Post #31: Cow Pie Camp, Saturday, May 31

Speed: 5-7 mph

Miles: 30

Time: 9:49 am to 6:54 pm

Location:  https://www.google.com/maps/place/47%C2%B024'22.9%22N+111%C2%B026'45.5%22W/@47.40635,-111.44598,12z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en

I spent a leisurely morning in Cascade waiting out thunderstorms. After having a great breakfast (two eggs sunny-side up and a slice of ham) I felt ready to move on and take advantage of good weather. I got some good advice from the locals during breakfast.

                     

     The Cascade friendly folks: Breakfast in Cascade provided plenty of 

     insight and well wishes from the local fishermen that were waiting 

        out a thunderstorm while having their ham and eggs.

My launch site at Cascade: After a half-mile portage from the 

Trout Motel in Cascade, I put in at 10:00 am and I paddled for 

a few hours, lunched at Olm and then continued on to 

get closer to Great Falls.

 

I pushed six miles past Ulm before a strong storm caught up to me. I had watched it approach me for hours while paddling. I set up camp in cow pasture while strong winds blew through the stand of cottonwoods across the river. It rained hard soon after the tent was up. I call it Cow Pie Camp One.

There will be more like it along the way.

    

                                                 Fifteen minutes later the sun came out and 

                                                 dried everything except the fresh cow pies.