August 25, 2010 – Day 13 (214.5 Miles).
We droved to Helena, MT & camped out. Along the way we saw deer, antelope, fields of horses, and cattle (mostly large herds of Angus). South of Butte, MT is Indiana Univ. Geological site.
In the afternoon we joined a tour of Montana’s State Capital. We were informed on the history of the construction of the capital and how Helena was chosen as the site. The tour included stories of the painting & statues. It is a beautiful building with lots of stained glass. Then we took the Last Chance Tour Train for about one hour tour of Helena, Mt. The driver in the locomotive gave us a running commentary pointed out the sites. They included many mansions with their history, other old buildings, and other points of interest. She was very informative and had a great personality. Both tours are very interesting. From the capital we walked a couple miles to and through the outside Walking Mall (fun), enjoyed an ice cream cone, and then walked back to the capital. We’ve seen so many interesting but different terrains while passing through the mountains the several days.
Because of the traveling and using different motel’s providers we’re locked out of facebook for awhile. Now I can’t update the blog because I can’t get in to blogger. Just another adventure!