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Paul
Is Spending The Evening At:
MARTINSDALE, MONTANA
At The Crazy Mountain Inn
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 Martinsdale, Montana
is a little place in Montana that doesn't get much
traffic. Few people ever venture to this very small
town. The bulk of the visitation to Martinsdale is
from people heading up to the nearby reservoir,
Martinsdale Reservoir, to do some fishing.
Martinsdale is located about 31 miles to the west of
Harlowtown, and sits near the base of the Crazy
Mountains and the Little Belt Mountains. Hunters
flock to this area during the fall to take advantage
of the excellent hunting for deer and elk that are
found in the mountains. Yet, although the town
itself is located in a pretty nice location, the
combination of the consolidation of the agricultural
industry and the pull-out of the railroad has sort
of made Martinsdale a "forgotten town" in some ways.
Martinsdale is located close to the South Fork
Mussellshell River. This river is an attractive
river that can have some decent fishing for brown
trout. Unfortunately, gaining access to this river
is difficult. Anglers will have better luck with
access on the main Mussellshell River instead, using
the designated fishing access site that is located
on US Highway 12. There is one other interesting
thing in Martinsdale. The Blair Family Museum is a
beautiful residence once owned by Charles Blair, one
of the most wealthy businessmen to ever live in
Montana. The residence has since been converted into
a museum. The museum is open during the summer
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Martinsdale, Montana
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DAY 13 - SATURDAY, MAY 10, 2008 - - - -
Today's Distance:
26 Miles
Today's Route:
Harlowton to
Martinsdale, MT
Today's
Weather:
Sunny and warm
Current Elevation:
4,442 Feet (246' More Than Yesterday)
Total Distance Traveled:
337 Miles
Total
Distance Remaining:
283 Miles
Paul's
Thoughts For Today:
 Hello
from Martinsdale, Montana! This was a 26 mile day from
Harlowton and before I went to sleep last night I was
hearing weather reports of possible snow overnight. When I
awoke this morning I was pleasantly surprised to see clear
blue skies, with the sun barely up. Since it was a shorter
day, I decided to sleep in a bit and I didn't get on the
road until 7:45am. I strolled through Harlowton on my way
out of town and saw people setting up Saturday garage sales.
The sun stayed out all day long and only a few high clouds
rolled in.
As I began my
day I could see mountains in the distance... which appeared
to have quite a bit of snow on them. As the day progressed I
got closer to the mountains and they certainly did have a
lot of snow. Perhaps it snowed last night at higher
elevations. Anyway, the day was going well... and then I
reached the point of the last 7 miles. That's when the
headwinds picked up considerably. I should have saw it
coming since the Martinsdale area has several wind turbines
installed, which generate power from the natural wind. Today
those turbines were spinning and the wind was blowing. So,
the last 7 miles was a bit tiring and I was glad to arrive
at the small Inn that I'm staying at tonight. The Inn was 2
miles off of Highway 12, which meant that I had to add an
extra two miles to my day today in order to have a roof and
food. Tomorrow morning I'll have to trek the 2 miles back
out to Highway 12 to continue on to White Sulphur Springs.
That will be a 36 mile day and I should have high-speed
Internet access tomorrow night so that I can upload pictures
and videos from the past couple of days.
All in all,
today was a somewhat relaxing 26 mile journey from Harlowton
to Martinsdale. The mountains are getting much closer and
soon I'll really start climbing! Thanks for checking in at
this milepost. All is going well and it's good to be 337
miles into this trek across Montana after 11 days on the
pavement. If no other unforseen circumstances arise, I
should be at the finish line in 9 days! Yahoo!!
Today's
Montana "Did You Know?"...
Montana's economy is primarily based on agriculture and
significant lumber and mineral extraction. Tourism is also
important to the economy, with millions of visitors a year
to Glacier National Park, the Battle of Little Bighorn site,
and three of the five entrances to Yellowstone National
Park.
Today's Native
Americans "Did You Know?"...
Indians used the quills of porcupine or birds to make a type
of embroidery. Quills were dyed with juice from berries and
other materials. When they were ready to be used, the quills
were either mashed with teeth or softened with hot water and
flattened with rocks. The quills were then laced into
moccasins, shirts, pipe covers, and other items. Beads which
Indians received by trading with settlers eventually
replaced quillwork.
Today's
Fitness "Did You Know?"...
Based on an August 2007 national fitness report, Montana is
not one of 17 states that require their school
lunches, breakfasts, and snacks to meet higher nutritional
standards than the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
requires. Montana is not one of 22 states that have
set nutritional standards for foods sold in vending
machines, a la carte, in school stores, or in bake sales in
schools, and the state is not one of 26 states that
limit when and where these foods may be sold on school
property beyond federal requirements. Montana is not
one of 16 states that screen students' body mass index (BMI)
or fitness status and confidentially provide information to
parents or guardians.
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Thanks for stopping by this milepost
update. Run back here tomorrow!
Keeping on PACE,
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Along The Way... |
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this day I ran past the small town of
TWO DOT,
Montana. Two Dot takes its name from a local
cattleman G. R. 'Two Dot' Wilson. Mr. Wilson was
given the nickname of 'Two Dot' because of his
unusual cattle brand of two dots horizontally on
both hips for cattle and two dots vertically on
the left shoulder for horses. The dots were only
about 1½
inches in diameter and 3 inches apart. Two Dot
was built in 1900. The Jawbone Rail Road arrived
in autumn of 1899 and the Town of Big Elk, a few
miles to the south, was moved to the railhead
and became Two Dot.
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