August 2017
Big Timber, Montana and back home
30/08/17 19:38
![Edwardbearwyo](bearonfencer.jpg)
One of the things that Edward likes the best about visiting the Boulder is the sound of the river. There are lots of other animals, deer, an occasional bear, eagles, and of course the fish in the river, mostly brown and rainbow trout. Edward's favorite fish is Salmon but they don't swim in the Boulder, which is a very, very long ways from the ocean. The Boulder flows into the Yellowstone, which flows in to the Missouri, which flows into the Mississippi, which flows into the Gulf of Mexico, half a continent away.
Today, Edward got up at the boulder and before long the camper was being packed up for a long drive of about 400 miles across Montana, the corner of Wyoming and South Dakota to his home. The camper is not yet in the storage place, because it needs to be cleaned before it is put away and the family was too busy with meetings and other activities to finish getting it ready tonight. But the camper is quiet, with the refrigerator and hot water turned off. It is dark and the familiar sounds of South Dakota surround Edward. He likes it when the camper is at the house because he can watch the deer out of the window and in the mornings he sees Turkeys.
Edward is hoping that there might be one more trip before winter hibernation sets in, but he doesn't know what adventure will come next.
Red Lodge, Montana
28/08/17 19:42
![Edward in the Daisies](EBDaisy.jpg)
Edward is delighted to be back in Red Lodge. One doesn't always have to go to somewhere new in order to have a grand adventure. Edward has been to Red Lodge many times, perhaps as many as any other place besides Rapid City. He loves the sound of Rock Creek rushing by and the song of the coyotes in the distance. He loves the fields of daisies and the cool mountain air. He loves being around happy family. He even likes some of the stories Ted tells about when he was a boy and he visited his grandmother and grandfather here. He likes stories about grandmother's cooking, but doesn't like the stories about bear cubs taken from the den who later ended up in zoos.
![EB at Red Lodge](edwardtreecreek.jpg)
There was a special treat after a day of hiking and exploring. Huckleberry milkshakes for a bedtime snack. That is definitely one of Edward's favorite foods.
Tomorrow it is off to Big Timber - another of Edward's favorite places and a great place to go to sleep to the music of the river.
Big Horn Mountains, Wyoming
27/08/17 18:49
![Plum creek campground](plumcreekeb.jpg)
Edward found a neat place down by the creek where there were mushrooms growing and the cool water felt good after being out on the highway in 90 degree weather. It feels good to be back in the high country where the plants under the forest canopy are all green. This campground is very quiet.
Edward is excited to be in a campground where there are bear-proof garbage cans and bear hooks high above the picnic tables. It is obvious that this is a place where other bears visit. Edward has been keeping an eye out, but so far he's the only bear in sight.
![Edward Bear in the Bighorns](eb in wyoming.jpg)
Tomorrow promises to be an exciting day. The trip will continue over the Big Horns and down the steep road to Lovell, Wyoming before they turn north to Bridger and on into Red Lodge, Montana. Red Lodge is another of Edward's favorite places to visit.