The State of Montana is all wide open spaces. And a big sky.
For a long time, there was no speed limit on the highways.
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For a long time, there was no speed limit on the highways.
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In some parts of the state, towns are slowly shrinking. The kids tend to leave town and they often leave the state.
It was not so long ago that pioneers came to this place, with big hopes and dreams.
Kathie's grandfather (greatgrandfather?), from Switzerland, settled here in the late 19th Century.
The Jennis still live in the ranch home he built next to the crick, which runs all year.
Kathie and her three sisters all left the Lewistown area, but brother Gary—with some reluctance and much indecision—remained on the ranch and has slowly taken it over.
It is unlikely that the ranch will remain with the the Jenni family for very long. It'll likely get gobbled up.
Out for a walk near the Jenni ranch.
It's awfully quiet.
3 comments:
Well, Montana is certainly beautiful. I drove through on the way to North Dakota a few years ago, and I loved it. The wide open spaces and big sky made me think of Laura Ingalls Wilder...ES
Does the air seem fresher without a Mathurian scent this first day of his non-contractual relationship to the SOCCCD. Perhaps it is forgotten all together....Is there a detoxification started.....something along the lines of the goo in the Gulf Coast?
Oh, ES, I am very glad that you've been to Montana. It *is* awfully quiet, but how I love it--the quiet, the open spaces, the wildlife, and (apart from some appalling attitudes about animals) the people. These photos make me plenty homesick, and terrifically nostalgic. Thank you, BvT, for rescuing the past.
p.s. that cool bridge in the last photo was a product of the WPA, in the depression era. Montana, like many states is dotted with lovely artifacts, both functional and beautiful (and wonderfully sturdy), of that program.
MAH
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