August 31, 2007
Beartooth Scenic Highway
After breakfast at Granny’s Restaurant in downtown Cody Wyoming we headed up to Chief Joseph’s Scenic Byway on our way to the Beartooth Scenic Highway which took us up to the top of Beartooth Butte. It was about 50 mile ride which took us over four hours with stops to take in the beautiful scenery.
Beautiful Beartooth Lake on the way up the mountain.
At one of the scenic overlooks along the highway.
At another overlook near the summit.
We passed into Montana to finish the climb to the top of Beartooth.
At the summit. Elevation 10,947 ft. I could tell that there was less oxygen at that level. I got tired walking out to the edge to take this picture. The temperature was about 15 degrees cooler than it was at the bottom of the mountain.
On the way down. We ended up in Red Lodge Montana where we had lunch.
This little stream was behind the Red Box Drive-In Diner in Red Lodge Montana (where we had lunch).
Tommorrow: An early start to visit Yellowstone National Park, then we begin the journey home. I’ll try to post tomorrow night if I have internet access wherever we stop. (So far - so good, as far as that goes).
August 30, 2007
ZunePhone – Coming soon from Microsoft….
If you are one of the many that just had to run out and get the latest and greatest thing from Apple, well you may just have to bite the bullet and run right back out and get the latest and greatest thing from Microsoft….The ZunePhone will be out this month,… maybe…
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Barbie…
One day a father gets out of work and on his way home. He remembers that it’s his daughter’s birthday.
He pulls over to a toy store and asks the salesperson, “How much is the Barbie on the display window?”
The salesperson answers, “Which one? We have:
Work out Barbie for $19.95
Shopping Barbie for $19.95
Beach Barbie for $19.95
Disco Barbie for $19.95
Divorced Barbie for $265.95
The amazed father asks: “What? Why is the Divorced Barbie $265.95 and the others only $19.95?”
The salesperson annoyingly answers:
“Sir…, Divorced Barbie comes with: Ken’s Car, Ken’s House, Ken’s Boat, Ken’s Furniture, Ken’s Computer and…One of Ken’s Friends.”
Naked hula-hooper helps rob convenience store
This happened about a half hour from my house…..
“Party naked” took on a whole new meaning as a man wearing nothing but a Halloween mask with an attached ponytail distracted workers at a De Soto quick shop so his partner could steal a 30-pack of beer.
Paula Hawkins, manager of Fish’s Quick Stop at the corner of routes 21 and H in Desoto MO, said a young man entered the store about 5:30 a.m. Aug. 18 and headed to the beer cooler at the back of the store. A moment later, the naked masked man entered the store, apparently trying to distract the clerks.
Hawkins said the masked man made suggestive comments. “It really was hilarious,” she said with a chuckle.
While the bare-bottomed man was wiggling his hips at the clerk, the other man grabbed a 30-pack of Busch beer and the two men ran outside, jumped into a Chrysler Sebring and took off. Police later nabbed the trio of would-be robbers, including the driver.
De Soto Police Chief Brian Werner, who watched the video, said the incident was pretty funny.
At least we knew he didn’t have a gun,” he said.
