Forest and Lakes

Leaving behind the Angus beef ranches we travelled into the forest and lakes of Northern Montana. There were many expensive looking lakeside homes in the forests that looked immaculate. Finished the day in Whitefish which has a town beach on the side of the lake. Whilst a few kids paddled around in the water it must be far too cold for swimming. Apparently it warms up a lot in July!
The roads are deserted once we get away from the towns and Montana sets it speed limits quite high at 75 in the country, and most treat this fairly informally! The satnav often says next turn in 60 miles or even more, so, with few junctions and fast, sweeping roads, we seem to get to our destinations quite quickly. Road surfaces and wild life are the only obvious considerations when making a bit of progress.
The roads are so quiet that you could almost feel lonely at times, three cars constitutes congestion and we frequently travel for 20 or 30 miles without seeing another vehicle.
Most other bikers are on Harleys, riding slow without helmets as few states require helmets. The next most popular bike seem to be BMW, we have only seen one or two sports bikes all holiday.
Montana is really beautiful and I can see why so many of the rich and famous own ranches out here.