Day 487 – US – Montana [Bozeman to Livingston]

04/08/21

44km

  From Bozeman (Montana) to Livingston (Montana)

North America

Up the Bozeman Pass at 1740m and all the way down the Yellowstone Valley

Leaving Bozeman at sunrise

I very much enjoyed the city of Bozeman yesterday. I took a long walk late afternoon and as I headed back to my motel, I received a text from friends of Crystal (who ran with me yesterday) who checked on me and asked if I needed anything. It’s hard to express how good it feels when I’m on this continent where I had close to no connection before the start of the journey! I left the city at dawn and the air was chilly and almost clear.

Up Bozeman Pass on IS90

The first part of the run took me up the Bozeman Pass at 1740m. I had been a bit scared about having to run 7 miles along Interstate 90. But as it turned out, there were roadworks all along, and I had the protection from an extra lane cleared for the works. I ran the rest of the way on the Frontage Road. The landscapes were stunning all the way. I am now in the Yellowstone Valley, a stone throw away from the Yellowstone National Park.

The Park is about 100km south of where I am today. I had tried to route my itinerary through the Park but I did not manage to find an itinerary which would have fitted my needs in terms of finding a safe place to crash every 40-50km!

Passed the Grissly Bears Rehab Centre!

I received today a very warm and surprising message from Connie Karras (incidentally a friend of Dr Lisa Bliss whom I met near Ellensburg Washington). Connie lives in Indiana and has been a crew member for Jesper Olsen’s run – the 1st ever man to run around the world in 2012! Jesper first ran a west-to-east world-run. Then a 2nd world run 2015 north-to-south. And he is now preparing a run across the Antarctic Continent, of which Connie is a crew member again! Jesper will not only be the 1st man to have run around the world, he will also become the 1st person to have crossed all 7 continents running…! I will be following the journey with excitment. And meanwhile, I’m looking forward to meeting with Connie near Chicago! Check out Jesper Olsen’s amazing new adventure: http://www3.worldrun.org/infouk.html

Lunar landscapes

Note: Happy birthday to my good friend Lisa in Greece, who hosted me in Athens throughout the 2nd European lockdown in November/ December 2020. And my heart (and mind) was very much in Greece today, as wildfires are raging through the country’s capital’s harshest heatwave on record. And a very special thought to our very good friend James whose fabulous house in Varibobi, at the foot at Mount Parnitha, has just gone up in flames. We all have so many memories in this house, parties, celebrations and friends… I wish I could send more than heartfelt thoughts.

Check out today’s flyover video: https://www.relive.cc/view/vKv2yRjyr4q

Check my daily run GPS data on or

Here is the map of today’s run: