Missing the Big Sky

Bonjour! Greetings from France.

Before we started posting everything about France, we wanted to get the last pictures up from our trip to Bozeman first.

We really had a great time! Thanks to my mom for letting us stay at her place. Sorry about the ‘hurricane’ of a mess we left, but we did not want to miss our flight all for the sake of piling dirty sheets and towels together… ☺ Also, a big thanks to Jessica who let us tag along on New Year’s and introduced us to some great people, as well as brought out to her mom’s for one hell of a day. We had a great time.

We drove out to Jessica’s mom’s ranch in Wilsall, MT which is through the Gallitan Pass from Bozeman. It was a beautiful drive; all the trees were still snow covered. Once we got there we got suited up to go sledding. Walking to the hill was no easy task in 2 feet of snow, although Jessica’s dog had it pretty easy.


By the time we got inside we were wind burnt and tired. The weather had turned bad and while we were sledding we were getting beaten with snow. We made a few calls to make sure it was safe to drive home so we would not get stuck in a pass. Once we had confirmed it was safe we headed off. We would have been home sooner if not for our 30 minute detour in the wrong direction towards Billings. Can’t complain though since nothing is better than Bob Marley and breathtaking scenery.


The next day we went to the Norris hot springs with my mom. ‘Water of the Gods” they called it. The spring is located in the middle of nowhere Montana, but surprisingly it is always a full pool. The spring, which is supposedly 120 degrees Fahrenheit naturally, but is cooled to 106, fills a large wooden pool through slats in the bottom. It is absolutely freezing standing outside of the pool in your trucks, but once you get in and stay for a while, you will steam once you get out.


The drive home was once again beautiful. The Bridger Mountains were stained pink in the sunset. We got some nice shots of the Madison River frozen over. Overall it was a great trip and we can’t wait to get back… next time in the summer though.