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are great! Lois is reading the Virginian and has found a reference

to the town of Medora where we just stayed. The book was
written in 1902. The reference was to a railroad trip to Montana

with a stop over at Medora.

A ranger came by as we took our leisure. He asked where we had

hiked and we told him the Coulee Cap Rock Trail. He remarked
that a couple from Canada had had to turn back from that trail

because a bull Bison blocked the way. He noted that there was
another couple that had successfully made the trek as they had

just come off the far end of the trail. He said the two couples were
talking and laughing about something. We told him how we had

negotiated around the bull and our long distance encouragement

of the second couple. He laughed and remarked that that was
probably what they were discussing. He left to do more of his

rounds.

A few minutes later, a couple drove into the picnic area, hopped
out of their car and asked if we were the ones who had “helped us

out on the trail earlier in the day”. The ranger had sought them
out and told them where we were. They thought the whole

incident was a hoot and were amazed that they could so clearly

hear me over such a long distance. They spent a few minutes with
us as we exchanged itineraries. They were from D.C. and were out

for 8 weeks all the way to the Pacific coast.

We packed up after a couple hours and decided it was too hot to
spend the rest of the afternoon in the park. It was way to hot to

cook out. That will have to wait until we get back to the east and
cooler climes.

The thermometer in the car that reads the outside temperature

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