Red Lodge Mountain Resort

... like another planet...it is so majestic and beautiful. It also reminds you that there are much bigger things working in our world. After a few hours of playing we decided to go back to Columbus. We are very excited because tomorrow we are going to the cabin which is, I think just a couple of hours from here. We will be there until sunday, and then we are leaving strait from there to Glacier, and then to the trail for a few days. I will keep you posted when we return.

... we are up here she gave us some good advice, ideas, guidelines, and some good words of wisdom. She also kept us laughing with her stories and jokes. After leaving we went to the community pool and got some A&W cream sodas(sparkling vanilla flavor)...one of the most amazing human inventions of of the 21st century. We then went to our barn that my parents own and checked out their ...

We took a recommendation from a roadsign in Laurel, MT, and it paid off...The sign told us to take Highway 212 "America's Most Scenic Highway" (this is a new Hwy 212 from the one that took us through cranky-ass Broadus) to get to Yellowstone. This is definitely the most beautiful stretch of highway I've ever been on, and just a downright damn cool road. We went up all these switchbacks ...

... I keep thinking - "you idiot!" I looked at the damage and was relieved that the new back end was not damaged, just the plastic engine cover under the carriage. It's hanging by one bolt. I flagged down a car and asked if they have any tools that I can undo the bolt and take it off. He said no, but he had a knife. Prior to giving it to me he said that I must agree to hold him harmless if I cut myself with it to which I ...

... meow. Loud!!!! So I just keep chatting back as I opened a can of food I have in the closet near the door, but the bowls were in the truck. I went to get them and this little guy just keeps on howling but doesn't run away. Got him set up with wet and dry, and sat fairly close as he chowed down on the wet. He wasn't skinny, but he was eating as if he hadn't eaten in awhile. I gave him a second can, which he made it halfway through before he ...

... you gotta pour the loose "cheesecake" powder into a separate bowl and mix with cold water and allow to set up for 10 minutes. Then you gotta take the blackberry topping, empty it out of it's own packet into a pan, add water and cook. You then add the chocolate sprinkles on top of the cheesecake mix, and top with the blackberry sauce. All that said, it tastes like cheesecake, but doesn't "feel" like cheescake in your mouth. It does feel like cheesecake in your belly, tho ...

We left Yellowstone via the Cooke City entrance and tried to make our way to Red Lodge Montana via the Beartooth Highway. Unfortunately, the highway was blocked by a landslide so we drove the Chief Joseph Highway, pictured above. The Chief Joseph Highway was a real treat, since we'd never driven it before. We stopped in Red Lodge to visit Jeff's geologic field camp at ...

... trace out a good deal of the edge of the caldera and were able to see Yellowstone Lake. When we completed our hike, we started for our campsite. Soon it began to rain heavily and traffic snarled. Then a bright strike of lightning followed by a loud, boom of thunder confirmed that we were traveling in a thunderstorm. Mr. Troy decided that due to inclement weather we would be unable to make dinner in these conditions. So we went to a Cafeteria containing a variety of ...

... the like. The highlight for the girls was a covered wagon ride of about half a mile to the school house, where they dressed in traditional clothes, recited alphabet and counted for their teacher, Mrs. McGuire. Jocey and Izzy were able to take the reins of the wagon on the way back to the homestead. We left DeSmet and made the 350 mile drive to Keystone, our base of operations for Mt. Rushmore, Crazy Horse and the Badlands. When we made the reservations to stay in Keystone ...