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David R. Busse

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Just back from a week "with the guys" in the wilds of Montana...an annual pilgrimage for me.

No TV, phones, radio, newspapers, internet, newsrooms, reporters.

Funny what a great shot in the arm it is.

Make it a point to do this if you plan to spend an entire career in this biz.
 
The better question is why anyone would want to go to Billings...

I did look at college in Missoula.

Spent a mosquito filled night in a tent outside Cook City I think it was...

Reminder to self that I really need to get back to that part of the world soon...I miss Wyoming too
 
I did Kalispell, Cut Bank, Shelby, Great Falls, Helena, Bozeman, Livingston, Missoula, St. Regis, Paradise, Arlee, Ronan, Polson, Columbia Falls, Belton and Essex this trip.

You're right--no reason to do Billings or Butte.

But gosh, the snow on Bozeman Pass was outstanding; I felt like John Mullan himself going up the mountains east of Helena; and I spent a wonderful time at Glacier Park getting my annual reacquaintance with the masterful civil engineering work of John F. Stevens.
 
Glacier Park is one of America's treasures. On a side note, I would love to drive 'Going to the Sun Road' in a Porshe at top speed.

Speaking of driving fast and Montana, I heard they changed there speed limit, it used to be anything under 100mph was a $5 ticket, anyone know if that changed.
 
Originally posted by Grip:
Glacier Park is one of America's treasures. On a side note, I would love to drive 'Going to the Sun Road' in a Porshe at top speed.
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I will be sure to pick you up with a sponge after you do. That road is amazing, especially when you are driving it in a motorhome with tour busses the opposite direction.


Speaking of driving fast and Montana, I heard they changed there speed limit, it used to be anything under 100mph was a $5 ticket, anyone know if that changed.
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Having a wife who grew up in Montana and my first tv job in Missoula, this is an urban myth. There was a time where the speed limit was "reasonable and prudent," so basically it was up to the cop to define who was going too fast. This changed when too many people were challenging the tickets. When there was no defined speed limit, the average speed on the interstates went from 74 mph to 76.
 
Having a wife who grew up in Montana and my first tv job in Missoula, this is an urban myth. There was a time where the speed limit was "reasonable and prudent," so basically it was up to the cop to define who was going too fast.
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I don't know, it was about 8 years ago I was traveling 95 mph for about 5hrs straight and saw a couple state troopers, even got passed by one, no ticket, no lights.
 
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I will be sure to pick you up with a sponge after you do. That road is amazing, especially when you are driving it in a motorhome with tour busses the opposite direction.[/qb]
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Motor homes are forbidden on Going To The Sun Road....that's why there's a lively (tho seasonal) auto rental business in places like Belton, St. Mary's and East Glacier.

I've been to Glacier something like 19 times since 1984 and never tire of the place. When I discovered Montana (and married a Montana native who also happens to own land inside of the national park) I wrote off places like Colorado (where I summered as a kid) and much of California. Montana's truly the "last best place"--tho I could make a strong arguement for parts of Alaska, too.

[ October 14, 2005, 12:03 AM: Message edited by: David R. Busse ]
 
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