Today was a driving day. I left the campsite at 10:00, and headed straight for Loving, CO. The drive there took me along Big Thomson River and through some mountainous terrain. I hit I-25, and headed straight north for about ten hours. The drive was generally uneventf
ul, and I only stopped for gas. I did have the worst meal of my life though, which was a salad and potato wedges from A&W. The salad was chopped lettuce, a few tomato dices and American cheese topped with revolting dressing that they called “red cream.” The potato wedges tasted like fish, and I could only bring myself to eat two. I finally reached Bozeman at 8:00, and Matt was waiting for me at his house. The area around Bozeman had just relieved a fresh snow, so everything was white, and that made it beautiful. We immediately went to get a sandwich from a famous Bozeman place called Pickle Barrel, and he also took me to see the site of the explosion a couple months ago. An entire block was reduced to rubble due to a gas leak at a fancy restaurant. It destroyed three neighboring establishments, and killed one person. The blast site looked pretty out of place in the quaint town. Matt then drove me to the workshop where he spends his days making signs for establishments around Montana. His dad’s company, Sign-A-Rama, even made the neon fish for Three Rivers in Twin Bridges. It was pretty cool to see the shop because there was so much interesting equipment lying around. They had a massive HP printer, several bending blocks, and a 3D rendering cutter t
hat he said was worth over 300 grand. After the tour of the shop, we went back to his place and watched TV for a bit before heading over to a friends house to watch the Stanly Cup hockey playoff game that was on that night. I had never really watched hockey before, so it was really interesting to learn all of the rules and stuff. Unfortunately, there was only one fight, but Anaheim ended up beating the Ducks 6-3. Matt had to get up early to install a sign for a local spirits shop, so we went back around 12 and went to bed. I am looking forward to getting to Butte tomorrow.
ul, and I only stopped for gas. I did have the worst meal of my life though, which was a salad and potato wedges from A&W. The salad was chopped lettuce, a few tomato dices and American cheese topped with revolting dressing that they called “red cream.” The potato wedges tasted like fish, and I could only bring myself to eat two. I finally reached Bozeman at 8:00, and Matt was waiting for me at his house. The area around Bozeman had just relieved a fresh snow, so everything was white, and that made it beautiful. We immediately went to get a sandwich from a famous Bozeman place called Pickle Barrel, and he also took me to see the site of the explosion a couple months ago. An entire block was reduced to rubble due to a gas leak at a fancy restaurant. It destroyed three neighboring establishments, and killed one person. The blast site looked pretty out of place in the quaint town. Matt then drove me to the workshop where he spends his days making signs for establishments around Montana. His dad’s company, Sign-A-Rama, even made the neon fish for Three Rivers in Twin Bridges. It was pretty cool to see the shop because there was so much interesting equipment lying around. They had a massive HP printer, several bending blocks, and a 3D rendering cutter t
hat he said was worth over 300 grand. After the tour of the shop, we went back to his place and watched TV for a bit before heading over to a friends house to watch the Stanly Cup hockey playoff game that was on that night. I had never really watched hockey before, so it was really interesting to learn all of the rules and stuff. Unfortunately, there was only one fight, but Anaheim ended up beating the Ducks 6-3. Matt had to get up early to install a sign for a local spirits shop, so we went back around 12 and went to bed. I am looking forward to getting to Butte tomorrow.
His name is not Matt.... It's Tons of Fun!!!!
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