Following the Barkers

Following the Barkers

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

August 3, 2010

From Great Falls, MT, N47°29.386’ W111°19.942’

Day 61
It was gray and overcast when we got up and it stayed that way most of the day.
We drove to Helena this morning. it's about 85 miles south.  A pretty drive with the Missouri River in sight most of the way.  We took a city tour on the Last Chance Train. It’s really a truck dressed out as a locomotive and pulled several trailers. Although the sun was out there was a haze that kept us from seeing the mountains around Helena clearly.
I have seen more impressive state capitol buildings, but it makes the Nevada capitol building look small.

After the tour we walked to a nearby cache. Before heading back to Great Falls we drove around and took pictures of some of the buildings.  St. Helena Cathedral.

A house in Last Chance Gulch and the fire tower.


We went to see Glenna at about 6:00. We went to Bingo at 6:45. It was free for residents and a dollar for the rest of us. Gerri got one Bingo and I got three. Prizes were mostly snacks from the Cantina. Glenna has quite a cache of chocolate now.
The overcast is still with us.  The news says it's a cloud of smoke brought in by air currents from fires in Washington.  Maybe so but there is no smoke smell.

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