Tuesday, July 15th Goldrush

Everyone got up early, had breakfast and went to the soccer field and lined up for the LIVING LOGO. Look for the GREEN shirts and handkerchiefs in the first part of the W of GWTA.

Dennis and Donna Pittman went to get a tire fixed; somehow picked up two nails in their tire. Pam and Bob had some things to take care of as well.

Connie and I, John and Rosalee decided to go for a short ride while we waited for everyone to be ready to ride. We soon found out that roads in Montana are not like Iowa, where every few miles you have a road to turn left or right on. 45 miles or so later we finally turned left. We ended up making a big square about 250 miles total. We did find a cool restaurant that served Buffalo Burgers and Buffalo chips. (seasoned sliced potatos.) The landscape is amazing there. One side of the road is covered with sparse grass, sagebrush and rocks, and on the other side of the road, lush green fields or trees and creeks.

We arrived back to camp and met up with the others. We got ready and rode to the Depot in Billings, where the dance and dance lessons was held. We had a good dinner and then went over to check out the Depot. Tables were decorated in Western decor and judged according to the decorations. Iowa had one with cards and western theme. The DJ played music and taught Cowboy Up, a line dance and a circle dance. Several participated in this and had a lot of fun dancing. There was a silent auction as well. The sky became dark and we headed for the campgrounds just as the sprinkles began and it rained for a little while.