Bozeman Area Biking- Emerald Lake

We had driven through Bozeman several times and thought it looked like it might be good mtn. biking country. The guidebook called "Montana Singletrack" told of trails that were comparable to heaven, using words like 'euphoric' and 'super sweet'. We were excited to test them out.

Our first ride, to Emerald Lake, was a bit of a bummer b/c we hit quite a lot of snow and thus had to carry our bikes a lot. Then, the thunder began to crack and lightning lit up the sky.

So, within a 1/4 mile of the lake and the hard-earned view (which we couldn't have seen anyway b/c the clouds were completely enveloping us), we had to turn around and ride as fast as possible down to avoid getting struck by lightning.

 Rain bouncing off the pavement down in town, 

while we bought groceries and waited out the storm.

 Our awesome FREE campsite up the Hyalite Canyon...

The great thing about MT is that a wicked storm 

can come and go so fast and its like it never happened...

enjoying our after-dinner campfire.