Day 4

Mimi and Alan’s Montana Saga- Day 4

Alan writes:

Today was less eventful than others in terms of what we saw, not getting lost, not falling and not driving on any gravel roads.  We left Helena around 12:30 PM and headed west on Hwy 12, traveling through numerous small towns before hitting Hwy 90 west.  We left 90 at a small state road, number 271.  It was only 24 miles long but it was the prettiest of the day for two reasons.  The first was the scarcity of any other traffic and the second was the number of old bunkhouses, ranch houses and cattle we saw in a valley between two diverging arms of a local range.  We turned onto Hwy 141 and then 83 towards Kalispell.  We looked for bear, moose, elk but only saw one deer.  Today was not an especially beautiful example of Montana travel but tomorrow promises better as we head through White Fish toward Glacier National Park.  Mimi may remember things differently.  We’ll see what she has to say!

Mimi says:

Today was a relaxing ride down small roads where we passed numerous mountain lakes … gorgeous lakes … lakes of shining waters (just like in Anne of Green Gables.) We saw more green mountains, grassy mountains and rocky mountains … some in the distance with snow on top!  And lots more cows, bulls and horses, but alas no wildlife (except for one lone deer that Alan spotted.) We arrived in Kalispell with my left over Rigatoni from dinner last night (Mediterranean Grille in downtown Helena) and had an early dinner in our hotel room. We may go for a walk and get the kinks out before we settle in for the night.

Are you Martins lost? ... This way.

 Cathedral of Saint Helena, whose cornerstone was laid in 1908, is modeled after Vienna's Votive Church of the Sacred Heart in Victorian Gothic style. Look at the amazing details! It was closed
today for Labor Day but we hope to come back through to see
the inside.

Hay stack in a rick (instead of bales)

Free range cattle munching on grass outside the fence.

Snow on peaks in the background.