We have a few friends from different places who have recently acquired vacation/recreational property in Montana: Dave's biking partner from the TransRockies--Joe and his wife Natasha have built a home they enjoy with their kids, Niya and Jagger; and Crystal and Marc have a beautiful piece of property that they have started to develop by first building a "bunkie".
We were invited down to check out the properties, and to offer Dave's handy-man skills in building a front deck for Marc and Crystal's place.
It was wonderful to get away for the weekend: it always feels longer and more relaxing to me when we are able to actually get away from the daily household tasks (laundry, mowing the lawn, housecleaning, etc.) and have a bit of a mini-vacation.
The drive to Montana is about 4 hrs, but goes by quickly with the beautiful scenery, and now that it stays light out so late, so you are easily able to see the road.
The contrast between Crystal and Marc's undeveloped but "untouched" property and Joe and Nat's beautiful and comfortable but developed home and property was interesting: it made me realize that I really do like the simplicity of the "no running water/no electricity" sense of getting away from it all, moreso than all the comforts of home offered in a more developed vacation property. I used to love going to Aunt Joan and Uncle Fred's cottage on White Lake, that truly was a "cottage", or Jim Bailey's cabin in the woods that was also just that--a hunting cabin. That being said, I understand with little kids how the convenience offered by a more developed vacation home definitely makes more sense! Here's some pictures, hopefully worth a thousand words...
Wild Rose Country
Some good looking shirtless dudes working on the bunkie
Pretending to ride the motorbike (I rode on the back of the quad with Dave but that was about as brave as I got)...
Marc and Crystal at Joe and Nat's place
Dave tries out the halfpipe at Joe and Nat's (boys and their toys...)
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