Forgive me if i jump around a bit. Saturday was the first BBQ contest of the season. It was down in Missoula and it rained the whole way down until we hit I-90 and the sun came out. We checked in and mingled with people. It was weird that we were at a BBQ contest and did not know one team or any of the other Judges ! A whole new gig ! The Chicken category was first and it was some of the best chicken that we have judged. It made us think we were in for a good day of BBQ. The next category was Ribs and things started to go down hill. Lots of St. Louis ribs and not one of them were cooked properly. Flavor profiles were off too. The pulled pork went further down the hill. One box looked like they just chopped the pork in big slabs and literally threw them into the box. The last category was Brisket (my favorite) and it was pretty good. All in all a good day when you can eat competition BBQ for free..............
Here is the pic of the Grand Champions Trophy.......
It was made by a local company called "Zombie Apocalypse Tools" (Hmmmm). It was made out of 1/2 steel and was very sharp. It was placed in a cool block of wood and partly into a Bobcat skull. At first we did not get the connection, but the BBQ contest was put on by the University of Montana's culinary department. They are the Grizzly's and their arch rival are the "Bobcats" !!
The contest was held at the Fair Grounds and included a bunch of other events, The Culinary students were doing some BBQing of their own.............
3 Lamb's on Spits, and they smelled delicious..........
And a whole Steer on a really cool adjustable grill made up by the University welding department !
On our way home I spotted a sign that we needed to take a picture of. Brenda's Brother Steve is always teasing us that he lives in Gods Country over in Rockford Michigan. We just had to show him what Gods Country really looks like......................
Also on our way home we saw this rig. Not sure what it was exactly, but we thought it was pretty cool. It looked like it would float !
Today (Monday), we went with a group of our new friends from the resort to a town called Polebridge. It is truly a "small" town up on the western side of Glacier National Park, that is famous for its general store and its bakery. We had a great ride up the East side of Flathead lake, which is about 20 miles long. From there we entered Glacier National Park and headed up the west side. This area had a forest fire back in 2003 and it was incredible to see the growth. Jack Pines will not release their seeds unless under extreme heat. So when the fire rips through these stands of trees it is actually replanting them at the same time. Mother Nature is cool.
There was some beautiful scenery along this part of the park. We saw a few deer, but were really hoping to see a bear........ no Luck. Here we are at our destination........................
This store and a little bar next door are the town of Polebridge. The whole town is "off the grid". They have some solar panels and a big generator. Our sticky bun with whole pecans did not last long enough to get a pic of. I think Bren was thinking there was going to be more shopping !
Oh, and the bear that we were wanting to see..........................well he was in the Orchard, right next to the RV Resort !! This pic was taken by one of the others that did not go on our little jaunt........
A little too close to home ! That is it for now. More to come..............................
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