February in Boise, ID

Once I returned to Missoula from my family vacation in Australia, I checked out another armload of background reading materials from the Mansfield library, and hit the road (again).

Since winter time driving conditions prevailed, I kept to the Interstates and stayed one night in Dillon, where I was treated to a special tour of the Beaverhead County Museum. Of particular interest was the bird exhibit (and the Lewis and Clark diorama by Rudy Autio).

My final destination was Boise, ID. I stayed with a former colleague and great friend from my teaching days at Hellgate Elementary school, which seems a lifetime ago! I fell into a nice rhythm of exploration, exercise, and scholarship. My background readings on western women pioneers is almost complete, and I've begun to research the phenomenon of eastern (and foreign) money financing western ranching enterprises.

I am committed to not taking so long to post my next adventures. I know... promises, promises!