2026 Road Trip - Day 29

Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026 - Up and at 'em - 6 AM Breakfast, then I dropped off Wendy at The Bozeman Airport at 6:35. I went back to The Hotel, and left at 9 AM. After 484 miles (and 22 Post Offices), I checked into the Baymont in Sheridan, Wyoming at 6:30 PM:

The 22 Post Offices cover from Syracuse, NY to Providence, RI:

The sky was looking cool on my "Airport Run":

Going over the Yellowstone River near Pray, Montana, on my way to my hike:

So - my plans were to "hike in The Beartooth Mountains (Pine Creek Lake trail, 9.8 miles) - you pass Pine Creek Falls." Unfortunately, when I got to the road up to Pine Creek Campground (the trailhead), THE ROAD WAS CLOSED FOR PAVING:

Oh well, another day, another time. I have many miles to travel, and much beauty to see.

Speaking of which:

Hoping for iconic "railroad-and-western-butte" photo:

West Rosebud Creek in Fishtail, Montana:

In southeastern Montana, the mountains change down to buttes:

A nice picture of Sweet Grass Creek in Melville, Montana:

I am basically on I-90 East today, from Bozeman, Montana to Sheridan, Wyoming - this doesn't look like The Mass Pike!

It hit 98 degrees at 4 PM, and at 5 PM I crossed into Wyoming (on a back-road):

Sheridan, Wyoming is a pretty busy town:

After 484 miles, I checked into the Baymont in Sheridan, Wyoming at 6:30 PM:

Thank you God for this wonderful MONTANA-and-WYOMING Adventure Day!

Music for today:

In the Hotel Room:

America - America, 1972 debut album, last heard in a blog 8/25/2026. This album is easy to listen to:

various - The Very Best Of Prestige Records (60th Anniversary), 2009 compilation album, last heard in a blog never. Nice jazz:

Time to hit The Road:

various - AM Gold: The Late 60's, 1995 compilation album, last heard in a blog never. 22 songs - of course, it was the 60's:

various - Heavy Metal from cd, 1974 double-album, last heard never. Very Good Collection (long version of "Bluebird"; live Yes) - IGNORE the first 2 cuts [MC5 - “Kick Out The Jams”, Black Sabbath - “Iron Man”]:

various - The Golden Age Of Underground Radio Vol. 2, 1997 album, last heard never - very nice collection of songs and radio patter (B. Mitchel Reed on KMET), with an L.A. focus (Byrds, Love, Spirit):

various - Back To Mono (1958-1969)(cd 3), 1991 box set album, last heard in a blog never. Some wonderful stuff, but I need to thin all 3 cds down to a single album:

The Mountain, 99.3, out of Red Lodge, Montana, from 2 PM (Fishtail, MT) to 4 PM (Hardin, MT). Very good Classic Rock:

various - Frat Rock!, 1987 compilation album, last heard in a blog never. Great selection of party tunes:

various - The First Great Rock Festivals of the Seventies, 1971 live double-album, last heard in a blog never. Some wonderful stuff, but also some not-so-good:

various - Crucial Slide Guitar Blues, 2004 compilation album, last heard in a blog never. This is actually a VERY COOL album - I recommend a listen:

Back in the Hotel Room - various - A Winter's Solstice, Vol. I, 1985 compilation album, last heard in a blog never. Perfect for evening hotel room:

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2026 Road Trip - Day 28

Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026 - We left Columbia Falls at 9 AM, and, after 320 miles (and 10 Post Offices), Wendy and I checked into the Days Inn & Suites in Bozeman, MT at 3:30 PM:

The 10 Post Offices cover from Lake George, NY to Block Island, RI:

The first stop today was seeing wonderful Wall-Art in Columbia Falls:

The Skies Are Clearing - Should Be A Beautiful Day!

Beautiful going around the east side of Swan Lake:

Nice "Montana Scene" behind a rest-stop:

A nice view of Owl Creek:

Just following a white camper through the Montana countryside:

Cute couple on top of a windy mountain pass:

Pretty Cool Countryside:

We reached I-90 - hey, Boston is JUST DOWN THE ROAD!

Wendy and I checked into the Days Inn & Suites in Bozeman, MT at 3:30 PM - Don't worry, those cookies are not ALL for me:

We had a great dinner at Outback Steakhouse, then I got to watch Patriots/Seattle! Since they lead at the half, great way to have Sweet Dreams!

Thank you God for this wonderful MONTANA Adventure Day!

Music for today:

In the Hotel Room:

Nat King Cole - The World of Nat King Cole, 2005 compilation album, last heard in a blog never. Very nice Nat King Cole stuff (very smooth):

Time to hit The Road:

various - AM Gold 1978, 1997 compilation album, last heard in a blog never. I guess since songs were longer in the 70's, it "only" has 20 songs!

Chappaquiddick Skyline - Chappaquiddick Skyline, 1999 album, last heard 3/13/2017. Smooth jazz/ambiant music - perfect for driving down the road with my wife:

Sade - Soldier of Love, 2010 album, last heard never:

Sting - Brand New Day, 1999 album, last heard in a blog 11/13/2017. The album earned Sting a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album and his third Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for the title track:

various - Sounds Of The Eighties: 1983, 1994 album, last heard never. Very Nice collection of 18 songs that charted in 1983:

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