The road from Great Falls to Fort Benton makes a rough line traveling to the north east. Today the winds are building throughout the day until by about noon running close to 20 mph from the southeast. Unfortunately, the road turns directly to the south east from Fort Benton. I decided to do a short day at about 55 miles and camp here as opposed to fighting the wind and heat for another 15 to 20 miles then sleeping in a ditch on the side of the road. In retrospect, it should’ve been a pretty easy decision. Fort Benton was a nice place to hang out. There may be thunderstorms tomorrow, but at least there will be a tailwind.