Saturday, July 28, 2018

Montana, Livingston - Saturday, July 21, 2018 - Osen's RV Park



I noticed this rock and tree a few days ago but was unsuccessful at that time getting a good picture.  I think this is a real show of persistence on the part of the tree, you know that rock is really heavy.  But, it may be that the rock was there first precariously hanging on to the cliff when the tree started to grow underneath it.  Since it couldn’t grow up, it had to grow around.  I’m sure we will never know the true story, so it’s just one more wonder of nature that we have seen on our travels.



Not too far into Montana we came across this abandoned mine.  The historical marker at the side of the road was titled “Smith Mine Disaster”.  In 1943, 74 men were killed.  A build up of methane gas was blamed, but the cause of detonation is unknown.  However, it was noted that the men were allowed to smoke in the mine.



Red Lodge, MT looks like an interesting town to visit when it’s not overrun with bikers.  Don’t get me wrong, we like bikers since that is what we used to be.  But, this town was really crowded!  This weekend they are having a biker rally and from what we could see it was a success.




Montana has lots of green grass and cows.



On I-90 west today we get into some curvy roads and a few lesser mountains.  Tomorrow we will go over the Rockies to reach our destination of Missoula, MT.



We are overnight at Osen’s RV Park, a well-kept little park.

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