Day 19 - July 4, 2010 - Billings, MT

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Headed out from Sturgis, SD to Billings, MT. Right at the start, Jack had a warning light for his transmission pump on his tow vehicle, but cleared as transmission warmed up. In Gillette, WY we pulled into the Flying J for fuel and Aleta noticed steel belts showing in the left front tire. NOT GOOD!! Began to determine what to do, could not travel with steel showing on both front tires!!! After much nashing of teeth and much discussion, I went out to take another look at the tires. GUESS WHAT, no steel after all!! Aleta, Shelby, and Jack saw the metal, but it turned out to be dirt and water lodged in tire tread marks. After much relief, we continued on to Billings, MT. Once there, we stopped at the Flying J, enjoyed a bar-b-que rib, potato salad, baked beans, and garlic bread 4th of July dinner. The fireworks around here we really good. They were going off 360 degrees around us. I enjoyed a look from atop the motorhome.

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