Monthly Archives: November 2010

Adventure West: Day 4

Day 4: After spending the night in Bozeman, we continued westward on I-90, headed toward Coeur D’Alene, Idaho. Here’s where we crossed the Continental Divide -  sure doesn’t look like raindrops that fall on the other side of this overpass head west… I suppose there’s some slop in the location of signage at the divide.  The divide is around Butte,… (more…)

Adventure West: Day 3

Day 3: Time to hit the road again.  But – before we get too far, at least one-half of the family requires a stop through Deadwood, SD.  At this point in our lives, Eric and I had watched all but the last episode of Deadwood.  We followed signs to Mt. Moriah cemetery, the final resting place for many of the… (more…)

Adventure West: Day 2

Day 2: It was this guy… or one of his cronies.  Taking his morning constitutional steps away from our tent.  Bison were everywhere in Custer State Park.  And, BONUS!  They were in rut.  We were told not to approach them, which I thought was quite reasonable.  I can’t tell you how many people were inching their way closer and closer… (more…)

Adventure West: Day 1

Hello there!  It sure has been awhile.  I’m suddenly compelled to get a few things out into the ether…  I wish I could say that I’ve been taking a sabbatical from the google tubes… but alas, I’ve just been focusing my efforts on other priorities – like my day job, and an even higher priority – myself.  Back to our… (more…)