in one sense the town seems a little rough around the edges but then there seems to be this urban renewal thing happening all over the place. old warehouses being turned into lofts and lots of modern houses being built.
we and stayed at this bed and breakfast called the Lehrkind Mansion, recommended in our Montana book. the place was pretty amazing. it used to be attached to an old brewery next door (which is now being turned into lofts) and apparently has this long and interesting history, which i didn't pay much attention to, but sounded interesting. anyway, we dug it so much we stayed 2 nights because we need some time to chill out
i guess part of the house had to be shipped from somewhere else..
the guy who ran the place (and his "partner") were really cool. they made some amazing breakfasts. i'm usually not a fan of bed and breakfasts (where you have to sit and make small talk with strangers who you'll never see again in your life, before having your morning coffee) but the people here were actually pretty cool.
here's chris, who made breakfast for us both days
one thing i have to say about Montana (not that beer is the most important thing in life) is they have some excellent beers there. i think the Big Sky Brewing Company stuff is some of the best beer i've ever had in my life.
they also know their beef there. we had a great dinner at this microbrewery that served some insane steaks (no pics unfortunately)
while we were there we checked out the Museum Of The Rockies, which has an impressive dinosaur exhibit. apparently there is new evidence in the palaeontological community that some dinosaurs actually had bright, rainbow-colored feathers and skin. there is also evidence that a large number of palaeontologists spent their youth dropping acid and watching Fraggle Rock.
while at the museum i made friends with one of the local indian residents, Jim
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