Rachel's Memories of Montana

Rachelrose said...
Here is a blog I put up in MySpace. It has to do with Montana as well

Wednesday, May 10, 2006 2:54 PM - Montana Current mood: grateful

Category: Travel and Places Just think about this for a second: If everyone who says that they love nature and camping really did go out wouldn't the woods be packed with people? Creepy.

I wish that everyone could take the time to appreciate the world that God has created. Growing up in Montana, I got to see what I would call virgin land. They call it the Big Sky state and it is. The sunsets there are literally breath taking. I remember going over a hill and there it was....orange, purple, grey, yellow, pink, blue, green etc. I couldn't decribe all the colors because there are not names for them. That view is what I saw a lot heading back home from town. You would have rolling brown hills to the right with such little vegitation that they appeared smooth. To the left were the rockies..........hugs, beautiful, blue, gray, black, green and white. They always had snow. They glowed blue and purple at night. I could see the ski lights on them at night making it look like sparkles. Well, that is how I saw it then. That part of the Rockies was called The Beartooths because they had huge sharp tops splitting out in crazy directions.

The springs up in the mountains are so fresh you could drink from them. You didn't see chopped down forest. The trees were huge and thick and just the way God planned them to grow. Well, there was some tree cutting since we would drive up the mountain and cut our Christmas tree there every year. The snow there is perfect. It isn't too sloshy or too dry. I never had a birthday there without snow.

My brothers, Dad and I made an igloo one year. What kid wouldn't want that. There is something so pure about that land out there. There are communities there that have laws against certain businesses and structures so that the town keeps the historical feel. I am not talking resorts town but regular towns. I remember being excited if we saw certain geese return to our pond during the summers after they migrated. We had frequent visitors like coyotes, deer and elk. Our home was built on one of the original wagon trails and on our property was an old homestead and wagon with it four wheels still.

I know that there is a lot of this in Oregon but I can't share with you the real beauty of Montana. It is as I mentioned...breath taking. I believe that anyone after visiting there would never forget it. It leaves a mark on you, it really does. If any of my brothers read this you know exactly what I am talking about.

Cheers to The Big Sky State!
January 10, 2008 11:16 AM