Earlier this year I was featured in a Great Falls Tribune article about the positive economic impact cycle tourism has in Montana. During my nine day trip in the state I encountered some two dozen people on self-contained tours. In addition, I crossed paths with Adventure Cycling's supported Cycle Montana ride in Twin Bridges and again in Butte. In Butte, where the event had a layover day, several of the participants stayed in the same hotel I stayed in and went out to dinner on their own dimes. Even many of the people I saw participating in the Great Divide Mountain Bike Race were dropping coin at the Wise River Club in the tiny town of the same name. Between ground transportation, bike-related services, camping products (e.g., stove fuel), food, camping at private facilities, donations to libraries for Internet use and two motel stays, I spent many hundreds of dollars in connection with the trip. I probably dropped close to $150 in Butte alone.