Next Stop....

Next stop......Bozeman,Mt

 

 

Where car washes use solar heated water and natural is the way to go!!

 

 

Bozeman is a beautiful town!!

 

 

You know you're in cowboy country when even the Coke machine is wearing a hat!!

 

 

I sent Arnold golfing and I toured around to all the quilt shops

 

My favorite was Mainstreet Quilt Co

 

 

 

Not so much for the fabric as the building!!

 

 

 It was beautiful!!

 

 

I had a chance to try Oprah's favorite drink..

 

' Moscow Mule'

 

It contained ginger beer, vodka and lime.

 

Mighty fine on a hot muggy day!!

 

 

We headed over to Dickinson, ND to meet up with Arnold's sister and brother in law.

 

Anita and Arnold

 

We dined at The Brick House Grill

 

 

and golfed at the Bully Pulpit Golf Course

 

Well...they golfed while I stitched in the golf cart....

 

Working on 'Rabbits Love Embroidery'

 

 

I even had to go back and search for my needle and thread

 

 

Talk about a needle in a haystack...or golf green!!

 

I heard the views were spectacular on this course so I rode along for the day..

 

It was breath taking....

 

Bully Pulpit was rated one of the top 100 courses in the States

The Guys were in the rough....were it is really ROUGH!!

 

The paths weaved up and around the Badlands....

 

making for amazing contrast between greens and Buttes

 

Someone had some incredible vision to make this course!!

 

It was a good day...

 

with all of us doing what we love in a setting that couldn't be beat!!

 

I must say...

 

 when this snake started to cross the cart path

 

 

I was glad I stayed in the cart!!!

 

I just hollered 'FORE!! Snake coming your way!!'

 

The afternoon was spent in Medora,ND

 

Where we listened to the tale of Teddy Roosevelt

 

in the Town Hall

 

He had a tragic start to his life with severe asthma as a child and later as a married man.

 

 His wife had their first child on Feb 12th.

 

 His mother died on Feb.14 and his wife passed later that afternoon.

 

His daughter, Alice was raised by his sister.

 

Supper was a Pitchfork Steak Fondue....

followed by the Medora Musical in the Hills...

 

This was an interesting use of a grainery!!

 

 

It was a much needed rest!!

 

Time to get ready for Harvest.....

 

Christa

 



Ah..Margarita!!!

Arnold and I set off last week for a much needed vacation....

 

There is nothing better than a Margarita to start it on the right foot!!

 

 

We started off by going to Yellowstone National Park

 

Can't go by Glendive, Mt without stopping at Enchanted Living Gardens

 

and

 

a quick look at the Quilt Store!!

 

I thought of somone by the name of Angela when I saw these cat fabrics!!

 

 

 Off to Red Lodge for Lunch...

 

 

and

 

 a quick look at these incredible works of art made from sticks of downfall..

 

A bear...

Elk....

 

a Moose...

 

I loved this bench but it doesn't really go with the farm theme

 

AND

 

it would have to be strapped to the roof of the car for about a week!!

 

 

We started our ascent into Bear Tooth Pass...

 

 

This sign is hard to read but it says

 

"BE ADVISED - STAY ON ROAD"

 

REALLY???

Is there another option?

Even the GPS was lost!!



Last time we drove through here, it was completely snow filled above these sticks....

 

and waited for 3 hours for a snow plow to finish at the top of Wyoming!!

Thank goodness this one was randomly parked half way up!!

 

 

But there was some snow left...

 

 

We stopped to look at the views and saw our first groundhog.

 

Kind of significant since we were married

 on

 Feb. 2 - Ground Hog's Day!!

 

 

It was amazing to see the lakes up so high and blue

 

 

We went in through the Northwest Entrance of Yellowstone...

 

The Bison were everywhere....

 

The animals have the right of way in the park.

 

You can not make them move.

 

We managed to get a place in the park for the night

 

at

 

 Canyon Village in the Cascade Lodge

 

Yellowstone is a great place to go to disconnect....

 

 

No tv and no cell service!!

 

The old time diner at Canyon Village was alot of fun for breakfast...

 

The server comes up the middle and takes care of you....

 

Our Server was named Dawson

 

He said he has never known another....

 

I said I do and SHE is as cute as you!!

 

We had lunch as we waited for Old Faithful

He was a reliable as always!!

 

We didn't see as many Elk this time....

 

But did get to see The Mammoth Hot Springs...

 

 

Little Grand Canyon....

 

The river....

Water falls....

 

and more waterfalls

 

There was series of little books in the shops..

 

 

I try to do this all the time...

 

Been there a few times....

 

Thought I should write one called 'Who pooped on the farm?'....

 

The Yellowstone Post Office was impressive....

 

Huckle berries grow wild in the park.

 

 

A lady told us you can't go wrong making anything with a huckleberry!!

 

I think Colleen Marcotte would beg to differ with that!!

 

I bought Colleen some jam to see what they are SUPPOSED to taste like!!

 

We wound ourselves around hugging the mountains...

 

Through huge rock...

 

To the west exit where this little hangover used to be WOOD!!!

 

 

I was nervous with it being cement!!!

 



 

 We headed out of the park through the west  Golden Gates up to Bozeman,MT

 

 

 

The adventure continues!!

 

Christa