American Summer Vacation Series 2010: Montana Snapshot

This sign sums up Montanians so perfectly, I almost feel silly explaining it. Freedom and Masculinity. They welcome Sarah Palin and her new champagne of ‘going rouge’, but wonder why it took her so long- Montana has always been rouge. America is free because they fought for it, anyone messes with their right to dominate the land in a manly, freedom-loving way and they will take action with their well-oiled, personal artillery. Or, of course, this is just a funny sign to get people to come in and beef up for what is left of bathing suit season.

4th of July Is a BLAST!

Fireworks and TweedelWinks- a little something for everyone! Sniff and I have reunited in Montana to meet three new family members, play a few rounds of horseshoes and it being 4th of July in America and all... to blow stuff up! I took this photo on the way to the Reservation to buy the really big stuff. This holiday, as celebrated in Montana, should be called "Pyro's Christmas". The back of my truck is loaded with goodies sinisterly labeled as, "Major Combat", "Solar Spawn", Not in My Backyard", and "Shogun Powder Grid". They call Montana "The Last Best Place"; this is just one reason why.