We started out about 8 am heading South towards Yellowstone about 400 miles away. as we drive on this 2 lane highway, the speed limit is frequently 70 MPH when the road rather straight. Even when we are in a hilly, curving section, it doesn’t slow down much.
on our right are the Rocky Mountains in the distant. the hillsides are grass covered and hardly any trees and all kinds of odd land formations, we’re guessing from glacier effects.There are more cattle than we have seen anywhere else. along the side of the road was a series of 8 or 9 Burma Shave style signs. that read something like--Having trouble with your diet--we have something you should try it. Eat Montana Beef.
yesterday, we saw a real live cowboy complete with horse and hat. he was riding the fence line where we had seen a few cattle outside the fence. A fence is actually just poles with strands of barb wire attached. today, the cowboys we saw were riding 4 wheelers. i like the romance of the horse better.
we did see a herd of mule deer that were crossing one of the rivers. of course, Montana version of a river is closer to small creek in Pennsylvania so the deer were barely getting their hooves wet.
for the next 4 days, we’ll be staying in West Yellowstone, a rather cutesy/touristy town just outside of Yellowstone. our hotel has an indoor pool with a water slide, but i don’t have my bathing suit. I wonder how liberal Montana is about using bathing suits??
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