Wednesday was Senior Day at the Western Montana Fair in Missoula. Jack and I took our driver's licenses and some $$ and headed for the fair. We were disappointed we weren't challenged when we said we were seniors. That's why we had our licenses with us :-( Guess we look like Seniors now. At any rate, we got in free, if deflated. The fair was definitely agricultural. The exhibit buildings were either 4-H, Extension, or FFA. I must admit, those 10 year old girls can sew and quilt! We walked through the photography, culinary, floral and craft exhibits as well. Besides the livestock there was also a large carnival and a rodeo. We treated ourselves to over-priced corn dogs and a Diet Coke for lunch ($10.00!!!). We shared a table with a lady from North Dakota who had just moved here to live with her daughter. She's 97 years old and we enjoyed visiting with her. Around 2:30 we started for the truck and back to the trailer.
Yesterday we completed our tour of the Fort Missoula Museum and then went to the Montana Military History museum for a few hours. The museum was quite extensive -- Revolutionary War to Afghanistan. By the time two hours were up, my eyes were crossed! Luckily Jack couldn't absorb any more either, so we stopped at Target and then came home.
Today is Friday the 13th -- and we stayed close to camp. It didn't get above 68 today, and it started out wet and cloudy. The forecast was for 1-3 inches of snow in Glacier at the 7000 foot level. Wonder if they got it. We went to breakfast and then washed a couple loads in the camp laundromat and after lunch got groceries.
We plan to explore the Carousel for Missoula tomorrow and will likely stay in camp on Sunday and then Monday we leave for Polson, MT for several days. While there we'll go up to Glacier National Park.
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