Mansion on the Hill
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Hi all,
Yesterday I wandered across Montana, It is really dry here, The farmers here make either round or rectangular bales. Mostly round. Wildlife are deer and moose. Domestic herds are either Angus or Bison. I had bison burger split between lunch and dinner, It was really good. I spent the night in Shelby. Montana at an over priced hotel.
Today I went to Glacier National Park, It ...
Final preparations!
... nicely. Also met up with Brian Gagnon and his family (he is also racing tomorrow). I cannot believe how much energy these children have. They are non stop - back home and into the lake and hot tub back and forth. Luckily it's early to bed for all. 4 am start for athletes and their crazy support crew. We'll be down at the swim start (7am) and will have a long day of cheering! Way to go ...
Spent the Night Here
... days on the road. Way a lot of little towns, stopped in at Wallace, ID where the movie Dante's Peak was filmed, had been here myself once before on a trip, this time I got to see some more of the little shops and a nice little cafe where we had coffee and pizza breads. ...
From dream to reality...
The drive from MT to WA is kinda boring. We weren't looking forward to the drive across Idaho as nothing really stood out. Things took on a different perspective when Steve decided he was going to cross it on foot. I mean, we hadn't properly exercised for nearly a year and he decided to run across a state that's like 95 miles?! Who does that? On top of that ludicrous thought, the weather looked bleak. All that was forecasted for days was rain, cold and bitter ...
Wallace, Idaho: Center of the Universe!?!
... br> During the summer of 1996, Wallace was the location of the movie Dante's Peak, starring Pierce Brosnan and Linda Hamilton. The mega-flop Heaven's Gate was also filmed here. Actress Lana Turner was born in Wallace.
On September 25, 2004, Mayor Ron Garitone took the bold step of proclaiming Wallace ...