Ben and I had the amazing opportunity to spend a week in Montana from July 9-16.
I have a lot of pictures to share (I don't claim to be a professional, but I tried to get some decent ones!).
I'm going to break our trip down into a few different posts to make it easier to follow!
We arrived around 3pm on the 9th, and by the time we grabbed groceries and made it to our cabin in Rock Creek, we were pretty excited and I didn't think to take out my good camera (so most of my pictures are on my phone!).
We stayed at the Valley Of The Moon cabin on Rock Creek, and it was wonderful! A quaint little cabin attached the main cabin, and our hosts were so accommodating and fun! They were full of suggestions for things to see and do!
Valley Of The Moon is a historical property. Theodore Roosevelt and Louis L'Amour are just two famous people to stay here!
Rock Creek runs through the property, and since dark doesn't hit until 10pm Ben had plenty of fishing time in the evenings!
Our next day was full of fishing along the Bitterroot River with a guide service. Again, all pictures are on my phone (didn't want to chance dropping the good camera in the water).
On Friday we headed out early and did some exploring. We ended up at a little spot along the Blackfoot River. The fishing wasn't great, and we left when a family with kids showed up and started splashing around (not conducive to good fishing). It certainly was pretty, though!
We drove along a mountain highway for about 40 minutes and ended up at the cutest little town ever--Ovando, MT. Population of around 70!
"Main Street" was a little dirt road, and the town consisted of a General Store, Museum, Fly Shop, and a restaurant called The Stray Bullet (we had lunch here--it was a cozy little place with great food).
It's also a stop on the "Lewis Minus Clark Expedition".
The owner of the fly shop suggested a good fishing spot, so we trekked into the (very remote) wilderness to this little place. I was a bit nervous the whole time, seeing as there were bear warning signs everywhere and we had no bear spray!!
It was beautiful and very peaceful, though!
Our day ended back at our cabin with Ben fishing and me enjoying a book!
The pictures are beautiful and I'm so happy for you both that you had such a great opportunity and a wonderful time! Next time....come further west. It's just as pretty here and in most places even prettier! :)
ReplyDeleteAccommodations are pretty good at the Taft Hotel too. <3