Friday, August 8

We were sad to leave Bozeman this morning. However, the day of driving held more adventure than we planned on…

We allowed ourselves to fall into a tourist trap right outside of Bozeman that advertised Grizzly sightings…we’re always game for wildlife refuges. We were within feet of five grizzlies that were saved from the circus and other places. They are amazing creatures and we were so glad to see them behind in the cage and not on the hiking trail!




If you haven’t noticed yet, we’re suckers for tourist traps. If there had been a ‘Mystery Spot,’ en route to Montana, we would have stopped.

This is the Stockyard Calfe, where we hoped to dine but it was open only on Sundays. It’s on old café next to the Stockyards that has some kind of special old charm. Believe it or not, this place was featured in Martha Stewart Living a few years back…





We also stopped at Pompey’s Pillar National Monument. Believe it or not, there lies a huge boulder that still holds the signature of William Clark (you know, of Lewis and Clark), dated July 25, 1806. It is the only remaining physical evidence of the journey of Lewis and Clark. Around it are the signatures of early pioneers.









In this picture are William Clark, his slave York, Sacajawea, and myself. Can you tell who's who? I had a little too much fun in the museum. Don't ask me why, but I really enjoyed wearing this:






Best of all, we were finally able to give name to the little s*** that injured Bryan on the way here and Amy in 2002. Straight from the mouth of Meriweather Lewis himself:



We were sad to leave Big Sky country. Somehow, around here, the sky looks ten times bigger than it does anywhere else. It’s beautiful. We're gonna miss this place.