Go west, the upper states.

… Or maybe it’s just me 🤷‍♂️😂
Anyway, had no thought of ending up here. But to digress,
I hung out in the morning waiting for my moto tire to be done. Hit planet fitness the night before for legs and AB’s and now arms and etc.
Then hung out at the park, been reading the Sci-fi trilogy the Final Architecture, a lot! (will be glad to be done, I won’t start another book on phone. I find it way too addictive, and I want to do other things) but have the real book by written my friend Gwen, that she gave me while in Chicago called Lipshtick. (I had no idea) Can’t wait! I also finished the short book that I picked at an antique store when I had a wonderful tea with friends Mike and Michael, Make your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life by Admiral William H. McRaven.
Sorry, too much digression?!?

Anyway, got my moto loaded and off maybe 1ish. Set my sites on the International Mining Museum in Butte, and looked at the harvest hosts for a food / lodging exchange stay and found one at the H bar J Saloon and Cafe about 40 min out of town.

The museum was cool! I couldn’t get a the tour with the ride down into the mine because it was the last of the day and full. But so close, the guy I got my ticket from flagged me down and said it could take the tour as one lady did not snow up, as long as she stayed a no-7show. So got to take some of the walking tour, and then she did show up, but it was really good. The guide had a lot of passion, I would like to go back, would be super interesting to see an actual mine! Would have the next morning but it’s amazing how 2 weeks in no where near enough time to do it all.

Finished the walking tour displays solo and drove back through Butte to the Memorial for the fallen miners and particularly the 168 who lost their lives in The Granite Mountain Fire.
Passing through Butte, I really liked the looks of the town. It not so big, bit just big enough. Ai it had been over 2 hours and still had not gotten a confirmation for my stay at the H Bar J I cancelled and found a room at the Miners Hotel, in the old Miners Savings Bank and Trust Bldg right down town. I splurged on the President suite because it has a secrets stairs that goes directly into the Speakeasy bar in the basement, what???!!! I can’t wait.

Had dinner at the Peking Chop Seuy house. Started as a gambling parlor and bordello then they started serving noodles as well. The oldest continuously operated Chinese restaurant in the US

And the Speakeasy: the music by Collin Donnelly was on point and the Old Fashioned’s were amazing!!! So much fun!

And… the next morning the farmers market in the street right in front of the hotel!!! It was just and amazing stay and I had a blast!Read more