Sometimes you just need a change of scenery so we headed out west to visit friends Mel and Cathy in Big Sky, Montana.
We took a late afternoon tour of the Badlands which seemed like a different planet.
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Afternoon drive through the Badlands |
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Badlands spires |
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Enjoying some camera time |
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Mike fixing broken hood latch |
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Driving through Montana |
Little Bighorn was an amazing experience. History books just don't prepare you for seeing the battlefield and the tombstones. A dark cloudy day set the right tone for remembering battles of land and cultures.
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Ominous clouds over the battlefield |
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Fallen soldiers |
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Remembering fallen Indians
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Off road trip on Buck Creek Ridge Trail near Big Sky |
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Montana countryside |
Bears are taken seriously in this area. Our first night here Mel told us how to protect ourselves while hiking, enough so that Mike and I each had bear nightmares our first night...
And we still enjoyed the great outdoors...
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Hiking at Ousel Falls |
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Mike, Diane, Mel, Melanie, Cathy, Chuck at The Corral
Nothing like beautiful scenery and great friends to change your perspective!
Diane |
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