It was inevitable that the speed at which we were traveling as well as all the wondrous sites we were seeing, would eventually short circuit my blogging on a daily basis. Well, last night was it! We had a long, exciting day and by day’s end, blogging was NOT what I wanted to do. Hence, today’s blog encompasses two very excitingly different days.
On day Seven, we left RiversBend Lodge on the Yellowstone River midmorning heading to Bozeman/Four Corners to have lunch with former neighbors of Lydia and Jerry, Cathy and Ron West. Their daughter, Heather, owns the Buffalo Bump Pizza restaurant. We learned that a buffalo bump happens when a tourist gets on the buffalo’s last nerve and he takes him for a
ride. What a hoot! 
The pizza was excellent and we could easily see why it has been labeled “ the best in pizza in Montana.” We enjoyed a nice lunch with Lydia and Jerry catching Cathy and Ron up on the latest Twin Lakes gossip. Cathy sent us on our way with 4 gigantic cookies and we were off toward Wolf Creek/Craig and the ranch where Lydia’s Dad was born.
We enjoyed a leisurely trip through the Sterling Ranch and back to the location where the original homestead was built in 1916. Her Dad was born was born there in 1919. We all decided that this was way too remote for us. Bob even joked about why they built so far away from the interstate. The foundations of the home are all that remain of the original property. By the time we were leaving, Joyce Blackman, the daughter of Frank Sterling who purchased the ranch from Lydia’s grandfather when they moved back to Indiana, arrived and Lydia and Jerry were happy to talk with her.
We left the ranch and drove through fields and fields of what we thought were wheat until we arrived in Fairfield and they told us they were barley. Fairfield is the world capitol for malted barley. ( says who?? ) We saw many grain silos which held grain for Anheuser Busch.
We ate at a local eatery ( the only restaurant available) and retired early.
Day eight consisted of our drive to Glacier National Park as well as a drive through the park itself. The Montana prairie land gave way to rolling hills and then the mountains of Glacier. We were happy the “Going to the Sun Road “ was open and we headed there after a brief visit to the Two Medicine section of the park.
Bob agreed to drive the “Going to the Sun Road” as he had at least seen the west half of the road when we were there in 2007. Every twist and turn of the road brought more “ oohs and ahs.” Once we were down as far as Lake McDonald Lodge, Bob said it wasn’t nearly as scary as it was the first time.
We relaxed awhile at the Lake McDonald Lodge,
then headed to Whitefish and the Good Medicine Lodge, where we had a suite of rooms at the B&B. A wonderful patio beckoned as we all were captivated by the access to internet and complimentary drinks and appetizers. Jerry’s favorite was Moose Drool Brown Ale. (Doesn’t sound drinkable to me!)
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