When I say 'world renowned' I mean according to Montanans (who are slightly biased and see Montana as the world). Nonetheless, this candy store was quite something. I felt like Charlie in Willy Wonker's factory - totally awestruck. There were sweets, chocolates and fudge of all flavours imaginable, displayed in a way which made you... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/YKX1yeYIUAY This week's site was three hours from Dillon (where I am staying) and then a further trek in with the gear... And a compulsory selfie As this week's team were all ladies - all of us scorching hot and deprived of showering facilities for some days, we decided to go for a skinny dip.... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/-xmoz535rA4 After a long day in the field, it is paramount to get our tents up as efficiently as possible so we can get on with cooking and relaxing before it gets dark.
On Friday I went for a bike ride with the family - I now have a bike I am borrowing so I'm super happy. We drove to the town Beaut and cycled down an old disused railway track. There were these tunnels which were pitch black and you could only see a little light at... Continue Reading →
After a long week camping we still had smiles all round. I even got to drive the pick up truck Using a rose as an analogy for this week, the petal was seeing a moose mother and baby close up, as well as deer, birds and beautiful landscapes. And the thorn of the week was... Continue Reading →
Been exploring the small town of Dillon and tasting the local beers at the brewery. We visited crystal Park, where anyone can go and dig for crystals. I found some really pretty quartz and had a lot of fun. Then i tried my first smore It was heavenly The drive home was beautiful
After roaring thunder, an incredible lighting display and heavy rain, hailstones pounced our truck... https://youtu.be/Qf2Ejvk5MGY The view was very dramatic And we could see nothing ahead... At least I was not driving. I struggle as it is staying on the right side of the road. I could not believe that this occurred after such a... Continue Reading →
I have been camping and electrocuting fishing this week. Still not sure how I feel about it. I Havnt been fishing before and so shocking fish, handling them, catching them, killing them with my bare hands feels surreal. Can harming fish really be for the better good? I know science says it's the only way... Continue Reading →
After a long and hard few days sampling fish it was time to prepare a fresh dinner, rather than the ready meal camp food we were having. https://youtu.be/lHQ8d3mixjI After I got the hang of things, I moved onto bigger fish... Blood sprayed everywhere all over my shirt too! And the guts and organs were quite... Continue Reading →
We went to Virginia city to watch Jasmine perform in a fiddle recital. She is very talented. I might have had watery eyes and goosebumps. Never seen such young children play so well together. https://youtu.be/WKFT5Yxt48M Also Virginia city is a pretty cool place... It is an old mining town and so the architecture was very... Continue Reading →
We are going on a bear hunt 