
Entering Montana
Crossing the border into Montana on I90 between Sheridan WY and Billings MT.

Entering Montana
One of many rain showers spread around the big sky can be seen in the distance.

Entering Montana
The landscape is still wintry on May 1, and there is a stiff cold wind.

Entering Montana
John Denver wrote a song about "Wild Montana Skies."

Crazy Mountains
This isolated range is the furthest east of the major Montana mountain range.

Crazy Mountain Range
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Scene from Gravel Road
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Central Montana Landscape
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Waiting for Spring
Some trees in Montana don't leaf out until well into May.

Spring Colors
Does anyone know the species of these trees?

Melville Lutheran Church
The Crazy Mountains are in the background of the small country church built 1914. Homesteaders established the first Lutheran congregation in Montana here in 1885. The faithful still gather here on Sunday morning.

Two Dot Bar in Two Dot
We like to stop here for lunch. The burgers are great. The bar is for sale. Anyone interested?

Old Train Station, Martinsdale
Martinsdale is a very small, declining town off US12 in Central Montana. This station was apparently served the Milwaukee Road Railway.

Old Stockmen
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Small Church, Lennep
Lennep is just a few scattered buildings in Central Montana. No information is available on the history of this church.

Old Post Office, Lennep
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Snow Flurries on Kings Hill
The weather closes in on US12 between White Sulfur Spring and Towsend.

Kings Hill
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Flint Creek Mountains
As seen from US12 near Garrison Junction, between Helena and Missoula in western Montana.

Flint Creek Mountains
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