Rainbow Apology, Central Montana

“Rainbows apologize for angry skies.”
― Sylvia Voirol

Fenceline, Shelby, Montana

"Three long days of dust behind him, 
at least that many more to go. 
His job it is to ride the fences, 

to bend the wire and mend the posts...

Another sunrise finds him mounted 
ready to begin the day. For now the sun 
is at his back, no wind or rain to cloud 

their way. 

He loses count of what he mended on his 
journey east to west. He knows the 
corner post will greet him; three more 

lines until they rest."

From  "Riding Fences" by Alexander Beebe

Sun-Kissed Butte, Fort Shaw, Montana

Still at the Fort Shaw historical sign pullout, pivot and scan down the highway, then continue your rotation to gaze across the road. On a clear summer day, you’ll see this same sun-kissed butte across the waving meadow grasses. And at the far horizon, the hazy mountain silhouette means home is just on the other side.

Marias River Hills, Central Montana

Montana’s Marias River has long been a source of inspiration, and continues to stimulate the minds of modern day troubadours and poets. Read more here from Tami Haaland, our State’s Poet Laureate, who grew up exploring along the Marias’s landscape.

Full Promise, Central Montana Rainbow

Reason # 41: Why I Love Montana Road Trips