Adventure 266: Inspiration Point/Miss Kate's Wedding/Missoula, MT

Hey, Miss Kitty

Here we go again on our singular attempt to recycle as many Tubman's as we can into America's economy: Gas, food, trinkets, we'll spring for it all. Our niece, Miss Kate Friesen, will wed Mr. Scott Kempf (The luckiest guy on the planet) on  June 11. We're taking the opportunity to add some new Fric and Frac adventures along the way. Our first stop on the trip is Missoula, Montana where we're nicely nestled into site C2 here at Jim and Mary's RV Park. Before we left this morning, we stopped by to enjoy breakfast with my father and his lovely new friend, Vina Mikkelson. Afterwards, our drive of three hours was uneventful, though we washed through several cloudbursts. After setting up, we took advantage of a weather window to ride along the Milwaukee Path in Missoula. The path, quite nice, meanders East/West through the streets of Missoula. One astonishing note is the fact that every car stopped without any sign of rancor to give us right of way. After our ride, we walked the streets of downtown until our noses led us to a fabulous brew pub where we had a flat bread hors d' oeuvre which was slathered with caramelized onions, portobello mushrooms, sun dried tomatoes, pesto, and goat cheese. For liquid, Judy ordered a nice amber called "Junk Yard Ale" (Life is too short to drink bad beer), and since I don't drink any more, I just took a sip of Judy's. So, obviously, we're up to our old tricks. We've slipped into this routine like it was a well loved cashmere sweater. We're very fortunate and our hearts, minds, and bodies are snuggled in to a place of welcomed warmth. Therefore, we must conclude that life is good, especially today.

Cribbage Note: TW-1; Wiley Cager-0

Judy thought she'd miss the garden, so she packed some of it.

Dad and Vina: "Who woulda thunk it?"

Selfie of the day.

Missoula, a college town, is extremely bike friendly.

Lots of cool architecture in Missoula.

And surfing too!

Not to mention the spawning sand salmon.

Tamarack Brewing Company: Flatbread.

We really liked it.