Billings got 12 inches of snow while we got just a few flurries.  Avalanche danger in the mountains is high due to light fluffy snow, high wind, and an unstable snow base.  If you venture out, stay in designated areas and obey all warnings.  Have fun in the outdoors but respect the powers of Mother [...]

For the latest up to datest information on the haps in Silver Gate and Cooke City visit our friends at Stop the Car Trading Post. (http://stopthecartradingpost NULL.com/)  And an even more fun and up to date way of finding them is become one of their Facebook friends.  They have an active, up-to-date Facebook presence with lots [...]

We’re back in school now.  Grandma Dora is a great student.  Me, not quite so conscientious!!

It seems as though winter has begun just as our Sunshine Cassie heads back to school tomorrow. Hope you have a very safe and uneventful trip to the airport and a safe and uneventful flight.  We miss you already and wish we could have seen more of you while you were home.  But, it looks [...]

This time last year Grandma Dora was back in Ohio visiting her family.  It was a great trip for her as she had not been back home in many years.  We certainly hope to get back there more frequently in years to come.  In this photo along with Grandma Dora are her sister Sue, brother [...]

Today the groundhogs in yesterday’s cartoon would have to agree that it looks a lot like winter.  It has snowed off and on most of the day but a light, fluffy snow that has not accumulated much.  Forecast is for 6 inches overnight with another 2 tomorrow. We are so fortunate to have a safe, [...]

This cartoon is exactly how a lot of us in Montana have been feeling, but it sounds like we might be in for a change in the weather this week.  Other than the need for moisture, one week of winter per year would be fine by me!

Yesterday I gave you just a bit of information about Bozeman since we were headed over that way which made me realize I have neglected to give you any real information about our hometown of Livingston. Situated at the junction of the NPRR’s main line and the Yellowstone Park Branch Line, Livingston in 1883 became [...]

To Bozeman we will go, To Bozeman we will go, Hi, Ho, the derry Oh, to Bozeman we will go! In 1863, John Bozeman, along with a partner named John Jacobs, opened the Bozeman Trail, a new northern trail off the Oregon Trail leading to the mining town of Virginia City through the Gallatin Valley and the [...]

Did you know that moose are the largest of all deer species.  The males are recognizable with their huge antlers which can spread 6 feet across.  Moose are at home in the water and despite their large size are good swimmers.  On land, they can run up to 35 miles per hour over short distances [...]