We have had a lot going on in our lives since we got home, so I am a very slow getting this last post out. However, this part of the country is so beautiful that I have to share my photos with you. So here goes.

Bidding a fond farewell to Yellowstone, we began the last leg of our trip. We headed across Montana, and across Montana, and across Montana – it is a very wide state. But it is a beautiful and diverse state, so I snapped my way along.

Montana is called, “Big Sky Country”, but is also known for its Huckleberries! It would have just been wrong to be in Montana all that time and not sample this delicacy, so we stopped by:

Savored their huckleberry pie (delicious!), and perused the gift shop – a  quick but fun break in the drive.

We continued on taking in the peaceful scenery,

We made pretty good time zipping  along with virtually no traffic. It’s not a heavily populated state which is okay until you run low on gas, then it can become an issue. We were getting pretty anxious when we finally came across a sign promising gas and food. We were in the middle of nowhere, and were  skeptical but, having little choice, we headed toward Winnette, Montana. We found the “gas station” – no building, no attendant, just two pumps and a credit card machine, but hey, it worked.

Having fed the car we decided to see if they really had food, so we drove another block into down town Winnette which consisted of three buildings -one bar, one general store, and one café & bar. What the heck, we pulled up to the Kozy Korner Café and, deciding to live, dangerously, went in.  We were seated by the 78 year old receptionist/waitress/cook/entertainer who took our orders and regaled us with the story of her life while she prepared our meals.

We didn’t have pancakes, which evidently are world renowned, but the food was pretty good and the entertainment delightful – a fun addition to the adventure.

As we continued on our way the  weather turned pretty dark, but didn’t cause much trouble.

We finally reached Traci’s and Danny’s lovely home.

In the month since we embarked on our journey, we traversed thirteen states, drove 7600 miles, and

collected more wonderful memories a than we could count.

After spending another couple of days  in KC seeing family and friends,  Tom and I headed back to Virginia.

A beautiful end to a awesome journey. Thank you Traci for taking us along and for being wonderful!