Travelling in Big Sky Country

Trip Start Oct 01, 2008
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Trip End Oct 27, 2008


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Where I stayed
Lincoln Road RV Park
(Helena hotels)

Flag of United States  , Montana,
Wednesday, October 8, 2008

After a very windy and rainy night, the four of us got an early start leaving Waterton. As we approached Cardston, the rain stopped and the sun came out, though the wind scarcely abated. In Cardston, there is a large Mormon temple as well as several churches; obviously, there are many Latter Day Saints in the area. We had a very easy crossing at the border and drove into Montana. Most of the day was spent driving through ranching country. Closer to the mountains, the land is very like the foothills of Alberta. We decided that Montana really deserves the appellation of "big sky country" but could easily also be called 'big wind country' as we had constant winds throughout the day, which often slowed us to much less than the 70 mph speed limit.
 
We drove through the Blackfeet Indian Reservation for much of the day and had an interesting stop in Browning where we visited the Museum of the Plains Indian and a local gallery. At the latter, an older gentleman, who was related to one of the artists, took the time to explain the many dioramas and figures created by his kinsman. We were also fortunate to have a nearby service station, which assisted us in gaining entry to our truck after the keys got locked in. The wind there was terrible, nearly tearing the doors out of our hands.
 
Closer to Helena, we drove through some mountains with very stratified layers of rock in colours of gray, red and green. We are hoping for a quieter night so that we can get more sleep. Between the wind and the rain the last two nights, we have slept poorly.
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