A few weeks ago we traveled to Red Lodge, Montana, for a spring getaway. It was great! We spent a lot of time driving around, just looking out the window at the amazing views.
Montana is one of the most beautiful places I have ever been, and my photos can't do it justice. It was truly breathtaking.
Among the highlights of our trip:
• A self-guided tour of the area led us to a pottery studio in a little town. The studio itself was basically a two-room shed next to a creek. A reclusive potter's paradise! The artists' work was gorgeous, and it was fun to find such a neat place so hidden away.
• We stumbled upon a little place called Prairie Dog Town State Park. The name says it all. Prairie dogs everywhere!
• Our last full day in Montana, we (randomly) drove to Cody, Wyoming and visited the Buffalo Bill Museum. We were expecting a tourist trap, but it ended up being a really impressive museum (five museums in one, actually). We probably appreciated the aesthetics of the museums more than the content, but again, a fun surprise.
• The biggest highlight of the trip a was our two-day visit to Yellowstone National Park. WOW. Refer to all of my flowery language above about the beautiful landscape, and multiply that by ten. We only saw about a quarter of the park, but the variety of scenery in that area alone was amazing. Hot springs, valleys, mountains, forests, prairies... not to mention the animals! We waited on a lot of buffalo to cross the road, and saw all kinds of deer-like grazing creatures.
Jason got up close and personal with a bear!
This elk was nice enough to walk through the Roosevelt Arch into Yellowstone, so I could get this great photo.
Yay for Montana!
