Our first break was at the sculptures in the wind attraction in Lincoln MT. An open park like stroll with Tad along well beaten paths from the multitudes of visitors.
The sculptures were mostly natural products. One of the sculptures was a very elaborate house looking structure made from willow twigs. Another was made out of newspapers. In this setting, I liked the ones that blended in. I think I liked the picture frame the best. Tad was excited the whole way and required a few gallons of water to rehydrate his tongue that was left hanging during our walk.
I took over driving for a few hours as we travelled across the roller coaster highways of the trip over the continental divide.
When I resumed the passenger seat Tad was happy to stick his head out and catch the smells of the world. I caught the sprinkle of spraying dog slobber as the wind rushed to return the liquid to the cab where it began. Unapologetic, Tad turned with the same excitement to show his gratitude for the opportunity and smiled. His bony elbows digging into me were unpleasant to say the least but I adjusted quickly to relieve the pain.
The pictographs would be closed by the time we would arrive so my job was to find a suitable parking spot for the evening. The road turned to gravel but unlike Oregon, this road was not washboarded. Smooth sailing. We arrived just before sunset. As luck would have it, when we arrived, the son of the owner greeted us and showed us to the approved parking area. Just enough time to walk Tad and Comet, cook some soup, and eat the last of our chili from home.
Kasey still had some beer from brew fest. A dark one that I passed on. We played a few games of spite and Malice. My mom's favorite game. I won 3 straight games and stopped 7 wars so all in a good days work. Tomorrow we explore the pictographs.
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