From Montana to Wyoming - all you see is beauty! I wouldn't want to be here in the winter but right now - I am in love!
One of our day trips in Montana took us to the old town of Anaconda and to Lost Creek State Park. Anaconda didn't have much to see but we did find the fish hatchery there. These beautiful trout were on display in front of the building. What a nice safe life they have!
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| Lost Creek State Park |
Lost Creek State Park was quite a surprise. We only visited because it was in the general area of where we were. Near the waterfall and granite cliffs there are small camping sites. Made us wish we had a smaller camper. We had packed a lunch so we found a nice shady picnic area and enjoyed the quiet.
Our next outing was to Phillipsburg, Montana. We had heard that it was a cute little town and were not disappointed. On the drive there we made a couple of stops at Georgetown Lake. It was early in the day and the wind was yet to come up. I fell in love and now I want a house on that lake.
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| Phillipsburg Brewery was in the building on the right. Loved the colorful motif! |
Then it was on to P-Burg - as we learned the locals call it. What a charming little town with cute shops and a local brewery which of course we checked out. We enjoyed the friendly locals so much - a man who spent his life making custom saddles, a quilter with a large store where all the quilts were made by her and her friend and a young man at the bar of the brewery who had fought in Afghanistan and returned to work in the mines.
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| Everyone needs a bear. |
On our way to Jackson, Wyoming we entered Yellowstone Park in Wyoming, then left it and drove into southern Montana and stayed in West Yellowstone at a Federal Campground. This picture is of Lake Hebgen which was just a few hundred feet from our camping site.
And when you can have this kind of beauty around you AND get to spend time with friends, it is even better. Susan and Paul were already on vacation in Wyoming when we decided to try to get together. They were able to get a camping site very close to ours. It rained a lot of the time but we didn't mind - we just got out the umbrellas and continued to enjoy our fire. But when my food started getting wet, I got a little frustrated!
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| Kirby, Susan and Paul plus their 2 dogs. |
We spent some time enjoying Yellowstone together but the crowds really got to us. The parking lots were full and required waiting in a long line to get a spot and heaven forbid you need a restroom. Too many people for us so we only did a bit of it as we had been there before.
We did enjoy some of the geysers and a drive through Fire Hole canyon. There is so much beauty in this part of the country. It seems that no matter which way you look, you get to go "Ooooo, Ahhhh!" all the time!
Then it was on to Jackson Hole and the Tetons. My sister and her family have lived in Jackson for over 40 years and I have visited probably 20 times. I never tire of it!! Just look at those mountains - aren't they magnificent?
Horses are everywhere. This must be horse lover heaven!
While in Jackson we celebrated our 14th anniversary with a day in town. After walking the boardwalks and browsing the cute shops we had to go to the Cowboy Bar and sit in the saddles. But, getting up into that saddle was not as easy as it looked. I had everyone laughing with me as I tried to get my leg up and over it! And - it was not comfortable to sit like that at all! But we made some new friends so it was worth it!
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| Our 14th wedding anniversary at the Cowboy Bar in Jackson, WY |
We are now in a resort called Star Valley which is just south of Jackson by about an hour. It is absolutely gorgeous here with the big valley and the mountains rising all around us. A few days ago we took a day trip to Caribou City which is an old mining town about 20 miles up in the mountains on a dirt road. We pretended our truck was a jeep and off we went.
This was our first stop on a bluff overlooking the Salt River. There is a camping spot right where I took this picture - next year....... Can you imagine waking up each morning to that view??
We finally made it up to Caribou City and found that there is not much left of the original town which boasted 1500 people in the late 1800's.
On the way back out we came upon this man who was just trying to get some free firewood and felled a dead tree....it fell the wrong way. He was working to get it off the road when we arrived. Then is chain broke. Luckily he was able to replace it quickly and in about 10 minutes we were on our way again.
I don't think that I ever saw a beaver dam before!
2 comments:
Awesome pictures, thanks again (I'm going to keep saying this because I really mean it) for sharing your trip with us. Aren't beaver dams amazing! Some are so big and strong you can even walk across them.
One more thing... do you guys fish? This looks like prime fishing country.
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