later find out it is of a woman, the Lady of the Rockies. That made it seem less menacing.
The sections of Montana that have timbered mountain ranges are beautiful. It’s a shame that there have to be any highways there.
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