We're Off!

Took this picture for Hadley,  her motel in West Yellowstone.

Our long awaited return trip to Big Sky, Montana is finally here.  It's an 8 hour drive from Boise, and it's only exciting from Ashton on (about 2 1/2 hours), but with just the two of us, it's relaxing and can be interesting.  For some reason on this trip we didn't have a lot to say, so it was quiet and relaxing.  I worked on crocheting a baby blanket.

The last leg of the trip, as we follow the Gallatin River, is beautiful and everything around Big Sky is breathtaking - mountain peaks, rivers, meadows, and forests.  It did not disappoint.

We hadn't stopped for lunch, so right after we checked in we went to eat at the closest place, a pub in the mall right at the base of the ski lifts.  Terry was not very excited about the place.  He was expecting a noisy, crowded bar with basic burgers and nachos.  It was not at all crowded, or loud, and the food was fabulous!  Terry never orders burgers, but he did this time because it had an avocado on it.  It was gigantic with a big pile of fries.  I don't usually eat fries, but I ate a lot of his.  They were skinny crisp ones without any grease.  I had a fajita salad which was also gigantic.  I saved half of my meal and we're going to share it tomorrow for lunch.  We saw someone order nachos and they really would feed a family of four.  I think we're in for big meals in Big Sky.  Terry was wondering if this place (a bar) served breakfast.  I would never have thought that a pub like Whiskey Jacks would end up being one of his favorites.

This is right outside of Whiskey Jacks.  We might bring our Kindles and use that hammock tomorrow.  I could sit on one of the chairs and crochet.  Yeah, we really know how to vacation.  Everyone around us will be zip lining, mountain biking, horseback riding, fly fishing, golfing and rafting.  We'll be hanging out (literally) in a hammock.