Category: Montana Sojourn

We were fortunate to have friends who do horseback multi-day tours into the Lamar Valley take us on a day drive through this beautiful location in Yellowstone.  This valley is not included in most tours of the park, and that is a shame because of its beauty and wildlife.  Often called the…

After our original survey of the park, we booked an all-day guided tour.  Our guide was very knowledgeable about the geothermal elements of the park and the wildlife. We started at 6:30 a.m. in Emigrant. As we drove to the park he told us of the various land holdings on the…

The Yellowstone River Valley south of Livingston, MT is known as Paradise Valley and is truly a special place.  It stretches 33 miles along the river between Livingston and Yankee Jim Canyon about 15 miles north of Gardiner and the northern entrance to Yellowstone National Park. It is bordered by the…

We ventured out about 6:15 to head for the North Entrance in Gardiner.  We arrived at the historic Roosevelt Arch in an hour.  The original main gateway to the part, this arch is a symbol of the park.  President Roosevelt himself laid the cornerstone of the arch. As we entered the park our…

We started early and headed to Emigrant for the 8:00 service at St. John’s Episcopal Church.  This lovely church dates from 1898.  The service was full–SRO.  Everyone was so happy to see us.  After service every Sunday they host a complete hot breakfast.  Because the service ran long, we could not stay for breakfast. Opposite…

We began our trek to Montana about 9:30 a.m. not knowing if Bob would be able to do services on Sunday or not, because of Diocesan rules.  Our goal for the day was Couer d’ Alene, ID.  We arrived at the Couer d’Alene Resort about 3 p.m. after an easy drive.  Fortunately, traffic…