Noah & Buckskin Celebrate Their 9th Anniversary!!

Here's Noah driving us to Chico Hot Springs in Montana on August 18th to celebrate our 9th anniversary with a little hot tub soaking and gourment dining.

We decided to take the scenic route up the Chief Joseph Highway, through the NE gate of Yellowstone, then north out of Gardiner to the Hot Springs.  This is a shot of a peak in the Beartooths from the Chief Joseph Highway.

We passed by this herd of buffalo just outside of Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone (not bad for an out-the-window shot!!)

Took us about 5 hours to get there (with a stop for lunch in Cooke City, MT & a rather lengthy traffic delay in Yellowstone), but it was all worth it once we arrived.  Here's our "room"--they call it The Caboose--for obvious reasons.  It was quite swank & had a great view.

Here's a view of the inside from the front door--the decor was Victorian brothel all the way...

And the view from the other direction.  There was also a large, luxurious bathroom addition off to the right.  It had an amazing tub...

In fact, it was so amazing, Noah had to try it out (I've never seen him in a bathtub in the 12 years I've known him), so I HAD to get a photo.  However...

He wasn't very cooperative, so this was all I got!

We got dressed up & had a very, very nice dinner at the restaurant.  After our food settled a bit, we headed out to the hot tubs, though they were a little bit disappointing--lots & LOTS of kids--all screaming and having a ball.  But I was looking for a bit of peace and quiet, so we decided to call it a day.

The next morning we had breakfast in the restaurant (bacon!!), toured the kitchen garden, & then I had a fantastic massage before we headed for home.  On the way back we headed north to the I-90, so we could stop in Big Timber to visit the C. Sharps factory.  Here's Noah outside:

After that we headed to Billings for a stop at Sheel's & lunch at Fuddrucker's, then it was back home for us & back to work for me the next day.  But it was really nice to be able to actually celebrate ON our anniversary.  Next year it'll be the big one-zero, I CANNOT believe it!!  Time really does fly when you're having fun!!

Well, that's it for this time.  Don't know what exciting events are on the horizon, but I'll keep you posted.  Noah's been down in CA since Tuesday:  visiting friends & family, shooting Legends of the West at Cajon & then it's off to AZ for dove hunting.  He's supposed to be back next weekend or so.  I got to stay home & work...Lucky me, huh??  Oh, well...someone's gotta pay the bills!!  :)  Talk to you all soon....

Love,
Buckskin