The Road to Bozeman

Day 6

Today was our first day to relax, we awoke lazily at different times and took in the scenery around the cabin while we read our Bibles and wrote in journals while sitting on the deck. We all took the time before breakfast reflect and realize how blessed we were to be here after months of dreaming and planning. David and Tam made us some eggs and pancakes which were delicious and filling.

At 1:00pm Dave, Pete and HB took the extra SUV left here at the cabin and went to Bozeman International Airport to pick up our friend and host Tommy and his Father, Mr. Bloom. Tam, Evan and Jake took the Suburban to downtown Bozeman to upload our footage to Zippo, update the blog and do some homework for summer classes. When the airport pickup crew returned with the Blooms, we were dropped off at the raging muddy river on the other side of the mountain and attempted to fish! Even though it was unsuccessful, we enjoyed each other’s company, the mountains, and the ATV. We saw a storm rolling in over the mountains and rode back in two trips on the ATV back to the house. The storm never really hit us thankfully and so we decided to climb the rock formation in view of the cabin. What a deceivingly difficult hike! At the summit, we told great stories of adventures at school and eventually saw the other crew roll up the driveway in the suburban. We descended and met up with them and chatted with Mr. Bloom while he painted the exterior of the cabin.

For dinner we were planning on making a run to the grocery store to pick up the ingredients for fajitas, but Mr. Bloom in his generosity took us all to downtown Bozeman to eat at McKenzie River Pizzeria. We devoured 4 enormous pizzas and walked the streets of Bozeman once we were full. Unfortunately, the shops were all closed because of Memorial Day. Back at the house, the crew finished the day tired and had a goodnight’s rest.

-Pete