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Monday, September 7, 2009

East of Idaho - Part I


For those of you geographically-challenged, we're talking about The Big Sky Country State, Montana. Due to the abundance of pictures, and information, we're making this a two part series. But unlike the Matrix movies, we'll aim to make the sequel as good as the original. Ready?

So the first question you are no doubt asking is, "why were you all in Montana?" Aside from it being moose country, and having a large quantity of nuclear missile silos to admire, it also happens to be home to our sister and brother (in-law for half of us) Jaquelyn and Josh Little, and their two new twins, Evan and Ryan. Go back to our July posts to learn more about them.

Thus, we found our way to Great Falls, Montana. Home of the world's shortest river, hometown of NFL mega-super-bust Ryan Leaf, "Hoots", and Fry Bread. Quite a resume, indeed. But, despite such wonderful notables, we were focused on enjoying some time with family.

Our first few days we walked along the Missouri and the Roe River, and gawked at the huge Effen trout*. We also spent an entire day drinking fermented beverages and cruising along in a float boat on beautiful Holter Lake near Helena. The non-males in our group also found out how fun it is to relieve oneself in 50 degree lake water.

By the way, did you notice Evan and Ryan are cute?

More to come...

*Yes, I know there is no such thing as Effen Trout, think about it ;)

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