West Yellowstone to Dillon, Montana

Historic Virginia City

Earthquake lake, formed by-you guessed it- an earthquake

Montana has been wonderful! It is such a beautiful state. One of the things that surprises us the most is how much different it is being here than say Kansas. In Kansas when we would enter a town of 1,500 people, there was usually 1 grocery store that closed by 6 pm, and 1 restaurant that offered burgers, cheeseburgers, & maybe a ham sandwich (thick white bread, a slab of processed ham, and Kraft singles cheese- mmm, tempt me more). Now in Montana we'll go into a town of 1500, and it will be bustling little tourist destination with several restaurants (including my favorite- sushi!), cute boutiques, organic grocery stores & normal grocery stores (that are still open when we get into town, which is key), and even when you go into what looks like a down home eatery there is a nice little diverse crowd of local farmers, fisherman, and everyday folk- all dressed in Patagonia and North Face. It's quite interesting the difference. But we are really loving Montana- all the towns and the scenery, and wishing more of our trip had been this gorgeous.