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day 2: butte to gillette

Montana to Wyoming.  Always beautiful, especially in September. I finally remembered to take a picture. We ate breakfast at our hotel (a Best Western Plus we pulled into late the night before–in fact, we were so tired that when I … Continue reading

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bedtime in butte

Well, we’re back on the road.  It was hard leaving the lake this morning.  We managed to head out before 11 AM, and even then we dragged our feet by stopping in Clark Fork for ice cream and a huckleberry … Continue reading

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Name that cow.

Really.  Name this cow.  I saw her in Montana.  She was surrounded by friends and relatives.  And they were having lunch outdoors. I’ve never seen a cow with a bull’s eye on her midsection.  It was quite impressive.  Fashionable, even.

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Day 6: End of the Road

We’re here. The car is unloaded, the guitar cake pan is on the kitchen counter, the instruments are unpacked and tuned, laundry is piled neatly in baskets, and we sat on the screened porch and drank some wine and ate … Continue reading

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I love him.

He does anything I tell him to. Stand over there with the corn, honey. He loves being a tourist. Don’t mind the screaming children. Just look like you’re a gunfighter. The famous Wall’s Drug gave me a headache, but the … Continue reading

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South Dakota loves big animals.

It’s really quite amazing what you see in front of motels and stores. I missed the picture of the giant red and purple horse. Maybe next year.

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Right here in River City

“We’ve got trouble, right here in River City”.  Ring any bells?  Are you old enough to know the lyrics to THE MUSIC MAN? Day 3 of The Road Trip was long and rainy.  But the sun broke through the clouds … Continue reading

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I love Montana.

Seeing the mountains appear in the distance…   And get closer… And wondering about the people who worked in that barn…

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Road trip Day 5

Hello, Wyoming! We finally had a sunny day! Woke up to blue skies and sunshine this morning, and we actually got on the road by 8:15, due to forgetting about the time change. We stopped on the way out of … Continue reading

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Albert Lea to Rapid City

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