Yesterday when I climbed south out of Malta I was seeing the prototype Montana "big sky" - nothing but far horizon in every direction. A bit later when I crested the pass south of Lewistown and was overlooking the Billings area and the mtns to the south it nearly took my breath away. Unbelievable. And the valley up Clarks Fork going over into Cody, where I am now was absolutely gorgeous. Green and lush, full of deer and waterfowl on ponds and I almost hit a rooster pheasant standing in the middle of the highway. Best pheasant habitat I've seen anywhere in Montana. Lots of corn and grain fields and grassy, brushy meandering creek bottoms. Definitely heaven on earth! As soon as you cross into Wyoming it's about the most desolate looking sage country on earth but the rock formations are stunning. Looking forward to spending a day at the Cody museums today. I'm told the firearms museum has been completely redone and is much improved.
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