(above: our big happy yellowstone family)   

things are good here on the ranch.  i attended my first barn dance this week, drove to big sky with incredible spontaneity, discovered a delicious cajun foodcart in an unlikely montana town, learned the country western three step with ACDC on the jukebox, and explored the amazing grizzly & wolf discovery center in West Yellowstone.  and i thought montana couldn't get more awesome.