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Day 36- Fort Benton, Montana

Day 36

It was sad to leave Glacier and the beautiful Rocky Mountains that we were privileged to see in Yellowstone, Utah, and Montana. These western states have been stunning. What a difference today was. One minute we were in the Rocky Mountains and the next minute we were in the Great Plains. Miles and miles of flat land and wheat fields. We found out that Montana is the 2nd largest producer of wheat in the U.S. We went through the Blackfeet Nation to get to Ft. Benton. The Tribal Council is very strict about allowing non-residents to do anything with the Indians due to Covid. I have heard that Covid is pretty bad on reservations. Don’t know if the Blackfeet  are in this state. Going through the reservation we saw cattle and buffalo. Bison burgers are big in that area. Lots of horses too grazing. We even saw several antelope feeding. Ft. Benton was the first town in Montana so it has been declared an historical town. We plan to visit these places. The Missouri River runs right through town. This town is only about 5,000 people.  It is surrounded by the Bear Paws mountains. They are nothing like the Rockies in size or beauty. One part of the range has more peak mountains and the other have is rolling hills and a few mountains. The interesting thing about the terrain as we approached Ft. Benton was the presence of mini canyons. In fact the town is in the canyon. Well, our campsite is basically in the backyard of the owner. Very strange but we have everything we need. More tomorrow.

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