ONE MORE HIKE FOR THE ROAD
We took it easy this morning and explored downtown Bozeman. Our hotel is on Main Street, so all we had to do was walk out the front door. Even though it was cold and windy today, there were lots of people enjoying their Sunday in town. Shops and restaurants line the street.
Karen spoke with the front desk attendant this morning and learned about a short walk through town that would get us an overlook of the Bozeman vicinity. After eating and shopping, we laced up and took off.
The Gallatin Valley Land Trust is a local conservation group that has initiated a network of trails through private and public land to help preserve the natural environment and to provide ongoing access for recreational use. Their signature project is the Main Street to the Mountains trail system.
It starts right here on Main Street, and a short distance away is Peet’s Hill and Burke Park. We walked through a leafy neighborhood and then climbed up the hill. In the winter time it’s a sledding hill. Today, it felt cold enough for snow, but was a dry and breezy stroll.
The walk was just over 3.6 miles by the time we got back to the hotel, and it didn’t even feel like we’d gone that far.
While Karen took a break in the room, I went over to the Museum of the Rockies, located on the campus of Montana State University. There’s not much about Lewis and Clark, but there were some nice exhibits.
For instance, how about some exotic fauna?
Live llamas.
Live Tree frogs.
Magpie door sentry.
Poisonous Amazon Jungle Frogs.
A Crow-A-Lope?
On our walk to dinner it was drizzly and cool with a wind chill factor in the 30’s. Brrr!
NEXT: Visit Jeff and Joanna
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