Back in Montana

I'm back out west after a great visit to Virginia for the holidays! The flights were delayed a bit and I didn't get back home until 3 this morning, but as long as you arrive safely can you really complain that much? There is a little snow here in town (very little) but it is still warmer in Montana than it was in Virginia when I left...so there! As promised there are some holiday pictures to be located here, some Virginia landscape pictures here and some pictures of my alma mater, Virginia Tech located here. All in all it was a great visit back east, but I know I was glad to see my dogs and sleep in my own bed; however short a time it was, last night. To tell the truth, I was glad to see this little town in the middle of nowhere Montana. It's good to be home!

Quick Trip

This was a good weekend! I went hunting on Friday; I didn't kill anything, but a bad day hunting is still better than a good day doing most anything else. I did see a couple of pheasants while we were out, but I did not have a clear shot at anything and I didn't want to pull a Dick Cheney on my hunting partner! Saturday I watched the VT/UVA game on television. Very good outcome...UVA lost. I then went down to Cody, WY for the evening; shopped at the Sierra Trading Post outlet store...very cool (and I HATE to shop) and ate a saloon in town. Sunday I got up and drove across the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway to Cooke City, MT (11 miles of the road was closed, but I made it just fine). Cooke City is at the end of the earth; there were a lot more snowmobiles in town than cars. After refueling in Cooke City, I drove through part of Yellowstone and up through Gardner, MT to Livingston and back home. All in all a good weekend. Pictures from the trip can be found here.