Day 26 Independence Day!

OK so the all American breakfast yesterday was pretty impressive, especially post the yoga experience... but it was a flash in the pan compared to the breakfast spread put on by Jenn and Rob. Organic, local, homemade and delicious! Also not lacking in volume, lucky since the schedule is chock full of new experiences, and they turn out to be heaps more fun, and less sweaty, than Bikram. Our first trip in a car for a month, takes us out of town to the National Bison Range, a truly awesome and majestic animal who was almost lost to extinction. We take our own safari through the park and are rewarded with a herd grazing close to the road, and a big male right next to the car ignores us with aplomb, while we sit transfixed by his presence. The American safari also includes deer, osprey and prong horned antelope! The fastest animal in the states and I have to say one of the most beautiful. Our lovely hosts in sharing their respect and admiration for the Native Americans, introduce us to the annual Pow Wow of the Salish Tribe. A gathering of tribes, a tradition dating back thousands of years, and we are lucky enough to experience it in person, to see the dancing, the colours, the elaborate and fantastic costumes of the tribes, from the little children to the elders, everyone had a part to play. We even got the culinary pleasure of Indian fried bread, a gorgeous fried coronary disaster :). An evening stroll with Tiika shows us the best of Montana. We have the company of two excellent people and one excellent dog, we have mountains, a mild sunny evening, the rushing rivers, a hummingbird, the quiet of a small town, the diversity of a university town, could it get any better?... Just add fireworks and avid displays of patriotism! - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad