Biking the Hiawatha – The Introduction

It was a fabulous Fourth of July weekend cycling the celebrated “Route of the Hiawatha” high amongst the peaks of the Bitterroot Mountains bordering Idaho and Montana. Following a portion of the historic route of the Last Transcontinental Railroad, it traverses scenic mountain landscapes with snowy peaks.   Considered the “Crown Jewel” of the Rail to […]

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Indoor Ball/Cabbage Ball – It’s a New Orleans Thing

After a long winter and a wet and cold spring, summer has finally arrived to Northwest Montana; perfect weather for a game of cabbage ball. _________________________ Shopping for an Indoor Ball For weeks I had shopped the sporting goods and department stores before I realized that just as pickle meat, coffee and chicory, and fresh shrimp are not […]

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