Bozeman, MT

Wed Aug 4:
Packed up & moved out of 7th Ranch to Little Big Horn National Monument. Great tour by Indian girl from Little Big Horn College. She described battle position of Custer, Reno & Beneen and all of the Indian tribes – Sioux, Crow & Cherokee – 250 US vs 5000 Indian. Got a new perspective! Drove to Livingston MT, 40 mi east of Bozeman. Stayed at Rock Canyon RV Park – small shady and right on the Yellowstone River. Dave took fishing rod up to outfitter but they didn’t have the tip he needed. Said they outfitted Pres. Obama when he visited. RV park owner talked with Dave about where to fish and gave us 3 trout a previous camper had caught, cleaned & ready to cook for dinner. Better than the hamburgers I had planned. Cleaned house and reorganized so Mark can sleep over cab.
Thurs. Aug 5: Drove 40 Mi to Bozeman arrived about 11AM, met Mark. Had lunch with NCIV at Holiday Inn – huge portions of meatloaf. Talks by Pres. of Montana State University – “Go Cats” and MT Gov. Schweitzer, who runs the state like a ranch, “put money in the bank during the good years to save for the bad years”. David to PM session. I read book; drove to Gallatin Co. Fairgrounds campground to make arrangement to stay the night. OK for tonight but not tomorrow – family reunion & rodeo. Mark to local host dinner, we went to John Bozeman Bistro for steak dinner. Back to GCF, had water & electric service but noisy with trains.
Fri Aug 6: To Holiday Inn by 9AM for breakfast session with woman from CAI, Greg Mortenson's Foundation, – up to 150 schools in Pakistan & Afghanistan. AM session on separation of church & state. Lunch BBQ chicken ; award to HS teacher from WA for teaching students about citizen diplomacy. Speaker Kevin Connelly, 24 yr old world traveler born without legs; travels by wheelchair or skate board! Skipped PM sessions; Dave worked on computer in Mark’s room & I did laundry. Closing session brainstorm vision for NCIV for next 50 yrs. Mark led it. Mark to NCIV Board dinner; we went on bus tour to Museum of the Rockies: DiVinci machines and dinosaur fossils. Got take out dinner of salad & buffalo chicken wrap from hotel & ate in Mark’s room. Mark returned with board members Al, Al & Pete. Talked about tomorrow departure. Spent night in Holiday Inn parking lot.