Connie in Morocco and Beyond

These are my travel experiences beginning with my Peace Corps service in Morocco from 2006-2008. At the request of friends and my own desire to document, I continued blogging my journeys to other countries as well as in the U. S., including my service as a Peace Corps Response Volunteer in South Africa for most of 2014. This blog will continue as my travel journal.

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Location: Billings, Montana, United States

The Big Sky country of Montana is home sweet home!

Sunday, August 23, 2009

RED LODGE CAMPING

HERE MOOSEY, MOOSEY.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Went camping on Rock Creek near Red Lodge and passed a moose on the way to the campsite.















Went up Beartooth Pass (spectacular drive; goes to Yellowstone Park) and in the background of this photo is the "Bear's Tooth".












Al Hayes and I nearing "top of the world." Wonderful weather, great weekend.

Monday, August 10, 2009

FROZE-TO-DEATH plateau.

Toughest hike of the year; 13 miles, nearly 4000' elevation gain to a height of 10,000'. Saw this great mountain goat and her baby, plus elk and lots of other wildlife. This is in the Beartooth range, and the hike is from East Rosebud to West Rosebud. The two groups exchange car keys at the top and then we meet for burgers at a popular spot after.
Can anybody tell what this insect is? A moth of some kind? It totally covered this particular wildflower.

My patient hiking partners Mary and Rita, who slowed down to accomodate my pace. The last half of the ascent about did me in...

Monday, August 03, 2009

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH. This is Castle Reef, west of Augusta.
My cousin Bill Schrader and his wife. He grew up in Augusta and is now living in Juneau, but retains his home place in Montana. We had a great hike back of Gibson Dam.

Sunday, August 02, 2009

A NEW
ADVENTURE.
Went from
the Flathead
area to Great Falls and was treated to a kayak trip with my friend Martha and her husband who shuttled us and took photos. Since I was a novice, we stayed in calm waters and just floated a little more than an hour. Fun!

Saturday, August 01, 2009

GOLF TOURNEY..
Governor's Cup
sponsored by the Montana State Chamber Foundation. Volunteer MCEE Exec Director Connie monitoring the hole-in-one at the Columbia Falls course.