August 26 - Missoula Carousel

Our friend, Hoozie, from Butte, gave us a book about Montana which is how we found out about the Missoula Carousel.  I retyped the sign which told the heartwarming story about how the Carousel came to be.

There is no canned music at this Carousel.  A real man plays a real organ while people ride the Carousel and the dragons watch over them from above.

This playground is like nothing we've ever seen before and it is difficult to believe it was built in just nine days.  Not surprising was how many kids were enjoying this magical place. 

August 26 - Missoula

Jim and Mary's was home while we were in Missoula.  We didn't really expect the RV park to be busy this late in August but were glad we had reservations because it was full and they were turning people away.

The sites were pretty large and shady and the park is away from town so it was quiet except for a train that came through now and then at the top of a steep bluff at the back of the park.  No train whistle though so we barely noticed it.

There were flowers everywhere in the park.  The park had its own greenhouse and grew their own flowers - something we'd never run across before.  All those flowers and trees sure made this a lovely place to stay.