Best Western Plaza Inn Butte

Okay, montana is wonderful and all, but i'm sooo ready to go home and get ready for our trip. as of yesterday, both of us finally hold the ticket for our flights, at least the international part (JFK-IST). i'm stoked to see ny on the way. now to tackle the rest of my to-do list!

... and I pray that we will always enjoy the freedoms that we now have and hope that as a nation we understand that it is our responsibility to protect them. Each of us must take up that yoke of social responsibility and ask ourselves "what can I do in my little neck of the woods?" Well where do you think all of our present day leaders came from? By holding little positions in their own little constituency. We may not be the ones to hold these positions but we ...

We moved today! We left Issaquah, WA at 6:30 this morning and just arrived in Butte at 7:00pm. We lost an hour but almost 12 hours in the saddle was plenty. It was a great ride though. No big towns at all and some fantastic roads. We stopped for breakfast in Ellensburg, WA and both got off the bikes saying, "this is why people ride motorcycles". Great smooth roads, cool but clear weather, great views from every direction, virtually no traffic and topping ...

Today we left the vast openness of Montana and climbed into the mountains, through Idaho and into Washington. We crossed the Columbia Plateau in Washington with its huge wheat fields and semi-arid range land for about 100 miles. Besides wheat we passed fields of alfalfa, corn soy beans, peas, as well as vineyards. After crossing the Columbia River at the Gorge we again climbed into the mountains. The day was very hot until we stopped at Cle Elum in the mountains, where it was very pleasant

... immediately. He was in his socks because he was at home -- he, his sister and her husband live in the mansion. It is an immense place. It is stuffed with Victorian furniture and bric-a-brac of every description, as befits a Victorian mansion. <br><br>Dad and Mom chose Andrea's room (pronounced the European way). It was sunny and very nice. We were in the Family Suite, with its own bathroom. A huge room with two beds, it also has lots of Victorian ...

... maintenance. There is something to be said for textured drywall and pergo floor!<br><br>Anyway, we walked over to the Mineral Room at the college. Very interesting. They had a movie about mining history which we watched, so we did not go on to the Mining Museum as planned. We're traveling with teenagers, and we were trying to "strike a balance between culture and fun". The Museum felt like it might tip the balance ...

... where Evil Knievel had spent some time and rumored this was where he got his name. The history of the jail did not show the police in a good light with rumours of corruption and abusing the prisoners. But who knows what is true. Horrible jail though and only closed in the 70's. <br> <br> We saw two underground SpeakEasy's. Places where people went and drank during the prohibition 1919 - 1933. One SpeakEasy, the Rookwood, was only ...

... us to an RV Parts store where they did have the item. We also spied a Fred Meyer store with diesel so after touring the streets of &#8220;Old Town&#8221;, we headed back to shop and fill up. If you&#8217;re not familiar with FM, it&#8217;s just like a Super Wal-Mart; they have everything&#8230;.and you get a gas discount if you sign up for their tag. For the curious, we paid the most for diesel fuel today since we left home&#8230;. $2.599 with the ...

Gisteren zijn we vanuit Billings vertrokken richting Butte. Eerst hebben we een paar stops gemaakt bij diverse winkels om de benodigde spulletjes in te slaan. Walmart voor hap en drank en een coolbox, Ross (*2) voor wat kleding en om de eerste verschijnselen van shop-a-holic te bevestigen en Target voor een wijnopener (heerlijke australische wijn hier....die Calafornische is super duur in Montana). In het begin van de dag zijn we een paar keer verkeerd gereden maar ...

... was unable to force Amalgamated Copper -or the Company, as it was known throughout Montana- to control its toxic emissions. With lessons for the current environmental movement, this landmark study raises issues of corporate responsiblilty, the rights of citizens, the costs of industrialization, and the relative value of the environment, issues still hotly contested today." Indeed. We passed by the single remaining ...