We woke up around 7:45 to get ready to go rafting.  We were supposed to pick up beers last night, but didn’t, and drank all that we had left.  Luckily in Montana you can buy beer just about anywhere and its dirt cheap.  So we picked up a few 30s for the rafting trip; they told us to bring some beers, so 60 beers for 6 of us might have been a little overkill, but we can always share…  If we get too drunk, we can always just walk back to the RV, or hitchhike, so we should be fine; as long as we don’t drown.  They provide us lunch, so at least we didn’t have to worry about that.

We used Wild West Rafting, and when we got there, we donned our wetsuits and got ready to go.  They asked if we brought any beverages, and they were shocked to see us with (2) 30s.  (Banquets of course!  BTW, that means Coors Original…)  They told us we couldn’t bring them on the first part of the trip because it was too technical, so we pregamed in the parking lot for a bit and got a little sauced up.  The water was really cold, so cold we had to wear wetsuits, so we needed a little something to keep us warm (Yes, Mom – I know it wont really keep me warm and will in fact make me prone to hypothermia).

Show me more… »

Tags: Chico,Drinking,Gardiner,Hot Springs,Montana,Rafting,White Water,Yellowstone
Categories: Travel
1 Comment »

Today we drove to Yellowstone.  The trip was interesting.  We went through a strip-mine (not pretty); It actually was on both sides of the highway.  I saw some of those huge trucks they always have shows about on the Discovery Channel, but it was really an ugly place.  We went through some mountains and the RV had trouble, and got pretty hot so we had to crawl up.  It really doesn’t help that we’re towing a 4 door Jeep Wrangler (I think it’s about 4,200 lbs).

The country out here is really beautiful.  There is a lot of open area and ranch land.  It seems like a great spot for hunting and fishing.  I can’t wait to do some fly fishing around the park.  I’ve heard it’s amazing.  We’re also planning on doing some whitewater rafting tomorrow.  I haven’t gone in a while, but hopefully the river will be decent.  If it’s really going, I’ll try to rent a kayak.

Every half an hour or so we would pass an Indian Reservation.  These were really depressing; they were in much worse shape than most in the southwest.  These were HUGE.  Many had casinos and truck stops, but nobody really went.  There weren’t enough people out here to generate much income from the slots.  The Native Americans really got a raw deal, I felt pretty depressed as we drove through their land.

Show me more… »

Tags: Buffalo,Indian Reservation,Montana,Seattle,Washington,Yellowstone River
Categories: Travel
No Comments »