Last weekend, our friend Jen, Scott, and I went to the great state of Montana! Our friends Dave and Ashley got married in Dave's hometown of Culbertson. Culbertson is in the North Eastern corner of Montana on US Highway 2. The land is beautiful and varies over every hill and around every turn. We were thankful to be able to spend Saturday morning with Dave as he gave us a tour of their ranch which sits along the Missouri River. It's amazing how raising cattle differs in Eastern Montana from how we raise cattle in Northern Minnesota.
The Saturday evening wedding was beautiful and the reception was a blast. Quite a few of our friends from UMC made the trip to celebrate and we had a great reunion of sorts! We danced and visited until 2:00am. Scott, Jen, and I were up and on the road by 8:00 the next morning and had a tiring trip back home. Scott, our historian, filled Jen and I with little tidbits about pretty much every lake and town along Highway 2. It was a fun and educating trip!
The rest stop we visited in Western North Dakota
This is the view of Dave's ranch as you drive over the hill
Some pictures of one of the Anderson's pastures, which is 1800 acres.
The tiny, narrow lane on top of the steep hills in the pasture.
The Missouri River, which runs through Dave's ranch
A common sight in pastures and fields; old tractors and combines.
Culbertson, MT
A few of the UMC crew
Jen's first trip to Montana!
8 comments:
I miss Montana already!!!! I had so much fun with you guys!!! Maybe we should take a girls road trip with Kendall and Gretta and my sister and go out there....we could enjoy some more scenery (including the big Montana men--ok you and jessie couldn't enjoy them as much as the rest of us).
I am still tired from the trip...but getting over it. Thanks for driving out there too...it was a long trip, but so much fun! Especially singing on the way out...
Happy Anniversary!!!!
Love and miss you!
~Jen
For those of us who have never been to Montana, these are really nice! Much different than central Illinois!!! I love the one with you and Scott near the river (the second one)!! Was Scott up to some orneriness? I do have to ask, though, do you maybe have just one picture of Dave at his wedding/reception? Who could forget him after your wedding and reception?
This looks more like Wyoming to me but I have only been to northern Montana, Glacier National to be exact. I love both Wyoming and Montana and Randy still tries to get me to move to one or the other all the time. I too was wondering about pictures of Dave at his wedding. Hope you got some. Also, Stacy and I have decided we don't like it that you work because we don't get posts as often as we used to :(
Aunt Gail
That part of Montana really looks kind of bleak,not enough trees to
suit me,but I guess that's what makes it a different part of the country and, guess what God didn't ask me when he made "Big Sky Country"! The hills are gorgeous!!!
Culbertson just kind of nestles in
a hollow.Beautiful pictures, Kim!
Happy Anniversary to you both!!!!
hehehe! All I can think of is that old Marie Osmond song "meet me in montana!" Did you sing THAT song with Jen on your way out there?!!!
kelly...
kim didn't know what song i was talking about when i told her we should sing 'meet me in montana.' BUT we did sing along with the 'joseph' cd...and annoyed scott during every minute of it! :)
Jen, I am so proud of you and Kim for annoying Scott!! Wasn't it fun?????
yes jen..next time i am going out to montana instead of watching a the sick kid...no wonder i'm single..i'm a stupid girl and watches her nieces and nephew instead of going out.... :P
kendall
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