Over the last week, I've gotten to see some pretty great things in western Montana and in parts of Wyoming. I've spent some time in the Yellowstone and the Grand Titons. I learned to kayak and our tent got "attacked" by one of our friends pretending to be a bear. We did some hiking, saw Ol' Faithful, had great food, and rarely showered. I eventually made it to Big Sky, where more hiking happened, as did some training. I've met some more cool kids, and spent time with some VISTAs that I had not seen in a while. It was pretty much the best week ever... I also spent a night in Helena, which was also pretty neat. I had an opportunity to catch up with Amy, Steve, Mason and Luke. Until hanging out with them, I did not realize how much I had missed non-camp food or civilization. We went to Perkins on Saturday night, and Steve made waffles on Sat. morning-- it was great! And, there was even hot coffee that didn't take 20 minutes to make! It was pretty much amazing.
The trip home from Helena was also an adventure. I made it to Billings, where I noticed that my boat-tastic Buick had been making scary sounds. I stopped to get some dinner and ask if the restaurant people knew of any mechanics. Unfortunately, I live in Eastern Montana, and nothing's open on Saturday nights. I found something after looking in a phone book, where I was able to take the car and get it looked at. They're fixing it today, and Susan and I are going to get it tonight. Hopefully, it won't die. I hung out with the Billings kids until Susan was able to come save the day. More news on the car situation when it recovers.
Whoo for great friends and family!
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