Cancer Support

I've mentioned them before, but Bozeman is very fortunate to have the Cancer Support Community. It's an organization that provides all sorts of free services to cancer patients. They have been a huge help to me throughout my treatment. I have utilized the acupuncture sessions, support groups, and their Healthy Excursions program (bicycling). It's so nice to have such understanding and supportive people available to me. I have also signed up for a women's cancer retreat this fall, which I have been told not to miss. I'm looking forward to it.

Camping in Glacier

John and I just got back from 5 days of camping in Glacier National Park. We spent three days on the west side and 2 days on the east side of the park. Glacier is really a special place, and we had forgotten how beautiful it is. It was nice to re-acquaint ourselves.

We took an evening tour on one of the old restored red buses, which was really fun. It took us from Apgar Village up to Logan Pass, with lots of stops to take photos, and the best part was we didn't have to do the driving. We also brought our canoe and paddled along the shore of Lake McDonald. With all the thousands of people visiting the park, we mostly had the lake to ourselves.

Friends Ed and Diane joined us for the last two days of the trip, and we took a couple of hikes and burned some marshmallows together.

Completely By Accident

Yesterday, I was driving our '66 Mustang on an errand, and noticed a car show going on in the Albertson's parking lot. I thought I'd stop and look at some of the cars. As soon as I pulled up to park, a man walked up and asked if I'd like to enter my car in the show. Well, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to show off our car, so I entered! There were only two cars in the 1964-1967 Mustang class, so I ended up getting a 2nd place trophy, but the best was winning the People's Choice Award. All just for showing up. Not bad for my first car show.

Celebrating Independence Day

I celebrated the 4th with friends Teri & Vito, Patti & John, Karen & Tom and Ed & Diane. We enjoyed delicious food and lots of lively conversation, followed by a few fireworks in the rain. A fun evening was had by all! It was too bad John wasn't there. He drove to Cody yesterday to work a pro bull riding event for ESPN.

Yellowstone camping

John and I got the chance to take our camper down to Yellowstone Park last weekend for 3 days. We really lucked out on both the weather, and the lack of mosquitos. We saw one male grizzly (near the campground) twice, as well as lots of elk and bison. We were joined for two nights by friends Ed & Diane. John caught some nice trout on the Firehole River, plus he and Ed got stuck in a bison traffic jam on their way back to the campground. Only in Yellowstone! A hike into Shoshone Lake was a highlight, especially considering that when we got to the lake, there was no one else around. When you leave the roads and tourist stops behind, you really can find solitude.