THE WEATHER: Cool, partly cloudy, highs in the 70’s. There were multiple rain showers all around us today which was interesting to watch the precip fall like clouds to the ground, but we stayed dry all the way.
THE DISTANCE: Drove 275 miles from Butte, MT to Hardin Mt.. Staying at the KOA
September 1st! Already! How did that happen? Where has the time gone?
We continued our easterly route today on I-90. Montana is a big state… they call it “Big Sky Country”. I can understand why as we drove across the flat planes of eastern Montana. You can see for miles and miles. There’s more sky to look at than there is land. We caught a glimpse of some prong horn grazing in a field off I-90. We’ve seen many osprey, a pelican! and a bald eagle. What is a pelican doing out here?? They were mostly seen flying over the immense Yellow Stone River. It goes on and on for miles. Gary had a hard time passing up four rivers notorious for fly fishing; the Madison, the Gallatin, the Jefferson and the Yellow Stone. All within a 200 mile span. A fishing mecca!! We actually considered dropping down a few miles into Yellowstone National Park just for the fun of it, but I figured out it would have been about 100 extra miles out of our way and we’ve been there before. So onward we travel. We arrived in Hardin for the night. Tomorrow we’ll cross into South Dakota!
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