No special plan for today except mass with Father Daniel Zinger, newly ordained (1 week ago) in the Diocese of Boston. We defrosted the freezer, had breakfast and then decided to check out some "small" towns (closest is 50 miles away). My Aunt Dee who just had her 92nd birthday and lives in FL told us she once lived in Montana where her Dad worked in the lunchroom at the train station in Harlowton and her Mother worked in a downtown restaurant. Harlowton was a booming town 80+ years ago and Aunt Dee went to 3rd or 4th grade here. It has fallen on sad times these days with a population of just 900+ and many empty stores. The railroad closed down in 1980 but the station is now a museum and we had a nice chat with gal who was working there.
We also checked out Two Dot, where Aunt Dee would go to watch the rodeo.
Welcome to the town....not much here - population 67
The bank has seen better days - all boarded up
We had lunch in Harlowton at the Loco Creek Diner....tables were spread well apart and I enjoyed my Reuben and Mark had the hot beef/mashed potatoes/gravy. They had elk, bison and sheep on the menu - no thank you!
Enroute to Harlowton, we came upon a big black object on the highway......just like in northern Montana where a big ole black bull was sauntering across the road, this time it was a horse and we were in the middle of nowhere!!!
Driving for miles and miles of fields, mountains in the distance and no civilization. Montana is the 4th largest state (after Alaska, Texas and California) in land mass.
The Crazy Mountains (or "Crazies") are part of the northern US Rocky Mountain Range.
Connor has started his therapy for wrist and has 4 more sessions plus exercises to do at home!
Thankful our kiddos are ok and no damage or injuries anywhere
Zoom session with 10 siblings - covered gardening and schools starting up and the challenges facing our teachers.
Have a safe, healthy week! Back "on the road again" tomorrow....
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