Sometimes, when we get to a new place there’s so much to see and do that Mark and I forget to just take time to relax. Because our last week in Montana happened to be their hottest of the year, we were forced to take a break in the afternoons so we were thrilled to have access to the Jefferson River to cool down. Our favorite way to experience an area is to pick a campground then explore a 50 mile or so radius doing the things we love: meeting locals, eating pie, hiking, biking, playing disc golf and learning the local history. We loved being tourists in the pioneering mining town of Virginia City which is a very much alive ghost town frozen in time. We also loved hiking and biking on trails in National Forests without seeing a single soul. Montana is a big state and even though we stayed ten days with a goal of exploring the area in and around Lewis and Clark Caverns we barely made a dent in all the things to do.
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| Cooling off in the Jefferson |
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| Virginia City frozen in time |
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