Livingston, MT-September 13, 2011

I ran out of adjectives today. And I wore out the phrase "Oh my goodness!". The farms are massive. They go for miles and miles. The prairie grass is so light brown it has a golden color. And the green crops, especially the alfalfa, are so green, there's not even a crayon that color of green. We rode the entire day beside the Yellowstone River. It's a river you see in movies. Unlike the moody, muddy Mississippi, this river is crystal clear with a greenish tint. It meanders slowly except in a few spots you see rapids. It's just gorgeous. We saw our first field of pinto beans in Montana that had just been cut. The herds of antelope are much larger as well as the herds of cattle. Again today that pesky haze covered the mountains which was a real disappointment to us. We could barely see some old snow on the tops of a few of them. We found out when we spoke to the owner of this park that the haze is from smoke, but we don't understand where it is coming from. We'll have to do more research. She said it cleared up yesterday afternoon but then rolled back in this morning. There must be some fires close to here. The air is still clear so the quality has not been affected. We'll go into town shortly to explore what's there. It's just so pretty here we really only want to sit by the river and enjoy the peace and quiet.