Category: West and Wild USA

Memorial Day is usually the kickoff into summer. Graduations, schools are winding down, and families are planning their vacations. I am fortunate to be living in a beautiful part of our country and will hope to experience some of the summer fun here in Montana. In these photos I have examples of two Montana activities… mountain hiking and exploring “ghost towns”.

As local history goes, there were many small towns established in the 1800’s usually as mining towns. When the mines turned unprofitable people moved on, leaving the “towns” in their wake. These photos are from Virginia City, Montana which is a deserted town preserved by the State. For those interested in the Gold Mining Boom Days, the artifacts here are superb. One has to appreciate the pioneering spirit of the people at that time, our not too distant great grand relatives. Memorial Day kudos to them all! As for the hiking, well, the pictures tell the story.

Please click back and forth on the photos for a better view. My Photo Shop skills are negligible!

Have a wonderful summer wherever you are.  Blessings and Love from the Frontier!

Greetings Y’all, from the beautiful State of Montana!

I find myself in the spring of 2011 working in Boulder, Montana, a village of approximately 1,300 people. As noted in earlier posts, I feel fortunate to find seasonal work in places which usually close for the winter. Spring and summer, therefore, provide temporary jobs and keep my schedule more free for volunteer work.

After residing in southern California for most of my adult life, it is a treat to live in an area where there are so few people. Boulder is located in the mountains between the cities of Butte and Helena. I am always awed at being on the highway to either of these cities and sharing the road with 2 or 3 other cars!! Life free of the fast lane indeed! Another really attractive feature to the life here is that people are friendly, untrendy (meaning how you dress is unimportant), and seem to mind their own business. I have considered that heaven cannot be much better, but then again I have not had to deal with the winter.

In the following photos you get a taste of the scenery, the spring weather, and my participation at Boulder’s 100th anniversary celebration with my young friend, Leona. Yes, we are waiting for May flowers. Possibly in Montana they come around by July. Wishing you all a truly wonderful spring wherever that may be!

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Namaste

Wow!  Can you believe it is Thanksgiving week??  After 20 months of traveling I am thankful for the many blessings in my life that have enabled me the time and opportunity for a nomadic lifestyle. Observing life in other countries and in other parts of our great country has allowed me to consider modes of living that are very different from my own  (but certainly no less valid). With better understanding of the “other”, there may be the  possibility of increased communication between seemingly dissimilar points of view.

I have completed my seasonal work in Wyoming and would like to share some of the photos that I will take away as memories. This Wild West country is truly a wonderland of rugged natural beauty and freedom from the crowding of civilization. May everyone of you consider the blessings that make your life the fabulous and unique journey that it is!

Thanks for sharing my journey! Happy Thanksgiving!!

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Namaste