Saturday Night in Havre, Montana

    We were schooled by Montanans that this towns name is pronounced "have her" not matter it is named after a French town. Starting with yesterday morning to catch up, had breakfast at the Sans Suz Ed RV park where we were staying. Shared breakfast space with the woman who was serving the meal and a great pony tail handy man who had a bear law necklace. She it turned out seemed to be very schooled in all uses of marijuana and he told us stories from his years of being a contract firefighter. He told of fires fought in Humbolt County and mesquite infested areas of California and of surviving a flash over. In his many years, has been to many big fires, but says there are less and less contractors since they must invest heavily in their own equipment and financially survive between fire seasons. The marijuana came up when we asked about stumbling over a grow. He said since it can be legally grown they get treated quite well as they protect it just like any other crop. It was a fascinating two hour breakfast. The rest of the day I stayed and "arted" and Jimmy drove out to some areas in Glacier. We had a prime rib and pulled pork dinner at Osos Barbecue in Tamerack Lodge near Hungry Horse.
     This morning pulled over the Continental Divide and saw the abrupt change from green mountain forests to the rain shadow effected eastern side. The terrain change to rolling prairie as we went farther east in Northern Montana. This is the old range of the proud and feared Blackfeet tribes though now their reservation is a very much reduced and financially challenged area. The weather has surprised us. It was hot this afternoon in Harve when we arrived about 3:30. Registered 88 degrees and forecast is for more of the same for the next week. We have seen long trains of Baaken crude running along Highway 2 and through towns like Harve (about 6000 population) like the train that derailed near Columbia Gorge.
     Tonight we are staying at Evergreen RV in Harve which appears to be an old farm with very old trees that has been turned in to a grassy informal park. They just mow back the grass to the trees, and bushes that surround. It is great bird habitat. Rose's little nose is going many miles and hour. Be well all.