Bannack Ghost Town

This weekend we visited Bannack, the first Territorial Capital of Montana. It was also the site of the first gold strike in MT and led to a big gold rush in 1863. Mining continued up until around the 1950s. The state then bought out the remaining residents and preserved it as a State Park.

It looks pretty much as it would have in the 1800s, with fewer buildings.





Here are the old jails and one of the local cowboys "whooping it up"

8th of October - Overcast and chilly

Fred and Brandon got up at 5:00 this morning to go hunting. They saw nothing but goats on the way back home. Here is Brandon sneaking up to them.

Here is Brandon and me standing on the bridge on Sunday after church.

Autumn Day

Today was a beautiful fall day. The aspen and cottonwood leaves are nearing their peak colors.
Brandon's first horse ride.