Saturday

Montana's White Crosses

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These are some of the white crosses that mark the sites of fatalities along the highways of Montana. This highway safety program was begun more than 50 years ago by the American Legion in Missoula. The idea was so good that it eventually became a state-wide program, and is still maintained by the American Legion of Montana.. The program was not meant to be a memorial for victims, but we saw several of them that had been decorated with pictures and plastic flowers. The sight of these markers must surely remind all drivers of the dangers of the road and hopefully cause them to drive more caretully

We came upon this group of markers after we left Three Forks. Besides these, there was another group of two across the highway.

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I'm not sure where I took this picture. We were still in Montana, and stopped at a gas station and convenience store at a junction after we had gone through a beautiful canyon with a creek (running north, by the way!) All those darned rivers in Montana run the wrong way! I thought this photograph clearly showed how hard the wind must blow there.

Jarvi enjoyed the Missouri River very much!

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The cow moose was in my driveway yesterday, munching on the willows and the wild gooseberry bush. One of my little bobtailed cats was very curious, and watched her from behind the log.