The Cook City Highway runs from Red Lodge, MT to Yellowstone National Park. It is a breath taking drive! It is not for the faint of heart though. The drop offs on one side with rock wall on the other has unnerved a few. This is not a fast drive. Do not take this as a short cut to Yellowstone - it won't happen that way. The drive is a slow one and again breath taking is all I can say about it. I had to stop and look over the side and take a shot looking down. This shot is [View Full Entry]

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Mammoth Hot Springs is the prettiest - imho - of all of the hot spots in the park. Sad part is, a great deal of it is no longer running. When ever there is an earthquake of any sort it changes the flow of the different hot springs and geysers. I remember visiting about 15 years ago and much more of it was running at that time. But what was running was incredibly beautiful. The rocks are actually growing because of the carbon in the water building up. There was one spot that the ridges had built up around and had [View Full Entry]

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Popcorn This is called popcorn. It grows on the walls of the cavern and is formed by the water pushing through the walls slowly and become what is seen here. It is better than a 1/4 mile up hill walk just to get to the entrance of the caves. The tour is so worth it though. My friend who went with me on the trip has rods in her back that are ready to be replaced - so it was not easy for her. It took us a while to get to the cave and then she held onto my shoulders [View Full Entry]

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On the Stillwater Nye, MT is on the Stillwater River. It is a good ride in a canoe. There are a few bends in the river that take some skill to get around. I have dumped the canoe once - but that is because the guy in the bow leaned like he was on a motorcycle instead of in a canoe as we went around the corner. It was May - so the water was ice cold. My folks have a cabin up there so I have spent a fair amount of time in the area. There are great trails for [View Full Entry]

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This was not just a re-enactment of what happened, but this was a history of what lead up to the battle. But before they started anything - they started with a flag ceremony on horses. All there were respectful. My granddaughter got her first lesson in flag etiquette. She is only 3, but also stood at attention with her hand over her heart until the flag was passed. (I also had to remind my 22 year old son to remove his hat, a mother's work is never done.) This history starts with Lewis and Clark coming out to this area and [View Full Entry]

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I come from a town so small there are no stop lights and the sheriffs department drives through once a week, even if we don't need it. My daughter had never been to a big city. Being a teenager (18) she was sure the grass was greener on the other side of the fence and wanted to move to one. We had a blast - but she changed her mind. LOL The traffic did her in more than about anything. The other thing was how rude those in service positions are there. She is a photographer - or hopes to be [View Full Entry]

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Chief Plenty Coups lead the Crow tribe into the 20th century. He had a trading post in his two story home. The home has been well preserved and lovingly cared for. I can't imagine how hard that must have been. All change is difficult! And this was no small change for him to lead his people into. The town of Pryor is small. As I drove through it I was amazed at how much fun it would have been to grow up there. There were boys out riding their horses or bikes. The freedoms they have are far greater than what [View Full Entry]

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Billings - Ghost Cave Ghost Cave This was taken looking from one cave to the next. I was standing near the cave with most of the pictures and looking towards the Ghost Cave. Costs List of costs to get in. I took a picture of the sign in order to make sure I got it right. Picnic area There is a picnic area with a tepee in the center that kids can go in. Ghost Cave Here is another shot of the Ghost Cave. They have excavated quite a bit from this cave in the order of artifacts. They will be [View Full Entry]

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Fredrick Billings - founder of Billings, MT The picture is taken in front of the Western Heritage Center. I went on a ghost tour this past week and found out it is supposed to be one of the most haunted places in Billings. Billings was founded by Fredrick Billings in the 19th century. Billings was a railroad stop that grew. The yard is not as big as it once was and other industries have grown up here. We are the largest city in Montana with about 100,000 people here. The area is still growing, despite the economic downturn in the rest [View Full Entry]

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William Clark in 1806 came down the Yellowstone River on his way back to St. Louis. Lewis, his partner had decided to follow the Missouri back and they met at the mouth of the Yellowstone. On his journey down the Yellowstone he stopped to carve his name in a pillar, now called Pompey's Pillar. For about a century & 1/2 people carved their names into this pillar until the government took it over. There were signs all over saying that if you moved off the ramps an alarm would sound. I have trouble believe it through, as there were animals all [View Full Entry]

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