I'm planning a Havre, MT to Duluth, MN trip starting in mid-Sept. All but the last 125 mi. will be following ACA's N.T. Anyone that has done it recently (or even not so recently but mostly since the reroute around Williston) and has any information to share, I'd be grateful.

I am a hammock camper 95% of the time but I'm working out the best method to convert my hammock tarp to a shelter using my bicycle as the main means of support. I expect there aren't that many good hammocking spots along the N.T. in MT and ND but if someone knows otherwise let me know that. I also don't think I need to worry too much about mosquitoes in those areas but that too would be useful info. I have netting but it's more problematic to use when sleeping on the ground and not in the hammock.

Can I expect prevailing winds from the west/southwest? If you've done this route eastbound, what percentage of the time were you fighting headwinds? I'm not familiar with the early fall weather in either MT or ND (the closest I've come is eastern Wyoming in July/August) but wouldn't be surprised by afternoon thunderstorms though I'm guessing the frequency of afternoon storms on the plains decreases in Sept. Is that a correct assumption?