Montana is not to be taken lightly. It is a HUGE state, particularly when you are travelling from the northwest corner (Glacier) to the southeast (Little Big Horn) corner in one day. There was a lot of driving (and riding) involved. Fortunately we were forewarned by a family who had done the opposite route and said it was 10-12 hours. No kidding.
I had a lot of time to read signs and boy did I see some interesting ones. The first caught my attention as we left Glacier National Park to return the rental car. There on the highway was a billboard for "Cannabis Pharmacy" Wait, pot leaves on a full sized billboard? Is that legal in Montana? I almost drove off the road! Had I a camera I would have taken a photo to prove its existence! I wouldn't post it as it might be misconstrued... When Skip and I reunited at the airport I asked, but he hadn't noticed it. Figures...my doubting friends will have no proof.
Further along we passed through a town (Polson, Montana) in which every street sign or destination signs were in two languages. Not Spanish and English, but English and a Native American tongue, Salish, I believe. It was wonderful that they were able to infuse the culture back into the town. I'm sure it was the influence of a Salish Community College. We had lunch in a local restaurant and one of the locals was there having a cell phone conversation in which he switched from a language I did not understand to English and back again. So cool! Our treatment of Native Americans as well as the slaves, and African Americans embarrasses me. This town in Montana might have been surrounded by a reservation, I wanted to spend more time there and be immersed in their culture.
The other signs were quirky ones that made me laugh. A sign for a store named "Nomad" written beneath was "moved 5 miles north." I don't know what they sold, but it was so funny! A sign on another business said: "Open by chance or by appointment."
If you have seen the commercials where they combine unlikely businesses and say that doesn't make sense, you will love the next two: a Sporting Goods/Jewelry Store. Toys for him, pretties for her. I wonder if the more he spends the bigger the diamond...
Then there were casinos combined with everything. The best was a combination was "Suds and Fun" a casino/laundromat. I'd rather drop my quarters in the dryer and watch the clothes spin dry than put a quarter in a slot machine, but here you could choose!
We were headed for a campground near Little Big Horn so we could see the place of Custer's Last Stand.
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