Friday, November 9, 2018

Bannack State Park and Driggs

By Jen.

We trundled westward to enjoy a few more weeks of freedom before we have to stop and start applying for jobs. After a meet up with a friend, we made our way to Bannack State Park, which is a well-preserved ghost town in western Montana.

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Some grouse at our campground the day before.

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I loved the screen door!

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Old ovens fascinate me. (But, I would never want to use them)

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Why do we lack such detail nowadays?

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Fall was in full-swing here.

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Gotta love the simple construction techniques!

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Snow skiing, anyone?

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They were preparing for a wedding in the old Methodist Church. As we were leaving, we had to provide directions to some of the guests arriving.

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I love fall colors!

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From the hill overlooking the town, you can also see the marks from the gold mining they did by the river on the hill across the way.

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A very practical shed. Don’t walk on the roof!

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The original “green” roof!

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A masonic temple, which also doubled as the school.

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Haha, looks like a injury trap to me!

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The Freemasons were indeed a strange group.

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From there, we drove south to Driggs, ID, to meet up with one of the friends who visited us in NZ. She graciously took us boating down the river. Despite the strong winds, we successfully made it from start to finish. Since she and I were paddling, Jonathan was in charge of taking pictures. And, we happened to come across some moose!

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Check out these beauties!

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