| Montana! |
| Can you smell the banjo? |
| We were invited to a wedding near Yellowstone National Park in Montana, so we decided to make a vacation out of it. We stayed in four places, the above being the first - the 320 Ranch, also where the wedding was to be held. |
| Before the wedding we took a trip to Big Sky, a ski resort in the winter. Not much to do in the summer but admire the view. That area in the back is where we came from. At 9000 feet above sea level, the simple act of walking is like...how should I put this? Imagine bench pressing your own weight every single time you take a step. Yes, that about sums it up nicely. |
| About ten steps is all it takes to have to take a break. That's for us sea level ilk. We saw locals go sprinting past us, their lungs somehow evolutionized to utilize only 50% of the oxygen the rest of us need. It must be that same lack of oxygen that convinces so many of them that extreme sports are a good idea. |
| Montana: freakin' gorgeous. |
| At the Rehearsal Chuckwagon. From the left: Tammi, me, Randi and Cody (the bride and groom), Maaaaaattttt, Tracy and Mike Huening, Melanie Ginnett and her son, Noah (aka Feargus). |
| So the four of us had this band called Death Chicken. I'll wait. You done? Okay, so we had this band but we haven't played together in a decade. As soon as I heard there would be a live band at the rehearsal, I knew somehow the four of us would end up playing. Sure enough, Cody's Dad instigated a reunion, and the band was willing to cede control of their instruments for a while. We sounded awful. But it was great fun, and I hope we can do it again before the next ten years go by. |
| Did I mention, freakin' gorgeous? |
| We haven't even left the 320 Ranch yet, and the views are amazing. |
| It's Frank, the Wedding Weiner Dog! Mmm-hmm, that is indeed a Weiner Dog Tuxedo he has on. |
| The happy bride and groom. It was a beautiful wedding. |
| The real Geek Squad. A game of Risk is bound to break out at any time. |
