Blogs from Bozeman, Montana, United States, North America - page 3

It's Friday morning and I'm proctoring my final exam. I have to finish grading them today because tomorrow I drive to Seattle, from where I will fly to Shanghai on Sunday! Hard to believe the trip is already upon me. When I returned last August I didn't think I would be traveling again this summer, but by October I knew that wasn't going to be an option. I actually bought my plane ticket in January this year, so I've had 4 whole months of counting down to the exact date and time of my departure. Less than 53 hours to go! If you're interested, here's my itinerary. It's pretty well decided down to the day, barring any transportation issues (which, if last year is any indication, will be plentiful...but no Expo this year makes me optimistic). ... read more

Geo: 45.6793, -111.033As always, it was a wonderful stay at Jean's house visiting with the Morgan's and the Hicko's, but most especially---we got to see the new horse, which looks alot like the old horse to horse-less people.But as happy as Mary Rose was with one horse, she's in horse heaven with two. Maybe as happy as Cole was that he could finally go skiing at Bridger! Yes! Enough snow to ski!! At least til it turns 65 in a few days. That kid's happiest with the kind of snowy weather we're running from.... read more

We left Coram and drove southwest to Kalispell, MT. We stopped at an auto parts store to get an air filter for Bob’s car and a tail light bulb for ours. From Kalispell we took Hwy 93 south past the western shore of Flathead Lake. We saw sailboats out on the lake taking advantage of the breeze across the beautiful blue waters. We stopped by the National Bison Preserve at Moilese, where we saw a herd of buffalo and a big stack of deer and elk antlers. At Missoula we shopped for groceries before getting on I-90 east, to Butte and then on to Bozeman. Between Butte and Bozeman were some pretty steep climbs and some equally steep descents. It is beautiful country, with rolling hills, pastures and mountains, green and fertile. There are lots of ... read more

July 19th/21st 2009 Keeping track of time Having endured a terrible night - despite its beautiful scenery, Wolf Creek Campground is not a 100 metres from the I-95 with trucks and cars hurtling by at all hours - Nik and I set off for the Big Sky: Montana. We skirted around Moscow before stopping at Panhandlers Pies in Sandpoint for brunch. Hashbrowns, griddle cakes, sausage, bacon, scrambled eggs and endless coffee refills were in order! As were two to-go slices of razzleberry pie to enjoy at lunchtime. We carried on north through Naples and bypassed Moravia to turn right at Bonners Ferry and trundle across the state line into Montana (ta-ra Idaho) and into a new time zone. Yep, we are now in Mountain Time - one hour ahead of the Pacific Coast and only seven ... read more

The reason this blog is so late? We've been at the corner of "no" and "where" all day long. After 16 hours on the road, we finally arrived outside Bozeman, MT. After our jaunt to 1880s town, we made another fun stop at Wall Drug, a ginormous tourist trap in Wall, SD. We were lucky to get out, only purchasing a piece of clothing each (and milkshakes, of course.) Next up was Mount Rushmore, where Freddie and Gimli bravely marched us into the Black Hills. Quick stop to take lots of pics and get back on the road to.... ...the Crazy Horse memorial. Don't know exactly what it is? Neither did we....Turns out it's GOING to be a huge carving ala Mt Rushmore of Crazy Horse on his horse. But they've been working on it since ... read more