A “relaxing” day in three acts:
Act 1: After a lazy start, I drove to Billings where Addie and I had lunch (me – yogurt, her – Costco gas). I walked around Billings a bit – the city has many sides – cute restaurants and coffee shops, government offices, and historical sites.
Act 2: Through Harvest Hosts, I scheduled dry camping at the Huntley Project Museum. Not only is the museum a surprising gem, but also the curator, Judy, gave me several intriguing suggestions for sites to visit between here and Theodore Roosevelt National Park, my next stop.
Act 3: Based on Judy’s recommendation, this afternoon I headed over to Pompey’s Pillar National Monument to see Clark’s (of Lewis and Clark fame) name carved into a rock. Doesn’t sound good when stated like that, eh?! It was though! The visitors center and signage explained much of Lewis and Clark’s expedition. Nice history lesson – an introduction to the sites I’m going to see tomorrow.
Billings
This 1920s stencil on the Oliver Building denotes the motorway from Glacier NP to Galveston, TX.
Skypoint, completed in 2002, is a tent-like structure over the intersection of 2nd Avenue and Broadway in downtown Billings, Montana, USA. Its highest point is 73 feet above ground level. There are three “sails” that make up the structure. The largest sail can move to let the sun through or to cover the intersection if it rains. Skypoint is part of the plan to revitalize downtown Billings and attract more people to downtown.
Street chalk drawing in Billings!
Can you see Wm. Clark’s name carved into this 200 rock pillar?
View from the top of Pompey’s Pillar.
Addie at the Huntley Project Museum.
One room schoolhouse at the Huntley Project Museum.
Dredger, Huntley Project Museum.
Hm… I don’t see any synagogues listed…
