We stayed in Cody last night without doing any sightseeing; we just needed a place to stay with full hookups since we didn’t know what awaited us in Montana. First thing we noticed as we enter the state is that there are casinos in every little town. Bridger, for example, is a very small town but has three casinos including Honest Tom’s which is an inviting name if gambling seems like a rigged deal! However, do not think of Harrah’s, or Isle of Capri—-no, no, these are mostly hole in the wall places attached to a cafe or convenience store and having a few slot machines and maybe KENO or something.
After driving in pouring rain for a few hours, we arrived at our friend Mark’s place in Lewistown, Montana, at about 4p.m. He recently (last week) bought a property with a modular unit on it plus another peculiar structure that had been moved onto the property many years ago. He is hoping JL will come next spring and help him build a new small home where the modular now stands. We parked on his two acre lot and have electricity at least. He has no WIFI, but the McDonalds does, of course. Lewistown has about 6,000 inhabitants and is the geographical center of Montana. This part of the country is big on Lewis and Clark and their trials and tribulations as they sought the Northwest passage. The town has one Albertson’s, one Shopko, and a golf course among other enterprises. It also has a brewery where we had dinner: Big Springs Brewery. No matter how far a community is from the beaten path, it seems always to have a brewery and we like to show our appreciation for that!! We have known Mark since university days, and indeed, he was best man at our wedding some 45 years ago. It was good to catch up.
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