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Sunday, July 29, 2012

Huckleberries

We discovered Huckleberries. We are eating Huckleberry Ice Cream until it is coming out our ears.

The Huckleberry, the most prized of all wild berries, are plump, purple berries that grow wild in the Rocky Mountains. The berries cannot be commercially grown and therefore must be handpicked one by one in the remote mountains of the Northwest. The harvest is not easy because the wild berries are loved by grizzly bears, black bears, and other animals. Asking a grizzly not to eat the berries from your secret spot just doesn't work. This wilderness factor and the scrumptious taste make Huckleberries a true delicacy. This treat is a taste cross between a raspberry and a blueberry. Western huckleberries (also called bilberries and whortleberries) belong to the genus Vaccinium.
Excerpted from Times-Standard April 14, 2008

Then there is Huckleberry Finn:

And last but not least...Huckleberry Hound:

All I know is they sell Huckleberry Jam in Town and we're heading there soon!!!

Few More Pics On Our Way To Yellowstone

We went from Montana into Wyoming and back into Montana again. At one point we were in the Yellowstone Park briefly. The dark blue at the top of the pic is the tinted windshield of the Coach.

Today's ride was only 2 hours long.

We took Rt 191 (which is the same road the Bozeman KOA is on) all the way to W. Yellowstone.
We were not 5 miles down the road from the Bozeman KOA, when our scenery looked like this:
Remember, you can click on any picture to enlarge it.

You really have to be there to grasp the awesome beauty

Dean, this ones for you (see the fly fisherman?)

Kelly, this ones for you. Whitewater Rafters

Saturday, July 28, 2012

On The Way To Bozeman Montana

Bozeman KOA Campground, Bozeman, Montana

81123 Gallatin Rd, Bozeman, MT 59718 (406) 587-3030

I was over at the Office, getting some free coffee when I overheard the lady talking to some new campers that just arrived. This is a fun packed KOA. They have an Ice Cream Social, Breakfast at "Starvin Marvin's" if you don't want to cook. And they have a "Candy Hunt" where they throw down candy at night, and the kids bring their flashlights to hunt for it. Sounds like fun for kids.