battle ridge

There's nobody here. Two hours onna bike and 20 miles outta Bozeman and its completely devoid of human life. I'm at Battle Ridge cabin, all in all a pretty sweet place. Everythings locked up which makes me think that I may be here illegally. Nobody around to stop me...oh well.
The climb up here was brutal, I didn't think I was going to make it. I'm all right now. The flies are restless. I'm trying to relax, meanwhile the entire valley is buzzing. Its a sonic phenomenon. Time for a nap.
NEXT DAY
ouch, I'm hurtin'. Last night at the cabin some dude kicked me out, said he had rented the place. Fair is fair. I moved my camp under some trees and it was much nicer. Moving sucked becasue it had started to rain, I was worried and stressed out but it turned out fine. I cooked some rice in my camp stove which was remarkably quick and then I hit the hay.
Next morning (today) I woke up with a headache that didn't vacate until well after I made it home. It had rained through the night but my tent was mostly dry. I have this unique tent called a Bikamper which is essentially a huge sock that extends off your bikes handlebars. The front wheel is removed and used as a support for the other end. Pretty neat idea, doesn't require any tent poles so it packs small and light. I'm not sure it would've held up in harsher weather. Though I respect the innovations and design of the Bikamper removing that front wheel everynight is actually unappealing to me. Its a hassle trying to deal with all my packs and plus the process fucks with my brakes.
Riding back to Bozeman was no fun. The headache wouldn't go away and unbeknownst to me I was riding my brake pad the whole way. Shoulda got back sooner but the effort of hauling all this shite is bringin' me down. I'm having serious reservations about this trip. I don't know if I'm ready to tackle all these mountain passes, I might just burn out. Mike is eggin' me on, giving me advice about what sort of things to strip from my gear to make the whole unit lighter. All and all its a little rough on my ego. I hope something good comes from this.