August 25, 2010

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

Trip Day 83, Rehab Day 48

After talking to the rehab center about Glenna’s discharge, they said to be there after breakfast mid morning.

In the afternoon we drove out into the wheat fields looking for Hutterite Colonies. We followed a sign to Big Stone Colony. I think we saw it but it was too far off the road.

We went to Belt and looked around, that didn’t take long. Belt boomed when coal was mined in the area. After touring Belt we went a little further east and I tried to find a couple of caches, no luck.

Following directions from a person we met in Belt, we went south on a dirt road to the Pleasant Valley Hutterite Colony. Four barrack looking buildings and a lot of barns and equipment and all very prosperous looking. We had met Hutterites at farmer’s markets and they were sociable. We also see them at WalMart and Sam’s. The Hutterites are Anabaptists and in many ways similar to Mennonites and the Amish. For information on the Hutterites see;  http://www.hutterites.org/HutteriteHistory/  or http://www.destinationlewistownmontana.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6&Itemid=7

Aerial view of Pleasant Valley Colony

Pleasant Valley Colony

Housing units at Pleasant Valley Colony, there were four of these

I went to see Glenna at about 7, she seemed very sleepy and I was expecting Sean to call and play World of Warcraft. I left about 8. I picked up salads at Wendy’s for our supper. Sean never called.

Today was the 5th anniversary marking the passing of Gerri’s dad and also the birthday of our oldest granddaughter, Kayla who turned 22.