Saturday, April 17, 2010.

10:30 AM went to see the horse. Iknow now why she needs grooming. She rolls in the dirt to scratch her back. The paddock hardly has any grass; she's fed feed in a washtub. They put a sign on the fence that I need to ask first before I feed her.
12:00 we picked up Bill and Debbie at the Bozeman Airport. It's about 45 minutes away. We stopped at Costco again and then picked up the RV to drivce to the house. Check-in time is supposed to bve at 5PM, but it is so far out in the sticks nobody will know what time we arrive. I had to say goodby to the Neigh. She's going to miss me because nobody ever pays any attention to her.
The road to the house is a bit rustic- all gravel and lumpy. The bridge we had to cross was a single lane wooden bridge with a 15 ton weight limit. We held our breath as we drove over. We originally thought the weight limit was 30 tons. We're not sure the RV is as light as 15 tons!
We went to Chico Hot Springs after we finished unpacking. The water is from the center of the earth that just flows up to the surface around here. There has been a hot tub here for over 100 years now. The first were just 2 wooden tubs; now it is 2 cement pools filled with the hot water that bubbles up from the earth. They have to add some cold water to it so it isn't too hot. Talk about relaxing! The people here are really friendly. We were talking to a couple from Bozeman who were willing to sell their house to us. The husband went up to the bar and bought the guys each beers without asking us for money. We reciprocated, of course; but it was so unheard of to us. They had never seen us before.
For supper we ate at the Chico Springs Saloon. They have Wild West Burgers on their menu which is one fourth Elk meat and three fourths Bison meat. Pretty good. It was hard to find a seat when the band came on.It was called Tom Catmull and The Clerics- Americana Rock- a mix between country and rock. We watched a lot of people dance. One couple resembled a very young John Travolta and Kelly Pickler. They were really cute together and could really dance. Most of the guys had on cowboy hats and all wore jeans. Bill said he felt out of place in his white tennis shoes. All of the girls had on jeans also. That seems to be the dress of choice here. Nothing is fancy at all; even in the more expensive restaurants. I started talking to a lady sitting across from us. They moved from Seattle, Washington about 10 years ago. They raise cattle and sell eggs. When they have svaed up their egg money, they come to Chico Hot Springs. It was a really fun night,