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Montana's State Parks and Rodeo Culture, Plus a Look at When To Visit Yellowstone National Park · The Frommer's Travel Show

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  Foreign.
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  And
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  welcome
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  to
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  the
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  Fromer
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  Travel
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  Show.
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  I'm
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  your
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  host,
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  Pauline
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  Fromer.
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  I
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  can't
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  remember
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  the
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  last
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  time
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  we
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  discussed
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  Montana.
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  And
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  it's
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  one
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  of
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  the
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  most
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  beautiful,
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  unusual,
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  undiscovered
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  states
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  in
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  the
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  United
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  States.
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  Not
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  fully
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  undiscovered.
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  I
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  mean,
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  my
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  goodness.
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  It
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  has
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  Yellowstone.
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  But
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  people
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  tend
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  not
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  to
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  go
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  to
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  other
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  parts
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  of
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  the
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  state.
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  And
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  so
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  we
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  are
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  going
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  to
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  discuss
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  this
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  right
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  now.
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  I
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  have
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  Pat
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  Doyle
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  on
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  the
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  line.
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  He
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  is
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  the
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  marketing
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  director
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  for
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  the
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  state
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  of
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  Montana.
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  Hey,
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  Pat,
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  thank
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  you
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  so
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  much
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  for
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  appearing
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  in
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  the
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  Fromer
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  Travel
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  Show.
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  No,
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  thank
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  you
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  so
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  much
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  for
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  your
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  interest
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  in
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  the
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  great
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  state
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  of
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  Montana,
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  Pauline.
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  It
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  really
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  is
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  a
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  great
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  state.
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  So
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  tell
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  us
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  a
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  little
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  bit
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  about
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  some
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  of
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  the
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  statistics.
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  How
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  many
• 1:10
  people
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  are
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  there?
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  How
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  big
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  is
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  it?
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  And
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  what
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  does
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  the
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  strange
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  mismatch
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  between
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  those
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  numbers
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  mean
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  for
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  visitors?
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  Yeah,
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  so
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  Montana
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  is
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  the
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  fourth
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  largest
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  state
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  in
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  our
• 1:20
  country,
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  which.
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  Which
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  is
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  massive.
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  It's
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  147,000
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  square
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  miles.
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  But
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  we
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  have
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  a
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  little
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  over
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  a
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  million
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  people
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  in
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  it.
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  So
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  we
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  have
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  these
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  vast
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  landscapes,
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  but
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  we
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  would
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  consider
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  a
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  metro
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  area.
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  You
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  know,
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  some
• 1:31
  of
• 1:31
  our
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  larger
• 1:31
  cities
• 1:31
  like
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  Billings
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  or
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  Bozeman
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  or,
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  you
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  know,
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  Missoula,
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  some
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  of
• 1:34
  our
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  population
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  centers
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  are.
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  A
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  lot
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  of
• 1:36
  people
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  look
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  at
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  those
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  as
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  a
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  lot
• 1:38
  smaller
• 1:38
  communities.
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  So
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  it
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  is
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  kind
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  of
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  this
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  state
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  that
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  has,
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  you
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  know,
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  everyone
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  kind
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  of
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  has
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  a
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  connection
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  to
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  it,
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  you
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  know,
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  and
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  you're.
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  When
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  you're
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  sitting
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  next
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  to
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  someone
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  in
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  an
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  airplane,
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  you
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  tell
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  them
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  you're
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  from
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  Montana.
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  Everyone
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  kind
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  of
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  has
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  a
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  story
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  about
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  someone
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  they
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  knew
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  that
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  had
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  been
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  there.
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  They've
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  been
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  there
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  before.
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  They're
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  dying
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  to
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  go
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  to
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  Place
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  X,
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  Y
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  and
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  Z.
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  So
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  it
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  really
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  is
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  something
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  that
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  people
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  have
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  been
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  interested
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  in
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  forever.
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  And
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  I
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  think
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  it
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  fosters
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  that,
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  you
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  know,
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  that
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  connection
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  that
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  people
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  just
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  feel
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  drawn
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  to
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  the
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  state
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  for
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  a
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  lot
• 2:03
  of
• 2:03
  different
• 2:03
  reasons.
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  It
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  could
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  be
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  from
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  a
• 2:05
  book
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  they've
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  seen
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  or
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  a
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  movie
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  they've,
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  you
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  know,
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  a
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  movie
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  that
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  they
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  enjoy.
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  But
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  it
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  is
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  a
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  really
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  incredible
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  place.
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  And
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  I
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  think
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  right
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  now,
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  one
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  of
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  the
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  reasons
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  people
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  want
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  to
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  go
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  to
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  Montana
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  is
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  because
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  they
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  are
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  fans
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  of
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  the
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  TV
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  series
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  Yellowstone.
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  But
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  the
• 2:22
  TV
• 2:22
  series
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  Yellowstone
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  isn't
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  actually
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  filmed
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  in
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  Yellowstone
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  National
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  Park.
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  Right.
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  Where
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  is
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  it
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  filmed?
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  Uh,
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  correct.
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  Yep.
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  It
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  is
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  filmed
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  in
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  southwestern
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  Montana
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  in
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  a.
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  In
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  a
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  town
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  called
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  Darby,
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  Montana,
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  which
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  is
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  in
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  the
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  southern
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  end
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  of
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  the
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  Bitterroot
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  Valley,
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  which
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  is
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  in
• 2:37
  Ravalli
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  County.
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  So
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  it's
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  kind
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  of
• 2:38
  right
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  in
• 2:38
  the
• 2:38
  border
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  of
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  Montana
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  and
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  Idaho.
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  Incredibly
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  beautiful
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  area.
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  But
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  I
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  think
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  to
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  your
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  point
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  is,
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  is
• 2:44
  that,
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  you
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  know,
• 2:45
  Montana
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  has
• 2:47
  so
• 2:47
  many
• 2:47
  amazing
• 2:47
  Stories
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  that
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  something
• 2:48
  like
• 2:49
  that
• 2:49
  show
• 2:49
  Yellowstone
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  can
• 2:50
  bring
• 2:50
  you
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  into
• 2:51
  the
• 2:51
  state.
• 2:51
  But
• 2:52
  then
• 2:52
  it's.
• 2:52
  Then
• 2:52
  you
• 2:53
  have,
• 2:53
  you
• 2:53
  know,
• 2:53
  this
• 2:54
  amazing
• 2:54
  array
• 2:55
  of
• 2:56
  things
• 2:56
  that
• 2:56
  you
• 2:56
  can
• 2:56
  discover
• 2:57
  on
• 2:57
  your
• 2:57
  own
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  that
• 2:58
  have
• 2:59
  actually
• 2:59
  nothing
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  to
• 2:59
  do
• 2:59
  with
• 2:59
  the
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  show.
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  Well,
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  let's
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  talk
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  about
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  first
• 3:02
  discovering
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  the
• 3:03
  Bitterroot
• 3:04
  Valley,
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  because
• 3:05
  I
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  know
• 3:05
  that
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  set
• 3:06
  jetting
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  is
• 3:07
  a
• 3:07
  big
• 3:07
  deal
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  for
• 3:08
  many
• 3:08
  people.
• 3:08
  A
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  lot
• 3:09
  of
• 3:09
  people
• 3:10
  are
• 3:10
  doing
• 3:10
  pilgrimages
• 3:11
  to
• 3:12
  the
• 3:12
  sets
• 3:13
  of
• 3:13
  their
• 3:13
  favorite
• 3:14
  TV
• 3:14
  shows
• 3:14
  and
• 3:15
  films.
• 3:15
  So
• 3:16
  in
• 3:16
  terms
• 3:16
  of
• 3:16
  the
• 3:16
  Bitterroot
• 3:17
  Valley,
• 3:17
  what
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  do
• 3:17
  you
• 3:18
  see
• 3:18
  and
• 3:18
  do
• 3:18
  there?
• 3:18
  So
• 3:19
  the
• 3:19
  Bitterroot
• 3:19
  Valley,
• 3:20
  like
• 3:20
  I
• 3:20
  said,
• 3:20
  it's
• 3:20
  in
• 3:21
  southwest
• 3:21
  Montana.
• 3:22
  So
• 3:22
  it's
• 3:22
  about.
• 3:23
  It's
• 3:23
  over
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  a
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  hundred
• 3:24
  miles
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  long
• 3:25
  stretches
• 3:25
  south
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  of
• 3:25
  Missoula,
• 3:26
  Montana,
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  one
• 3:27
  of
• 3:27
  our
• 3:27
  larger
• 3:27
  cities.
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  And
• 3:28
  it's
• 3:28
  nestled
• 3:29
  right
• 3:29
  in
• 3:29
  between
• 3:29
  the
• 3:30
  Bitterroot
• 3:31
  Mountain
• 3:31
  range
• 3:31
  and
• 3:31
  the
• 3:31
  Sapphire
• 3:32
  Mountain
• 3:32
  range
• 3:32
  and
• 3:32
  the
• 3:32
  Bitterroot.
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  That
• 3:33
  river
• 3:34
  kind
• 3:34
  of
• 3:34
  meanders
• 3:34
  through
• 3:35
  this,
• 3:35
  this
• 3:35
  amazingly
• 3:36
  beautiful
• 3:36
  valley.
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  It
• 3:37
  is
• 3:37
  a
• 3:38
  place
• 3:38
  of
• 3:38
  a
• 3:38
  lot
• 3:38
  of
• 3:38
  firsts
• 3:39
  for
• 3:39
  our
• 3:39
  state
• 3:40
  of
• 3:40
  Montana.
• 3:40
  So
• 3:41
  Fort
• 3:41
  Owens
• 3:41
  State
• 3:42
  park
• 3:42
  and
• 3:42
  the
• 3:42
  St.
• 3:42
  Mary's
• 3:43
  Mission
• 3:43
  was
• 3:43
  really
• 3:43
  one
• 3:44
  of
• 3:44
  the
• 3:44
  first
• 3:44
  developments
• 3:45
  in
• 3:45
  our
• 3:45
  state.
• 3:46
  So
• 3:46
  it
• 3:46
  was
• 3:46
  our
• 3:46
  first
• 3:46
  state
• 3:47
  irrigation
• 3:47
  system,
• 3:48
  flour
• 3:48
  mill,
• 3:49
  first
• 3:49
  cattle
• 3:50
  ranching
• 3:50
  operation,
• 3:51
  pharmacy
• 3:52
  school,
• 3:53
  you
• 3:53
  name
• 3:53
  it.
• 3:53
  So
• 3:54
  there
• 3:54
  was
• 3:54
  St.
• 3:54
  Mary's
• 3:54
  Mission,
• 3:55
  which
• 3:55
  is
• 3:55
  followed
• 3:56
  by
• 3:56
  Fort
• 3:57
  Owen,
• 3:57
  which
• 3:57
  is
• 3:58
  now
• 3:58
  both
• 3:58
  open
• 3:58
  to
• 3:59
  the
• 3:59
  public.
• 3:59
  Fort
• 3:59
  Owen
• 3:59
  is
• 4:00
  actually
• 4:00
  a
• 4:00
  state
• 4:00
  park.
• 4:01
  St.
• 4:01
  Mary's
• 4:01
  Mission
• 4:02
  is
• 4:02
  operated
• 4:03
  by
• 4:03
  a
• 4:03
  nonprofit
• 4:04
  in
• 4:04
  Stevensville,
• 4:05
  Montana.
• 4:05
  So
• 4:05
  they're
• 4:05
  both
• 4:06
  literally
• 4:06
  right
• 4:06
  across
• 4:06
  the
• 4:07
  street
• 4:07
  from
• 4:07
  each
• 4:07
  other.
• 4:07
  But
• 4:08
  an
• 4:08
  amazing
• 4:08
  place
• 4:09
  to
• 4:09
  kind
• 4:09
  of
• 4:09
  start
• 4:09
  this
• 4:09
  adventure
• 4:10
  in
• 4:10
  the
• 4:10
  Bitterroot
• 4:11
  Valley
• 4:11
  to
• 4:11
  really
• 4:11
  gain
• 4:12
  some
• 4:12
  context
• 4:12
  about
• 4:12
  the
• 4:12
  historical
• 4:13
  significance
• 4:13
  of
• 4:14
  the
• 4:14
  area.
• 4:14
  So
• 4:15
  you
• 4:15
  say
• 4:15
  it
• 4:16
  was
• 4:16
  the
• 4:16
  site
• 4:16
  of
• 4:16
  one
• 4:17
  of
• 4:17
  the
• 4:17
  first
• 4:18
  ranches
• 4:18
  in
• 4:19
  Montana
• 4:20
  or
• 4:20
  maybe
• 4:20
  the
• 4:20
  first.
• 4:21
  Yep,
• 4:22
  and
• 4:22
  its
• 4:22
  first
• 4:22
  trading
• 4:23
  post
• 4:23
  as
• 4:23
  well.
• 4:24
  First
• 4:24
  trading
• 4:24
  post.
• 4:25
  Very
• 4:25
  cool.
• 4:26
  And
• 4:26
  so
• 4:26
  do
• 4:27
  those
• 4:27
  are
• 4:27
  historic
• 4:28
  sites?
• 4:28
  Do
• 4:29
  people
• 4:29
  go
• 4:29
  to
• 4:30
  see
• 4:30
  these
• 4:30
  historic
• 4:31
  sites
• 4:31
  or
• 4:31
  do
• 4:31
  they
• 4:32
  go
• 4:32
  to
• 4:32
  do
• 4:32
  a
• 4:32
  ranch
• 4:33
  vacation
• 4:33
  like
• 4:34
  in
• 4:34
  City
• 4:34
  Slickers?
• 4:35
  You
• 4:35
  know,
• 4:36
  they.
• 4:36
  They
• 4:36
  can
• 4:36
  do
• 4:36
  both.
• 4:36
  We
• 4:37
  do
• 4:37
  have
• 4:37
  a
• 4:37
  lot
• 4:37
  of
• 4:37
  guest
• 4:37
  ranches
• 4:38
  in
• 4:38
  Montana,
• 4:39
  but
• 4:39
  we
• 4:39
  see
• 4:40
  that
• 4:40
  as
• 4:40
  Montana
• 4:41
  has
• 4:41
  become
• 4:42
  more
• 4:42
  of,
• 4:43
  of
• 4:43
  a
• 4:44
  well
• 4:44
  known
• 4:44
  kind
• 4:44
  of
• 4:44
  commodity
• 4:45
  in
• 4:45
  the
• 4:45
  west,
• 4:46
  we
• 4:46
  see
• 4:46
  that
• 4:47
  people
• 4:47
  want
• 4:47
  to
• 4:47
  learn
• 4:48
  as
• 4:48
  much
• 4:48
  as
• 4:49
  they
• 4:49
  can
• 4:49
  about
• 4:49
  the
• 4:50
  state.
• 4:50
  And
• 4:50
  so
• 4:50
  we
• 4:51
  often
• 4:51
  tell
• 4:51
  our
• 4:51
  story
• 4:52
  through
• 4:52
  a
• 4:52
  variety
• 4:53
  of
• 4:53
  different
• 4:53
  ways.
• 4:53
  Our
• 4:54
  state
• 4:54
  parks
• 4:54
  and
• 4:54
  things
• 4:54
  like
• 4:55
  that
• 4:55
  is
• 4:55
  a
• 4:55
  way
• 4:55
  to
• 4:56
  tell
• 4:56
  a
• 4:56
  more
• 4:56
  robust
• 4:56
  story
• 4:57
  about,
• 4:57
  you
• 4:57
  know,
• 4:57
  history
• 4:58
  of
• 4:58
  the
• 4:58
  west,
• 4:59
  our
• 4:59
  indigenous
• 5:00
  tribes
• 5:00
  that
• 5:01
  we,
• 5:01
  that
• 5:01
  we
• 5:01
  have
• 5:02
  in
• 5:02
  the
• 5:02
  state
• 5:02
  of
• 5:02
  Montana,
• 5:03
  also
• 5:03
  Lewis
• 5:04
  and
• 5:04
  Clark,
• 5:04
  things
• 5:04
  like
• 5:05
  that.
• 5:05
  So
• 5:05
  there
• 5:05
  are
• 5:06
  a
• 5:06
  ton
• 5:06
  of
• 5:07
  opportunities
• 5:08
  in
• 5:08
  the
• 5:09
  state
• 5:09
  to
• 5:10
  learn
• 5:10
  from
• 5:11
  a
• 5:11
  variety
• 5:11
  of
• 5:11
  different
• 5:11
  Perspectives.
• 5:12
  And
• 5:12
  I
• 5:12
  think
• 5:13
  that
• 5:13
  Fort
• 5:13
  Owen
• 5:13
  and
• 5:13
  the
• 5:13
  St.
• 5:14
  Mary's
• 5:14
  mission
• 5:14
  provide
• 5:14
  a
• 5:14
  really
• 5:15
  good
• 5:15
  piece
• 5:15
  of
• 5:15
  base
• 5:16
  to
• 5:16
  begin
• 5:17
  that
• 5:17
  exploration.
• 5:17
  Right.
• 5:18
  Well,
• 5:18
  let's
• 5:18
  talk
• 5:18
  about
• 5:19
  some
• 5:19
  of
• 5:19
  your
• 5:19
  state
• 5:20
  parks,
• 5:20
  because
• 5:20
  I
• 5:20
  think
• 5:21
  they
• 5:21
  get
• 5:21
  overshadowed
• 5:22
  by
• 5:23
  Yellowstone
• 5:24
  national
• 5:24
  park,
• 5:24
  which,
• 5:25
  frankly,
• 5:25
  I
• 5:26
  mean,
• 5:26
  I
• 5:26
  was
• 5:27
  there,
• 5:27
  oh,
• 5:27
  my
• 5:27
  goodness,
• 5:28
  maybe
• 5:29
  20
• 5:29
  years
• 5:29
  ago.
• 5:30
  I'm
• 5:30
  embarrassed
• 5:30
  to
• 5:30
  say
• 5:31
  it.
• 5:31
  It's
• 5:31
  been
• 5:31
  a
• 5:31
  while.
• 5:32
  I
• 5:32
  was,
• 5:33
  of
• 5:33
  course,
• 5:33
  overwhelmed
• 5:34
  by
• 5:35
  the
• 5:35
  geothermal
• 5:36
  features
• 5:36
  and
• 5:37
  the
• 5:37
  fact
• 5:37
  that
• 5:37
  you
• 5:38
  can
• 5:38
  do,
• 5:38
  like,
• 5:38
  the
• 5:39
  American
• 5:39
  equivalent
• 5:40
  of
• 5:40
  a
• 5:40
  safari
• 5:41
  there
• 5:42
  because,
• 5:42
  you
• 5:42
  know,
• 5:42
  you're
• 5:43
  driving
• 5:43
  down
• 5:43
  the
• 5:43
  road
• 5:43
  and
• 5:44
  suddenly
• 5:44
  you're
• 5:44
  in
• 5:45
  a
• 5:45
  traffic
• 5:45
  jam
• 5:45
  and
• 5:46
  it's
• 5:46
  buffalo
• 5:46
  or
• 5:47
  bison
• 5:47
  in
• 5:48
  front
• 5:48
  of
• 5:48
  you.
• 5:48
  I
• 5:48
  mean,
• 5:49
  that
• 5:49
  stuff
• 5:50
  is
• 5:50
  so
• 5:50
  much
• 5:50
  fun.
• 5:52
  But
• 5:53
  that's
• 5:53
  not
• 5:53
  all
• 5:54
  there
• 5:54
  is
• 5:54
  to
• 5:54
  Montana.
• 5:55
  So
• 5:56
  what.
• 5:56
  Tell
• 5:56
  us
• 5:57
  about
• 5:57
  some
• 5:57
  of
• 5:57
  your
• 5:58
  state
• 5:58
  parks
• 5:59
  and
• 5:59
  why
• 5:59
  people
• 6:00
  should
• 6:00
  add
• 6:00
  them
• 6:01
  on
• 6:01
  to
• 6:02
  maybe
• 6:02
  if
• 6:02
  they're
• 6:02
  doing
• 6:03
  a
• 6:03
  nature
• 6:03
  trip
• 6:04
  to
• 6:04
  Yellowstone.
• 6:05
  Sure.
• 6:05
  Yeah.
• 6:06
  And
• 6:06
  that's.
• 6:06
  I
• 6:07
  think
• 6:07
  that
• 6:07
  state
• 6:07
  parks
• 6:08
  provide
• 6:08
  such.
• 6:09
  In
• 6:09
  any
• 6:09
  state
• 6:09
  that
• 6:09
  you're
• 6:09
  in,
• 6:10
  provide
• 6:10
  such
• 6:11
  an
• 6:11
  awesome
• 6:13
  storytelling
• 6:13
  vessel.
• 6:14
  You
• 6:14
  know,
• 6:14
  they
• 6:14
  take
• 6:14
  these
• 6:15
  significant
• 6:15
  sites
• 6:16
  and
• 6:16
  stories
• 6:16
  and
• 6:16
  really
• 6:17
  make
• 6:17
  them
• 6:17
  relevant
• 6:17
  to
• 6:18
  everybody.
• 6:18
  So
• 6:19
  across
• 6:19
  our
• 6:19
  state,
• 6:20
  maybe
• 6:20
  we
• 6:20
  can
• 6:20
  start
• 6:21
  in
• 6:21
  the
• 6:21
  eastern
• 6:21
  side
• 6:21
  of
• 6:21
  the
• 6:21
  state
• 6:22
  and
• 6:22
  maybe
• 6:22
  move
• 6:23
  west.
• 6:23
  But
• 6:23
  that
• 6:24
  we
• 6:24
  have
• 6:24
  an
• 6:24
  incredible.
• 6:25
  Our
• 6:25
  largest
• 6:25
  state
• 6:26
  park
• 6:26
  in
• 6:26
  the
• 6:26
  state
• 6:26
  is
• 6:26
  Makoshakea
• 6:27
  State
• 6:27
  park,
• 6:28
  which
• 6:28
  is.
• 6:28
  Which
• 6:29
  is
• 6:29
  a
• 6:29
  Dakota
• 6:30
  word
• 6:30
  for
• 6:30
  bad
• 6:30
  Earth.
• 6:31
  So
• 6:31
  it
• 6:31
  is
• 6:32
  essentially
• 6:32
  badlands.
• 6:33
  So
• 6:33
  much
• 6:33
  like
• 6:34
  the
• 6:34
  badlands
• 6:34
  that
• 6:34
  you
• 6:34
  may
• 6:34
  be
• 6:35
  familiar
• 6:35
  with
• 6:35
  in
• 6:36
  Badlands
• 6:36
  national
• 6:36
  park
• 6:37
  in
• 6:37
  western
• 6:37
  South
• 6:37
  Dakota.
• 6:38
  We
• 6:38
  have
• 6:38
  incredible
• 6:39
  badlands
• 6:39
  in
• 6:40
  eastern
• 6:40
  Montana
• 6:41
  as
• 6:41
  well.
• 6:41
  Before
• 6:42
  you
• 6:42
  leave
• 6:42
  that.
• 6:43
  I
• 6:43
  have
• 6:43
  never
• 6:44
  been
• 6:44
  actually
• 6:45
  to
• 6:45
  the
• 6:45
  Badlands.
• 6:46
  What
• 6:47
  do
• 6:47
  they
• 6:47
  look
• 6:47
  like?
• 6:47
  Why
• 6:48
  are
• 6:48
  they
• 6:48
  bad?
• 6:50
  So
• 6:51
  they
• 6:51
  are.
• 6:52
  It's
• 6:52
  almost
• 6:52
  like
• 6:53
  being
• 6:53
  on
• 6:53
  another
• 6:53
  planet.
• 6:54
  So
• 6:54
  almost
• 6:55
  maybe
• 6:55
  picture
• 6:56
  you're
• 6:57
  walking
• 6:57
  on
• 6:57
  the
• 6:57
  surface
• 6:58
  of
• 6:58
  the
• 6:58
  moon.
• 6:59
  So
• 6:59
  lots
• 6:59
  of
• 6:59
  craters,
• 7:00
  lots
• 7:01
  of
• 7:01
  what
• 7:01
  we
• 7:01
  call
• 7:01
  cap
• 7:01
  rocks,
• 7:02
  which
• 7:02
  are
• 7:02
  little
• 7:03
  kind
• 7:03
  of
• 7:04
  sandstone
• 7:04
  formations
• 7:05
  that
• 7:06
  rise
• 7:06
  up
• 7:07
  from
• 7:07
  the
• 7:07
  ground.
• 7:07
  So
• 7:07
  these
• 7:07
  are
• 7:08
  things
• 7:08
  that
• 7:08
  have
• 7:08
  been
• 7:08
  eroded
• 7:09
  through
• 7:09
  wind,
• 7:10
  rain,
• 7:10
  water,
• 7:11
  floods
• 7:12
  over
• 7:12
  thousands
• 7:13
  of
• 7:13
  years.
• 7:13
  And
• 7:13
  so
• 7:13
  Makoshakee
• 7:14
  is
• 7:14
  our
• 7:14
  largest
• 7:15
  state
• 7:15
  park.
• 7:15
  It
• 7:15
  is
• 7:16
  entirely
• 7:16
  all
• 7:16
  these
• 7:16
  incredible
• 7:17
  badlands
• 7:17
  formations
• 7:18
  you
• 7:18
  can
• 7:18
  hike
• 7:19
  around.
• 7:19
  You
• 7:19
  have
• 7:19
  an
• 7:20
  amazing
• 7:20
  visitor
• 7:20
  center.
• 7:21
  But
• 7:21
  also
• 7:22
  one
• 7:22
  of
• 7:22
  the
• 7:22
  things
• 7:22
  that
• 7:22
  makes
• 7:23
  that
• 7:23
  state
• 7:23
  park
• 7:23
  really
• 7:24
  special
• 7:24
  is
• 7:25
  that
• 7:25
  it
• 7:25
  is
• 7:26
  a
• 7:26
  paleontologist's
• 7:28
  dream.
• 7:28
  I
• 7:28
  don't
• 7:28
  know
• 7:29
  if
• 7:29
  people
• 7:29
  are
• 7:29
  familiar
• 7:29
  with
• 7:30
  the
• 7:30
  paleontologist
• 7:31
  Jack
• 7:31
  Horner,
• 7:32
  who
• 7:32
  was
• 7:33
  responsible
• 7:33
  for
• 7:34
  a
• 7:34
  lot
• 7:34
  of
• 7:34
  the
• 7:34
  background
• 7:36
  for
• 7:36
  things
• 7:36
  like
• 7:36
  the
• 7:36
  Jurassic
• 7:36
  park
• 7:37
  series.
• 7:37
  He
• 7:38
  is
• 7:38
  a.
• 7:38
  Yes.
• 7:39
  So
• 7:39
  he
• 7:39
  is
• 7:39
  a
• 7:39
  Montana
• 7:40
  resident.
• 7:40
  And
• 7:40
  a
• 7:40
  lot
• 7:40
  of
• 7:41
  his
• 7:41
  digs
• 7:42
  and
• 7:42
  things
• 7:42
  like
• 7:42
  that
• 7:42
  from
• 7:43
  the
• 7:43
  Museum
• 7:43
  of
• 7:43
  the
• 7:43
  Rockies
• 7:44
  and
• 7:44
  Bozeman
• 7:44
  were
• 7:45
  in
• 7:45
  the
• 7:45
  area
• 7:45
  of
• 7:46
  Makoshaga
• 7:47
  State
• 7:47
  Park.
• 7:47
  So
• 7:47
  there's
• 7:47
  an
• 7:48
  amazing
• 7:48
  visitor
• 7:48
  center.
• 7:49
  They
• 7:49
  do
• 7:49
  have
• 7:49
  paleontological
• 7:50
  interpretive
• 7:51
  programs
• 7:51
  that
• 7:51
  are
• 7:51
  put
• 7:51
  on
• 7:52
  by
• 7:52
  the
• 7:52
  park.
• 7:52
  Field
• 7:53
  schools
• 7:53
  from
• 7:53
  Montana
• 7:54
  State
• 7:54
  University
• 7:54
  do
• 7:54
  come
• 7:55
  out
• 7:55
  there
• 7:55
  quite
• 7:55
  often.
• 7:55
  So
• 7:56
  a
• 7:56
  really.
• 7:57
  When
• 7:58
  you
• 7:58
  say
• 7:58
  paleontological
• 8:00
  field
• 8:01
  programs,
• 8:02
  does
• 8:02
  that
• 8:02
  mean
• 8:03
  that
• 8:03
  members
• 8:03
  of
• 8:04
  the
• 8:04
  public
• 8:04
  can
• 8:04
  go
• 8:05
  out
• 8:05
  with
• 8:05
  a
• 8:05
  shovel
• 8:06
  and
• 8:06
  a
• 8:06
  sieve
• 8:07
  and,
• 8:07
  and
• 8:07
  dig
• 8:08
  or
• 8:08
  what
• 8:08
  does
• 8:09
  that
• 8:09
  mean?
• 8:09
  And
• 8:10
  that
• 8:10
  is
• 8:10
  a
• 8:10
  tough
• 8:10
  word.
• 8:10
  That
• 8:11
  is
• 8:11
  a
• 8:11
  tongue
• 8:11
  twister
• 8:11
  for
• 8:12
  me
• 8:12
  too.
• 8:12
  I
• 8:13
  loved
• 8:13
  it.
• 8:13
  I'm
• 8:13
  surprised
• 8:14
  I
• 8:14
  got
• 8:14
  it
• 8:14
  off.
• 8:15
  You
• 8:15
  said
• 8:15
  it
• 8:15
  so
• 8:16
  fast
• 8:16
  too.
• 8:19
  So
• 8:19
  it
• 8:20
  is.
• 8:21
  So
• 8:21
  no,
• 8:21
  unfortunately,
• 8:22
  people
• 8:22
  can't
• 8:23
  go
• 8:23
  out
• 8:23
  and
• 8:23
  just
• 8:23
  dig
• 8:24
  wherever
• 8:24
  they
• 8:24
  want.
• 8:24
  So
• 8:25
  they
• 8:25
  do
• 8:25
  have
• 8:26
  certain.
• 8:27
  If
• 8:27
  you
• 8:27
  go
• 8:27
  on
• 8:27
  their.
• 8:28
  If
• 8:28
  you
• 8:28
  go
• 8:28
  on
• 8:29
  just
• 8:29
  the
• 8:29
  state
• 8:29
  park's
• 8:30
  website,
• 8:30
  Micoshagan
• 8:31
  State
• 8:31
  park,
• 8:31
  you'll
• 8:32
  be
• 8:32
  able
• 8:32
  to
• 8:32
  find
• 8:32
  times
• 8:33
  during
• 8:33
  the
• 8:34
  warm
• 8:35
  season,
• 8:35
  so
• 8:35
  spring
• 8:35
  and
• 8:36
  summer
• 8:36
  months
• 8:36
  where
• 8:37
  they
• 8:37
  will
• 8:37
  have
• 8:37
  certain
• 8:38
  classes
• 8:38
  where
• 8:38
  they
• 8:39
  take
• 8:39
  you
• 8:39
  out
• 8:40
  into
• 8:40
  the
• 8:40
  park,
• 8:40
  kind
• 8:41
  of
• 8:41
  show
• 8:41
  you
• 8:41
  what
• 8:41
  to
• 8:41
  look
• 8:41
  for,
• 8:42
  things
• 8:42
  like
• 8:42
  that,
• 8:43
  you
• 8:43
  know,
• 8:43
  because
• 8:44
  the
• 8:44
  fossils
• 8:45
  are
• 8:45
  incredible,
• 8:45
  because
• 8:45
  you
• 8:46
  can,
• 8:46
  someone
• 8:46
  like
• 8:46
  me
• 8:47
  can
• 8:47
  walk
• 8:47
  past
• 8:47
  the
• 8:47
  same
• 8:48
  thing
• 8:48
  a
• 8:48
  thousand
• 8:48
  times
• 8:49
  and
• 8:49
  maybe
• 8:49
  not
• 8:49
  see
• 8:49
  something
• 8:50
  that
• 8:50
  to
• 8:50
  the
• 8:50
  trained
• 8:51
  eye
• 8:51
  would
• 8:51
  be
• 8:52
  a
• 8:52
  fossil
• 8:52
  or
• 8:53
  something
• 8:53
  that's
• 8:53
  been
• 8:53
  there
• 8:53
  for
• 8:53
  millions
• 8:54
  of
• 8:54
  years.
• 8:55
  So
• 8:55
  it
• 8:55
  is.
• 8:55
  So
• 8:56
  it
• 8:56
  is
• 8:56
  a
• 8:56
  really
• 8:56
  great.
• 8:57
  It
• 8:58
  is
• 8:58
  a
• 8:58
  really
• 8:58
  great
• 8:58
  asset.
• 8:58
  It's
• 8:59
  also
• 8:59
  a
• 8:59
  stop,
• 8:59
  one
• 8:59
  of
• 9:00
  our
• 9:00
  stops
• 9:00
  on
• 9:00
  our
• 9:00
  Montana
• 9:01
  dinosaur
• 9:01
  trail,
• 9:02
  which
• 9:02
  we
• 9:02
  can
• 9:02
  get
• 9:03
  into
• 9:03
  that.
• 9:03
  We
• 9:03
  can
• 9:04
  get
• 9:04
  into
• 9:04
  that
• 9:04
  later
• 9:05
  in
• 9:05
  the
• 9:05
  interview.
• 9:05
  But
• 9:06
  a
• 9:06
  really
• 9:06
  cool
• 9:06
  tourism
• 9:07
  amenity
• 9:08
  as
• 9:08
  well.
• 9:08
  Yeah.
• 9:08
  And
• 9:09
  I
• 9:09
  just
• 9:09
  want
• 9:09
  to
• 9:09
  say
• 9:09
  I
• 9:09
  didn't
• 9:10
  think
• 9:10
  anybody
• 9:10
  could
• 9:10
  just
• 9:10
  go
• 9:11
  out
• 9:11
  with
• 9:11
  a
• 9:11
  shovel,
• 9:11
  but
• 9:12
  there
• 9:12
  are
• 9:12
  volunteer
• 9:14
  experiences
• 9:15
  in
• 9:15
  other
• 9:15
  parts
• 9:15
  of
• 9:15
  the
• 9:16
  world
• 9:16
  where
• 9:16
  you
• 9:17
  work
• 9:17
  with
• 9:17
  a
• 9:17
  trained
• 9:18
  archaeologist
• 9:19
  and
• 9:19
  help
• 9:20
  them
• 9:20
  in
• 9:21
  their
• 9:21
  work.
• 9:21
  So
• 9:21
  that's
• 9:22
  what
• 9:22
  I
• 9:22
  was
• 9:22
  asking
• 9:22
  about.
• 9:23
  And
• 9:23
  we
• 9:23
  do
• 9:24
  have
• 9:24
  that
• 9:24
  actually
• 9:24
  very
• 9:25
  close
• 9:25
  to
• 9:25
  Makoshaga
• 9:26
  State
• 9:26
  park
• 9:26
  by
• 9:26
  Medicine
• 9:27
  Rock
• 9:27
  State
• 9:27
  Park.
• 9:28
  It's
• 9:28
  in
• 9:28
  Ekalaka,
• 9:29
  Montana,
• 9:29
  which
• 9:30
  is
• 9:30
  another
• 9:30
  kind
• 9:30
  of
• 9:30
  cool
• 9:30
  word
• 9:31
  we
• 9:31
  got.
• 9:32
  Got
• 9:32
  a
• 9:32
  lot
• 9:32
  of
• 9:32
  tongue
• 9:32
  twisters
• 9:33
  in
• 9:33
  Montana.
• 9:34
  It's
• 9:34
  an
• 9:34
  extreme
• 9:35
  southeast
• 9:36
  Montana.
• 9:36
  And
• 9:36
  Ekalaka
• 9:37
  is
• 9:37
  home
• 9:38
  to
• 9:38
  the
• 9:38
  Carter
• 9:39
  County
• 9:39
  Museum.
• 9:40
  And
• 9:40
  it's
• 9:41
  an
• 9:41
  amazing
• 9:42
  paleontological
• 9:43
  center.
• 9:43
  This
• 9:43
  town,
• 9:44
  Ikalaka,
• 9:44
  has
• 9:45
  really
• 9:45
  embraced
• 9:46
  all
• 9:46
  of
• 9:46
  the
• 9:46
  dinosaur
• 9:47
  assets
• 9:47
  in
• 9:47
  the
• 9:47
  area.
• 9:48
  And
• 9:48
  so
• 9:48
  every
• 9:49
  year
• 9:49
  in
• 9:49
  the
• 9:49
  summer
• 9:49
  they
• 9:50
  have
• 9:50
  something
• 9:50
  called
• 9:50
  the
• 9:50
  dinosaur
• 9:51
  shindig,
• 9:51
  where
• 9:52
  paleontologists
• 9:52
  from
• 9:53
  all
• 9:53
  over
• 9:53
  the
• 9:53
  world
• 9:53
  and
• 9:54
  people
• 9:54
  from
• 9:54
  all
• 9:54
  over
• 9:54
  the
• 9:54
  world
• 9:55
  come
• 9:55
  and
• 9:56
  there's
• 9:56
  dinosaur
• 9:57
  digs,
• 9:57
  there's
• 9:57
  lectures.
• 9:58
  And
• 9:59
  this
• 9:59
  town
• 9:59
  of
• 9:59
  300
• 10:00
  plus
• 10:00
  people
• 10:01
  has
• 10:01
  really
• 10:02
  embraced
• 10:03
  what
• 10:03
  this
• 10:03
  can
• 10:03
  do
• 10:04
  for
• 10:04
  their
• 10:05
  Community.
• 10:05
  So
• 10:06
  it's,
• 10:06
  they
• 10:06
  just
• 10:06
  put
• 10:06
  over
• 10:07
  a
• 10:07
  $10
• 10:07
  million
• 10:07
  addition
• 10:08
  on,
• 10:08
  on
• 10:08
  their
• 10:09
  county
• 10:09
  museum
• 10:09
  that,
• 10:10
  that,
• 10:10
  that
• 10:11
  has
• 10:11
  just
• 10:11
  an
• 10:12
  incredible
• 10:13
  array
• 10:13
  of
• 10:13
  dinosaur
• 10:14
  stuff
• 10:14
  to
• 10:14
  do.
• 10:15
  So.
• 10:15
  Wow.
• 10:16
  So,
• 10:16
  yeah,
• 10:16
  the
• 10:17
  dinosaur
• 10:17
  shindig,
• 10:18
  that's
• 10:19
  so
• 10:19
  much
• 10:19
  fun.
• 10:20
  Is
• 10:20
  it
• 10:20
  an
• 10:21
  actual
• 10:21
  shindig?
• 10:22
  I
• 10:22
  was
• 10:22
  in
• 10:22
  Mexico
• 10:23
  City
• 10:23
  once
• 10:23
  and
• 10:23
  I
• 10:24
  happened
• 10:24
  to
• 10:24
  stay
• 10:25
  at
• 10:25
  a
• 10:26
  guest
• 10:26
  house
• 10:27
  where
• 10:27
  all
• 10:28
  of
• 10:28
  the
• 10:28
  archaeologists
• 10:30
  for
• 10:30
  who
• 10:31
  were
• 10:31
  working
• 10:31
  near
• 10:31
  Mexico
• 10:32
  City
• 10:32
  stayed.
• 10:33
  And
• 10:33
  boy
• 10:34
  could
• 10:34
  they
• 10:34
  party.
• 10:35
  We
• 10:35
  all
• 10:35
  went
• 10:36
  out
• 10:36
  dancing,
• 10:36
  we
• 10:37
  went
• 10:37
  out
• 10:37
  for
• 10:37
  drinks.
• 10:38
  It
• 10:38
  was
• 10:38
  so
• 10:38
  much
• 10:38
  fun.
• 10:39
  Are
• 10:39
  paleontologists
• 10:40
  fun
• 10:41
  folks?
• 10:41
  You
• 10:41
  know,
• 10:42
  I,
• 10:42
  I
• 10:42
  cannot
• 10:43
  speak
• 10:43
  to
• 10:43
  any
• 10:43
  kind
• 10:44
  of
• 10:45
  after
• 10:45
  hours
• 10:45
  activity
• 10:46
  from
• 10:46
  our,
• 10:46
  from,
• 10:47
  from
• 10:47
  our
• 10:47
  friends
• 10:47
  in
• 10:47
  the
• 10:47
  paleontological
• 10:48
  industry,
• 10:49
  but
• 10:50
  they're
• 10:50
  all
• 10:50
  just
• 10:50
  so.
• 10:51
  And
• 10:51
  one
• 10:51
  of
• 10:51
  the
• 10:51
  amazing
• 10:52
  things
• 10:52
  is
• 10:52
  they're
• 10:52
  just
• 10:52
  all
• 10:52
  sorts
• 10:53
  of
• 10:53
  passionate
• 10:54
  and
• 10:54
  something
• 10:54
  that
• 10:54
  I
• 10:55
  know,
• 10:55
  you
• 10:55
  know,
• 10:56
  very
• 10:56
  little
• 10:57
  bit
• 10:57
  of
• 10:57
  information
• 10:57
  about.
• 10:57
  And
• 10:58
  I
• 10:58
  feel
• 10:58
  that
• 10:58
  the
• 10:58
  questions
• 10:59
  that
• 10:59
  I'm
• 10:59
  asking,
• 10:59
  you
• 11:00
  know,
• 11:00
  are
• 11:00
  always
• 11:00
  these
• 11:00
  novice
• 11:01
  things,
• 11:01
  but
• 11:02
  they're
• 11:02
  just
• 11:02
  so
• 11:03
  filled
• 11:03
  with
• 11:03
  knowledge,
• 11:04
  but
• 11:04
  also
• 11:04
  so
• 11:05
  willing
• 11:05
  to
• 11:05
  share
• 11:06
  what
• 11:06
  they
• 11:06
  know
• 11:07
  with
• 11:07
  people
• 11:07
  that
• 11:07
  maybe
• 11:08
  have
• 11:08
  an
• 11:08
  interest,
• 11:09
  maybe
• 11:09
  want
• 11:09
  to
• 11:09
  be
• 11:10
  a
• 11:10
  paleontologist.
• 11:11
  So
• 11:11
  yeah,
• 11:12
  I
• 11:12
  mean
• 11:12
  it's,
• 11:12
  it's,
• 11:12
  it's
• 11:13
  a
• 11:13
  really
• 11:13
  unique
• 11:14
  event
• 11:14
  and
• 11:14
  I
• 11:15
  think
• 11:15
  a
• 11:15
  lot
• 11:15
  with,
• 11:15
  you
• 11:15
  know,
• 11:15
  the
• 11:16
  Jurassic
• 11:16
  park
• 11:16
  series
• 11:16
  being
• 11:17
  very
• 11:17
  popular
• 11:17
  again,
• 11:18
  a
• 11:18
  lot
• 11:18
  of
• 11:18
  those
• 11:18
  things
• 11:19
  there
• 11:19
  has
• 11:19
  been,
• 11:19
  we've
• 11:19
  seen
• 11:20
  a
• 11:20
  really
• 11:20
  renewed
• 11:20
  interest
• 11:20
  in
• 11:21
  kind
• 11:21
  of
• 11:21
  that,
• 11:22
  that
• 11:22
  those
• 11:22
  people
• 11:22
  that
• 11:22
  are
• 11:23
  willing
• 11:23
  to
• 11:23
  kind
• 11:23
  of
• 11:24
  go
• 11:24
  into
• 11:24
  more
• 11:25
  rural
• 11:25
  areas
• 11:26
  across
• 11:26
  Montana
• 11:27
  and
• 11:27
  really
• 11:28
  dive
• 11:28
  in
• 11:29
  to.
• 11:29
  How
• 11:29
  cool.
• 11:29
  Absolutely.
• 11:30
  All
• 11:31
  right,
• 11:31
  so
• 11:31
  that
• 11:31
  was
• 11:31
  the
• 11:31
  eastern
• 11:32
  part
• 11:32
  of
• 11:32
  Montana.
• 11:33
  What
• 11:33
  about
• 11:33
  in
• 11:33
  the
• 11:34
  center
• 11:34
  of
• 11:34
  the
• 11:34
  state?
• 11:35
  What
• 11:35
  do
• 11:35
  you,
• 11:35
  what
• 11:35
  do
• 11:36
  you
• 11:36
  see
• 11:36
  and
• 11:36
  do
• 11:36
  there
• 11:37
  in
• 11:37
  terms
• 11:37
  of
• 11:37
  nature
• 11:38
  and
• 11:38
  maybe
• 11:38
  state
• 11:38
  parks?
• 11:39
  Yeah.
• 11:39
  So
• 11:40
  in,
• 11:40
  in
• 11:40
  central
• 11:41
  Montana
• 11:41
  we
• 11:41
  have
• 11:41
  one
• 11:42
  of
• 11:42
  my
• 11:42
  personal
• 11:43
  state
• 11:43
  favorite
• 11:43
  state
• 11:44
  parks
• 11:45
  south
• 11:45
  of
• 11:46
  Great
• 11:46
  Falls.
• 11:47
  It's
• 11:47
  called
• 11:47
  First
• 11:48
  People's
• 11:48
  Buffalo
• 11:48
  Jump
• 11:49
  State
• 11:49
  Park.
• 11:50
  And
• 11:50
  so
• 11:50
  if
• 11:50
  you're
• 11:50
  not
• 11:50
  familiar
• 11:51
  with
• 11:51
  what
• 11:51
  a
• 11:51
  buffalo
• 11:52
  jump
• 11:52
  is,
• 11:52
  it
• 11:52
  is
• 11:53
  before
• 11:53
  horses
• 11:54
  how
• 11:55
  native
• 11:55
  tribes
• 11:56
  killed
• 11:56
  bison
• 11:57
  so
• 11:57
  they
• 11:57
  would,
• 11:57
  they
• 11:57
  would
• 11:57
  herd
• 11:58
  them
• 11:58
  off
• 11:58
  of
• 11:59
  a
• 11:59
  cliff
• 11:59
  to
• 12:00
  put
• 12:00
  it
• 12:00
  in,
• 12:00
  you
• 12:00
  know,
• 12:01
  just,
• 12:01
  just
• 12:02
  basic
• 12:02
  terms.
• 12:03
  And
• 12:04
  this
• 12:04
  buffalo
• 12:04
  jump,
• 12:05
  this
• 12:05
  cliff
• 12:06
  area
• 12:06
  has
• 12:06
  been
• 12:06
  used
• 12:06
  for
• 12:07
  thousands
• 12:07
  of
• 12:07
  years
• 12:08
  by
• 12:08
  multiple
• 12:08
  different
• 12:09
  tribes
• 12:09
  across
• 12:09
  the
• 12:10
  northern
• 12:10
  plains.
• 12:11
  And
• 12:11
  just
• 12:12
  an
• 12:12
  incredible
• 12:12
  site
• 12:13
  to
• 12:14
  not
• 12:14
  only
• 12:15
  see
• 12:15
  the
• 12:15
  cliff,
• 12:16
  you
• 12:16
  can
• 12:16
  hike
• 12:16
  up
• 12:16
  to
• 12:16
  it,
• 12:17
  you
• 12:17
  can
• 12:17
  drive
• 12:17
  up
• 12:17
  to
• 12:17
  the
• 12:17
  top
• 12:18
  and
• 12:18
  walk
• 12:18
  down.
• 12:19
  There's
• 12:19
  also
• 12:19
  an
• 12:19
  incredible
• 12:20
  visitor
• 12:20
  center
• 12:21
  as
• 12:21
  well.
• 12:22
  So
• 12:22
  I
• 12:22
  believe
• 12:22
  it
• 12:22
  was
• 12:22
  used
• 12:23
  by
• 12:23
  over
• 12:23
  13
• 12:23
  different
• 12:24
  tribes
• 12:24
  in
• 12:25
  the,
• 12:25
  in
• 12:25
  the
• 12:25
  Great
• 12:25
  Plains.
• 12:26
  So
• 12:26
  just
• 12:26
  a
• 12:26
  real
• 12:27
  way
• 12:27
  to
• 12:27
  look
• 12:28
  at
• 12:29
  something
• 12:29
  from
• 12:30
  a
• 12:30
  unique
• 12:30
  perspective.
• 12:31
  Just
• 12:31
  a
• 12:31
  landscape
• 12:32
  that
• 12:32
  is
• 12:33
  that,
• 12:33
  that
• 12:33
  when
• 12:34
  you,
• 12:34
  if
• 12:34
  you're
• 12:34
  Just
• 12:35
  driving
• 12:35
  past
• 12:35
  it,
• 12:35
  you
• 12:36
  may
• 12:36
  not
• 12:36
  notice
• 12:37
  what
• 12:37
  this
• 12:37
  is,
• 12:38
  but
• 12:38
  then
• 12:38
  when
• 12:38
  you're
• 12:39
  walking
• 12:39
  up
• 12:39
  to
• 12:39
  this
• 12:40
  cliff,
• 12:40
  I'm
• 12:41
  in
• 12:41
  imagining
• 12:41
  people
• 12:42
  using
• 12:42
  it
• 12:42
  for
• 12:42
  thousands
• 12:43
  of
• 12:43
  years
• 12:43
  for,
• 12:44
  you
• 12:44
  know,
• 12:44
  harvesting
• 12:45
  bison
• 12:45
  and.
• 12:46
  And,
• 12:46
  you
• 12:46
  know,
• 12:46
  what
• 12:46
  this
• 12:47
  landscape
• 12:47
  has
• 12:48
  seen.
• 12:48
  It's
• 12:49
  a
• 12:49
  really
• 12:49
  incredible
• 12:50
  feeling.
• 12:50
  The
• 12:50
  staff
• 12:51
  at
• 12:51
  the
• 12:51
  state
• 12:51
  park
• 12:51
  and
• 12:51
  this
• 12:52
  visitor
• 12:52
  center
• 12:52
  has
• 12:52
  a
• 12:52
  ton
• 12:53
  of
• 12:53
  different
• 12:53
  opportunities,
• 12:54
  really,
• 12:54
  to
• 12:55
  engage
• 12:55
  with
• 12:55
  everything
• 12:56
  from
• 12:56
  native
• 12:56
  games
• 12:57
  to
• 12:57
  storytelling,
• 12:58
  to
• 12:58
  even
• 12:58
  art
• 12:58
  exhibits
• 12:59
  with
• 12:59
  local
• 13:00
  art
• 13:00
  artisans.
• 13:01
  So
• 13:02
  it
• 13:02
  really
• 13:02
  is
• 13:02
  a
• 13:02
  wonderful
• 13:03
  state
• 13:03
  park.
• 13:04
  That's
• 13:04
  first
• 13:04
  people's
• 13:05
  Buffalo
• 13:05
  jump
• 13:05
  state
• 13:06
  park.
• 13:06
  Are
• 13:06
  there
• 13:07
  indigenous
• 13:07
  tribes
• 13:08
  or
• 13:08
  indigenous
• 13:09
  nations
• 13:10
  still
• 13:10
  in
• 13:10
  the
• 13:11
  area?
• 13:11
  Have
• 13:11
  they
• 13:11
  been
• 13:12
  involved
• 13:12
  in
• 13:13
  telling
• 13:13
  this
• 13:13
  story,
• 13:13
  or
• 13:14
  is
• 13:14
  it
• 13:14
  more
• 13:15
  a
• 13:16
  historic
• 13:16
  site?
• 13:17
  I
• 13:17
  think.
• 13:17
  I
• 13:17
  think
• 13:18
  it's
• 13:18
  both.
• 13:18
  I
• 13:18
  think
• 13:18
  one
• 13:18
  of
• 13:19
  the
• 13:19
  interesting
• 13:19
  things
• 13:20
  about
• 13:20
  when
• 13:20
  you're.
• 13:21
  When
• 13:21
  you're
• 13:21
  working
• 13:21
  for
• 13:22
  a
• 13:22
  state
• 13:22
  park
• 13:22
  system
• 13:23
  or
• 13:23
  trying
• 13:23
  to
• 13:24
  tell
• 13:24
  these
• 13:24
  stories
• 13:24
  is
• 13:25
  every
• 13:25
  tribe
• 13:25
  has
• 13:25
  their
• 13:26
  own
• 13:26
  story.
• 13:26
  So
• 13:27
  there's
• 13:27
  not
• 13:27
  one
• 13:27
  story
• 13:28
  that
• 13:28
  is
• 13:28
  a
• 13:29
  common
• 13:29
  place
• 13:29
  throughout,
• 13:30
  you
• 13:30
  know,
• 13:30
  multiple
• 13:31
  different
• 13:31
  tribes.
• 13:32
  The.
• 13:32
  The
• 13:32
  park
• 13:33
  is
• 13:33
  active
• 13:33
  with
• 13:33
  multiple
• 13:34
  tribes
• 13:34
  in
• 13:35
  the
• 13:35
  area
• 13:35
  that
• 13:35
  have
• 13:36
  used
• 13:36
  this
• 13:36
  site
• 13:36
  for
• 13:37
  thousands
• 13:37
  of
• 13:37
  years.
• 13:37
  So
• 13:38
  they
• 13:38
  really
• 13:38
  try
• 13:38
  to.
• 13:39
  To
• 13:39
  honor
• 13:39
  that
• 13:40
  and
• 13:40
  really
• 13:40
  tell
• 13:40
  that
• 13:41
  story
• 13:41
  in
• 13:41
  an
• 13:42
  effective
• 13:42
  and
• 13:42
  authentic
• 13:43
  way.
• 13:43
  Interesting.
• 13:44
  Okay,
• 13:45
  so
• 13:45
  we've
• 13:45
  done
• 13:45
  the
• 13:46
  east,
• 13:46
  We've
• 13:46
  done
• 13:46
  the
• 13:47
  middle.
• 13:48
  What
• 13:49
  would
• 13:49
  be
• 13:49
  in
• 13:49
  the
• 13:50
  west
• 13:50
  of
• 13:50
  the
• 13:50
  site
• 13:50
  of
• 13:51
  the
• 13:51
  state?
• 13:51
  Maybe
• 13:52
  let's.
• 13:52
  Let's
• 13:52
  maybe
• 13:53
  set
• 13:53
  our
• 13:53
  course
• 13:55
  to
• 13:56
  far
• 13:56
  southwest
• 13:57
  Montana
• 13:58
  In
• 13:59
  a
• 13:59
  state
• 13:59
  park
• 13:59
  called
• 13:59
  Bannock
• 14:00
  state
• 14:00
  park.
• 14:01
  So
• 14:01
  Bannock
• 14:02
  state
• 14:02
  park
• 14:02
  is
• 14:02
  one
• 14:02
  of
• 14:02
  our
• 14:03
  nation's
• 14:03
  best
• 14:03
  preserved
• 14:04
  ghost
• 14:04
  towns.
• 14:05
  Just
• 14:05
  an
• 14:05
  incredible
• 14:06
  place.
• 14:06
  It's.
• 14:06
  It's
• 14:06
  also
• 14:07
  the
• 14:07
  site
• 14:07
  of
• 14:07
  our
• 14:07
  state's
• 14:08
  first
• 14:08
  territorial
• 14:09
  capital
• 14:09
  from
• 14:09
  1864.
• 14:11
  So
• 14:11
  very
• 14:11
  cool.
• 14:12
  There's
• 14:12
  over
• 14:13
  100
• 14:13
  different
• 14:14
  buildings
• 14:14
  that
• 14:14
  still
• 14:14
  line
• 14:15
  main
• 14:15
  street
• 14:15
  at
• 14:16
  Bannock
• 14:16
  that
• 14:17
  you
• 14:17
  can
• 14:18
  enter
• 14:18
  in.
• 14:18
  Most
• 14:19
  of
• 14:19
  them,
• 14:19
  kind
• 14:19
  of
• 14:20
  walk
• 14:20
  the
• 14:20
  streets
• 14:20
  as
• 14:20
  you
• 14:20
  would
• 14:21
  have
• 14:21
  during
• 14:22
  the
• 14:22
  gold
• 14:22
  discovery
• 14:23
  that
• 14:23
  was
• 14:23
  down
• 14:23
  there.
• 14:23
  That
• 14:23
  first
• 14:24
  was
• 14:24
  in
• 14:24
  1861,
• 14:25
  Grasshopper
• 14:26
  Creek.
• 14:26
  But
• 14:26
  yeah,
• 14:27
  just
• 14:27
  an
• 14:27
  incredible
• 14:28
  spot
• 14:28
  that
• 14:28
  you.
• 14:28
  It's
• 14:29
  not
• 14:29
  called
• 14:29
  a
• 14:30
  ghost
• 14:30
  town.
• 14:30
  It's
• 14:30
  not
• 14:30
  called
• 14:30
  Bannock,
• 14:31
  you
• 14:31
  know,
• 14:32
  ghost
• 14:32
  town.
• 14:33
  So
• 14:33
  a
• 14:33
  lot
• 14:33
  of
• 14:33
  people
• 14:33
  stumble
• 14:34
  on
• 14:34
  this
• 14:34
  site
• 14:34
  and
• 14:35
  are
• 14:35
  just
• 14:35
  blown
• 14:36
  away.
• 14:36
  It's
• 14:37
  got
• 14:37
  incredible
• 14:37
  hiking
• 14:38
  trails
• 14:38
  at
• 14:38
  it
• 14:38
  too.
• 14:39
  It's
• 14:39
  got
• 14:39
  a
• 14:39
  wonderful
• 14:40
  campground,
• 14:40
  and
• 14:41
  it
• 14:41
  is
• 14:41
  high
• 14:42
  up
• 14:42
  in
• 14:42
  the
• 14:42
  mountains.
• 14:43
  So
• 14:43
  it's
• 14:43
  a
• 14:44
  really
• 14:44
  cool
• 14:44
  spot
• 14:45
  that
• 14:45
  you
• 14:45
  can
• 14:46
  really
• 14:46
  kind
• 14:46
  of
• 14:46
  feel
• 14:47
  history
• 14:48
  alive
• 14:48
  at
• 14:49
  right
• 14:49
  now.
• 14:49
  I'm
• 14:50
  assuming
• 14:50
  you're
• 14:51
  calling
• 14:51
  it
• 14:51
  a
• 14:51
  ghost
• 14:51
  town
• 14:52
  because
• 14:52
  there
• 14:53
  are
• 14:53
  a
• 14:53
  lot
• 14:53
  of
• 14:53
  abandoned
• 14:54
  buildings.
• 14:54
  But
• 14:54
  I
• 14:55
  gotta
• 14:55
  ask,
• 14:56
  have
• 14:56
  people
• 14:56
  had
• 14:57
  paranormal
• 14:58
  experiences
• 14:59
  there?
• 14:59
  Do
• 14:59
  people
• 15:00
  see
• 15:00
  ghosts?
• 15:01
  There
• 15:01
  have
• 15:01
  been
• 15:02
  some
• 15:02
  talk
• 15:02
  of
• 15:03
  ghosts
• 15:03
  at
• 15:04
  Bannock
• 15:04
  and
• 15:04
  they
• 15:04
  do
• 15:05
  have,
• 15:05
  around
• 15:06
  the
• 15:06
  Halloween
• 15:07
  time
• 15:07
  of
• 15:08
  year,
• 15:08
  they
• 15:08
  do
• 15:08
  have
• 15:08
  bannock,
• 15:09
  even
• 15:09
  ghost
• 15:10
  walks
• 15:10
  as
• 15:10
  well.
• 15:11
  Well,
• 15:11
  that's
• 15:11
  fun.
• 15:12
  Very
• 15:12
  popular
• 15:13
  event
• 15:13
  that
• 15:14
  sells
• 15:14
  out
• 15:14
  really,
• 15:15
  really
• 15:15
  quickly.
• 15:15
  But
• 15:16
  if
• 15:16
  you're
• 15:16
  lucky
• 15:16
  enough
• 15:16
  to
• 15:16
  get
• 15:16
  a
• 15:17
  ticket,
• 15:17
  it
• 15:17
  is
• 15:17
  an
• 15:18
  incredible
• 15:18
  way
• 15:19
  to
• 15:19
  spend
• 15:19
  Halloween.
• 15:20
  Wow,
• 15:21
  that
• 15:21
  sounds
• 15:21
  fun.
• 15:22
  When
• 15:22
  I
• 15:22
  first
• 15:23
  met
• 15:23
  you,
• 15:23
  you
• 15:24
  were
• 15:24
  discussing
• 15:26
  seeing
• 15:27
  Montana
• 15:28
  through
• 15:29
  the
• 15:29
  lens
• 15:30
  of
• 15:30
  rodeos
• 15:31
  because
• 15:32
  rodeos
• 15:32
  take
• 15:33
  place
• 15:33
  in
• 15:34
  many
• 15:35
  small
• 15:35
  towns
• 15:36
  around
• 15:36
  the
• 15:37
  state.
• 15:37
  So
• 15:37
  it's
• 15:37
  a,
• 15:38
  a
• 15:38
  really
• 15:38
  good
• 15:39
  way
• 15:39
  to
• 15:40
  go
• 15:40
  to
• 15:40
  the
• 15:40
  places
• 15:40
  that
• 15:41
  people
• 15:41
  often
• 15:41
  overlook
• 15:42
  when
• 15:42
  they're
• 15:43
  traveling
• 15:43
  to
• 15:43
  Montana.
• 15:44
  If
• 15:44
  somebody
• 15:45
  wanted
• 15:45
  to
• 15:45
  go
• 15:46
  do
• 15:46
  that,
• 15:46
  where's
• 15:47
  the
• 15:47
  best
• 15:47
  place
• 15:48
  to
• 15:48
  go?
• 15:48
  And,
• 15:49
  and,
• 15:49
  and
• 15:50
  you
• 15:50
  know,
• 15:50
  what,
• 15:50
  what
• 15:51
  is
• 15:51
  the
• 15:51
  experience
• 15:52
  like?
• 15:52
  Yeah,
• 15:52
  I
• 15:53
  think
• 15:53
  that,
• 15:53
  you
• 15:53
  know,
• 15:53
  so
• 15:54
  in
• 15:54
  this
• 15:54
  last
• 15:54
  legislative
• 15:55
  session,
• 15:55
  not
• 15:55
  to
• 15:56
  get
• 15:56
  into
• 15:56
  state
• 15:57
  bureaucracy,
• 15:58
  but
• 15:58
  our
• 15:58
  legislature
• 15:59
  did
• 15:59
  something
• 15:59
  really,
• 16:00
  really
• 16:00
  cool
• 16:00
  that
• 16:00
  we
• 16:01
  didn't
• 16:01
  have
• 16:01
  a
• 16:01
  state
• 16:02
  sport
• 16:02
  in
• 16:02
  Montana.
• 16:03
  And
• 16:03
  so
• 16:04
  they
• 16:04
  officially
• 16:05
  designated
• 16:05
  American
• 16:06
  rodeo
• 16:07
  is
• 16:07
  our
• 16:07
  state's
• 16:08
  official
• 16:08
  sports.
• 16:09
  We're
• 16:09
  the
• 16:09
  only
• 16:09
  state
• 16:09
  in
• 16:10
  the
• 16:10
  west
• 16:10
  to
• 16:10
  have
• 16:11
  this.
• 16:11
  And
• 16:11
  so
• 16:11
  we
• 16:12
  thought,
• 16:12
  you
• 16:12
  know,
• 16:12
  and,
• 16:13
  and,
• 16:13
  and
• 16:13
  we
• 16:13
  were
• 16:13
  thinking
• 16:14
  about,
• 16:14
  you
• 16:14
  know,
• 16:14
  this
• 16:15
  massive
• 16:15
  state,
• 16:15
  right?
• 16:16
  We're
• 16:16
  the
• 16:16
  fourth
• 16:16
  largest
• 16:16
  state,
• 16:17
  less
• 16:17
  than
• 16:17
  a
• 16:17
  million
• 16:18
  people.
• 16:18
  We
• 16:18
  have
• 16:18
  all
• 16:19
  these
• 16:19
  vibrant
• 16:20
  small
• 16:20
  towns
• 16:21
  across
• 16:21
  them,
• 16:22
  right.
• 16:22
  They
• 16:23
  all
• 16:23
  obviously
• 16:23
  vary
• 16:24
  in
• 16:24
  size,
• 16:25
  but
• 16:25
  one
• 16:25
  of
• 16:25
  the
• 16:25
  amazing
• 16:26
  things
• 16:26
  that
• 16:26
  a
• 16:26
  lot
• 16:26
  of
• 16:26
  these
• 16:26
  communities
• 16:27
  do
• 16:27
  is
• 16:27
  put
• 16:28
  on
• 16:28
  incredible
• 16:29
  rodeos,
• 16:29
  right?
• 16:30
  Where,
• 16:30
  where
• 16:30
  it
• 16:31
  really
• 16:31
  is
• 16:31
  a
• 16:31
  town
• 16:32
  that
• 16:33
  maybe
• 16:33
  on
• 16:33
  the
• 16:33
  smaller
• 16:33
  side,
• 16:34
  you
• 16:34
  know,
• 16:34
  people
• 16:34
  come
• 16:35
  from
• 16:35
  all
• 16:35
  over
• 16:36
  the
• 16:36
  state
• 16:36
  to
• 16:37
  go
• 16:37
  to
• 16:37
  these.
• 16:37
  It
• 16:38
  could
• 16:38
  be
• 16:38
  always
• 16:38
  the
• 16:38
  time
• 16:38
  of
• 16:38
  like
• 16:39
  an
• 16:39
  all
• 16:39
  class
• 16:39
  reunion,
• 16:40
  you
• 16:41
  know,
• 16:41
  a
• 16:41
  family
• 16:41
  reunion.
• 16:42
  So
• 16:42
  it
• 16:42
  really
• 16:42
  is
• 16:43
  a
• 16:43
  time
• 16:44
  where
• 16:44
  people
• 16:44
  do
• 16:45
  come
• 16:45
  and
• 16:46
  really,
• 16:47
  you
• 16:47
  know,
• 16:47
  experience
• 16:48
  what
• 16:48
  makes
• 16:48
  rodeo
• 16:49
  incredible.
• 16:50
  And
• 16:50
  so
• 16:50
  I
• 16:50
  know
• 16:51
  I
• 16:51
  cannot
• 16:51
  say
• 16:52
  my
• 16:52
  favorite
• 16:53
  rodeo,
• 16:53
  but
• 16:54
  I'll
• 16:54
  just
• 16:54
  name
• 16:54
  a
• 16:54
  few
• 16:55
  for
• 16:55
  you
• 16:55
  that
• 16:55
  could
• 16:55
  just
• 16:56
  pique
• 16:56
  people's
• 16:56
  interest
• 16:57
  maybe
• 16:57
  a
• 16:57
  little
• 16:57
  bit.
• 16:58
  So
• 16:58
  the
• 16:58
  bucking
• 16:59
  horse
• 16:59
  sale
• 16:59
  in
• 16:59
  Miles
• 17:00
  City
• 17:00
  is
• 17:01
  a
• 17:01
  really
• 17:01
  incredible
• 17:02
  one.
• 17:03
  They
• 17:03
  have
• 17:03
  a
• 17:03
  really
• 17:04
  incredible
• 17:04
  event
• 17:05
  called
• 17:05
  wild
• 17:05
  horse
• 17:06
  racing.
• 17:06
  And
• 17:06
  so
• 17:06
  where
• 17:07
  it
• 17:07
  is
• 17:07
  a
• 17:07
  wild
• 17:07
  horse
• 17:08
  obviously
• 17:09
  and
• 17:09
  then
• 17:09
  three
• 17:10
  riders
• 17:10
  and
• 17:11
  really,
• 17:11
  you
• 17:11
  know,
• 17:12
  it's
• 17:12
  heart
• 17:12
  stopping.
• 17:13
  And
• 17:14
  outside
• 17:14
  of
• 17:14
  the
• 17:14
  bucking
• 17:14
  horse
• 17:15
  sale,
• 17:15
  two
• 17:15
  things
• 17:16
  that
• 17:16
  we
• 17:16
  have
• 17:16
  that
• 17:16
  are
• 17:16
  really
• 17:17
  unique
• 17:18
  to
• 17:18
  Montana
• 17:18
  are
• 17:19
  what
• 17:19
  we
• 17:19
  call
• 17:19
  Indian
• 17:19
  relay.
• 17:20
  An
• 17:21
  Indian
• 17:21
  relay
• 17:22
  is
• 17:22
  a
• 17:22
  relay
• 17:23
  race
• 17:23
  where
• 17:23
  there
• 17:24
  are
• 17:24
  three
• 17:24
  horses
• 17:25
  and
• 17:25
  there
• 17:25
  is
• 17:25
  one
• 17:26
  rider.
• 17:26
  So
• 17:27
  one
• 17:27
  rider
• 17:27
  mounts
• 17:28
  a
• 17:28
  horse
• 17:28
  bareback,
• 17:29
  rides
• 17:29
  it
• 17:29
  around
• 17:30
  the
• 17:30
  track,
• 17:31
  has
• 17:31
  to
• 17:31
  get
• 17:31
  off
• 17:32
  and
• 17:32
  then
• 17:32
  get
• 17:32
  on
• 17:33
  another
• 17:33
  horse
• 17:34
  and
• 17:34
  then
• 17:34
  ride
• 17:34
  it
• 17:35
  around.
• 17:35
  So
• 17:35
  there's,
• 17:35
  there's
• 17:36
  three
• 17:36
  horses,
• 17:37
  three
• 17:37
  laps,
• 17:38
  one
• 17:38
  rider.
• 17:39
  And,
• 17:39
  and
• 17:39
  so
• 17:39
  there's
• 17:40
  about,
• 17:40
  there,
• 17:40
  there's
• 17:41
  multiple
• 17:41
  different
• 17:41
  riders
• 17:42
  doing
• 17:42
  this
• 17:42
  simultaneously.
• 17:43
  So
• 17:44
  it
• 17:44
  is
• 17:44
  really
• 17:45
  heart
• 17:45
  stopping
• 17:46
  and
• 17:46
  a
• 17:46
  really
• 17:46
  incredible
• 17:47
  thing
• 17:47
  to
• 17:47
  watch.
• 17:47
  It's,
• 17:48
  it's,
• 17:48
  it's
• 17:48
  something
• 17:49
  that
• 17:49
  people
• 17:49
  train
• 17:49
  all
• 17:50
  year
• 17:50
  for
• 17:51
  and
• 17:51
  is,
• 17:51
  it's
• 17:52
  wild.
• 17:52
  It's
• 17:53
  something
• 17:53
  that
• 17:53
  you
• 17:53
  really
• 17:53
  need
• 17:53
  to
• 17:53
  see.
• 17:54
  Can
• 17:54
  the
• 17:54
  rider
• 17:55
  jump
• 17:55
  on
• 17:55
  any
• 17:56
  horse
• 17:56
  or
• 17:56
  do
• 17:56
  they
• 17:57
  have
• 17:57
  his?
• 17:58
  That's
• 17:58
  a
• 17:58
  great
• 17:59
  question.
• 17:59
  He
• 17:59
  has
• 17:59
  his
• 18:00
  three
• 18:00
  horses
• 18:01
  and
• 18:01
  there's,
• 18:01
  there's,
• 18:01
  there's
• 18:02
  other
• 18:02
  people,
• 18:03
  the
• 18:03
  other
• 18:03
  team
• 18:04
  members
• 18:04
  that
• 18:04
  are
• 18:04
  there
• 18:04
  holding
• 18:05
  the
• 18:05
  horses
• 18:06
  in,
• 18:06
  in
• 18:06
  one
• 18:07
  designated
• 18:07
  kind
• 18:08
  of
• 18:08
  area
• 18:08
  where
• 18:08
  they
• 18:09
  get
• 18:09
  off
• 18:09
  and
• 18:09
  get
• 18:09
  back
• 18:09
  on.
• 18:10
  But
• 18:10
  it's
• 18:10
  incredible.
• 18:11
  I
• 18:11
  saw
• 18:11
  my,
• 18:11
  I'd
• 18:12
  seen
• 18:12
  it
• 18:12
  via
• 18:13
  video
• 18:13
  before
• 18:13
  and
• 18:14
  I
• 18:14
  saw
• 18:14
  my
• 18:14
  first
• 18:14
  one
• 18:15
  in
• 18:15
  person
• 18:15
  this
• 18:15
  last
• 18:16
  year
• 18:16
  and
• 18:17
  it's
• 18:17
  incredible
• 18:18
  the
• 18:18
  athletic
• 18:19
  ability
• 18:19
  of
• 18:19
  these
• 18:20
  riders.
• 18:20
  Just
• 18:21
  the
• 18:21
  way
• 18:21
  they're
• 18:21
  able
• 18:21
  to
• 18:22
  control
• 18:22
  the
• 18:22
  horse
• 18:23
  and
• 18:23
  the
• 18:23
  way
• 18:23
  that
• 18:24
  they,
• 18:24
  in
• 18:24
  hearing
• 18:25
  about
• 18:25
  how
• 18:25
  they
• 18:25
  train
• 18:26
  all
• 18:26
  year
• 18:26
  for
• 18:26
  these
• 18:26
  things,
• 18:27
  it's
• 18:27
  really
• 18:28
  incredible.
• 18:29
  Are
• 18:29
  they
• 18:29
  judged
• 18:30
  by
• 18:30
  how
• 18:30
  quickly
• 18:31
  they
• 18:31
  can
• 18:32
  accomplish
• 18:32
  this
• 18:33
  ride
• 18:33
  around
• 18:34
  the
• 18:34
  track
• 18:34
  on
• 18:35
  three
• 18:35
  horses
• 18:35
  or
• 18:35
  what
• 18:36
  makes
• 18:36
  the
• 18:36
  winner?
• 18:37
  So
• 18:37
  they're
• 18:37
  racing,
• 18:38
  so
• 18:38
  they
• 18:38
  all
• 18:39
  start
• 18:39
  at
• 18:39
  the
• 18:39
  same
• 18:39
  time.
• 18:39
  So
• 18:40
  there
• 18:40
  may
• 18:40
  be
• 18:40
  five
• 18:41
  other
• 18:41
  riders
• 18:42
  at
• 18:42
  the
• 18:42
  same
• 18:42
  time.
• 18:43
  But
• 18:43
  yeah,
• 18:43
  it's,
• 18:43
  and
• 18:44
  it's
• 18:44
  really
• 18:44
  a
• 18:45
  quick
• 18:45
  race
• 18:46
  too.
• 18:47
  So
• 18:47
  just
• 18:47
  the
• 18:47
  speed
• 18:48
  that
• 18:48
  they
• 18:48
  do
• 18:48
  these
• 18:48
  things
• 18:48
  in
• 18:49
  and
• 18:49
  you
• 18:49
  know,
• 18:50
  I
• 18:50
  mean,
• 18:50
  people
• 18:50
  are
• 18:50
  falling
• 18:51
  off
• 18:51
  horses.
• 18:52
  I
• 18:52
  mean,
• 18:52
  it's,
• 18:52
  it's,
• 18:53
  it's,
• 18:53
  it's,
• 18:54
  it's
• 18:54
  incredible.
• 18:54
  It's
• 18:55
  almost
• 18:55
  kind
• 18:55
  of
• 18:55
  like
• 18:55
  stock
• 18:56
  car
• 18:56
  racing
• 18:56
  in
• 18:56
  a
• 18:57
  way.
• 18:57
  But
• 18:58
  it's,
• 18:58
  but
• 18:58
  it's,
• 18:59
  but
• 18:59
  it's
• 19:00
  really
• 19:00
  interesting.
• 19:00
  And
• 19:01
  so
• 19:01
  we
• 19:01
  do
• 19:01
  have
• 19:02
  two
• 19:02
  great
• 19:02
  events
• 19:03
  that
• 19:03
  people
• 19:03
  can,
• 19:04
  that
• 19:04
  can
• 19:04
  go
• 19:04
  to.
• 19:04
  One
• 19:04
  of
• 19:05
  them
• 19:05
  is
• 19:05
  called
• 19:05
  North
• 19:05
  American
• 19:06
  Indian
• 19:06
  Days
• 19:06
  in
• 19:07
  Browning,
• 19:07
  Montana,
• 19:08
  which
• 19:08
  is
• 19:08
  just
• 19:08
  east
• 19:08
  of
• 19:09
  Glacier
• 19:09
  National
• 19:09
  Park.
• 19:10
  And
• 19:10
  then
• 19:10
  another
• 19:10
  one
• 19:10
  is
• 19:10
  the
• 19:11
  Crow
• 19:11
  Fair,
• 19:12
  which
• 19:12
  is
• 19:12
  in
• 19:12
  southeast
• 19:13
  Montana
• 19:13
  on
• 19:13
  the
• 19:13
  Crow
• 19:14
  Reservation,
• 19:14
  and
• 19:15
  that's
• 19:15
  in
• 19:15
  August.
• 19:16
  And
• 19:16
  then
• 19:16
  there
• 19:17
  is
• 19:17
  the
• 19:18
  Wild
• 19:18
  Horse
• 19:19
  Stampede,
• 19:20
  which
• 19:20
  is
• 19:20
  our
• 19:20
  state's
• 19:20
  oldest
• 19:21
  rodeo,
• 19:21
  which
• 19:21
  is
• 19:21
  in
• 19:22
  Wolf
• 19:22
  Point,
• 19:22
  Montana,
• 19:23
  which
• 19:23
  is
• 19:23
  in
• 19:23
  northeast
• 19:24
  Montana,
• 19:26
  which
• 19:26
  is
• 19:26
  just
• 19:26
  an
• 19:26
  incredible
• 19:27
  landscape
• 19:28
  when
• 19:28
  we're
• 19:28
  talking
• 19:28
  about
• 19:29
  just
• 19:29
  the
• 19:29
  wide
• 19:29
  open
• 19:30
  prairie.
• 19:31
  It's
• 19:31
  it.
• 19:31
  But
• 19:31
  it
• 19:32
  is
• 19:32
  a,
• 19:32
  it's
• 19:32
  a
• 19:32
  wonderful
• 19:33
  community.
• 19:33
  Our
• 19:34
  state
• 19:34
  sold
• 19:34
  us
• 19:34
  rodeo
• 19:35
  and
• 19:36
  would
• 19:36
  encourage
• 19:36
  anyone
• 19:37
  that
• 19:37
  is
• 19:37
  interested
• 19:38
  to
• 19:38
  attend.
• 19:40
  Yeah,
• 19:40
  I
• 19:40
  saw
• 19:41
  my
• 19:41
  first
• 19:41
  rodeo
• 19:42
  in
• 19:42
  Fort
• 19:43
  Worth,
• 19:43
  Texas,
• 19:44
  and
• 19:44
  I
• 19:45
  was
• 19:45
  surprised
• 19:45
  by
• 19:46
  how
• 19:46
  compelling
• 19:47
  it
• 19:48
  is
• 19:48
  because
• 19:49
  you
• 19:49
  have
• 19:49
  people,
• 19:50
  they're
• 19:50
  all
• 19:50
  well
• 19:51
  trained,
• 19:51
  obviously
• 19:52
  these
• 19:52
  are
• 19:52
  real
• 19:53
  athletes,
• 19:54
  but
• 19:54
  people
• 19:54
  get
• 19:55
  thrown
• 19:56
  off.
• 19:56
  People
• 19:58
  hit
• 19:58
  the
• 19:58
  side
• 19:59
  of
• 20:00
  the
• 20:00
  arena.
• 20:01
  It
• 20:01
  was
• 20:02
  clear
• 20:02
  to
• 20:02
  me
• 20:02
  how
• 20:03
  difficult
• 20:04
  this
• 20:04
  sport
• 20:04
  was.
• 20:06
  So
• 20:06
  is
• 20:06
  it
• 20:06
  pretty
• 20:07
  widespread
• 20:07
  that
• 20:07
  you
• 20:08
  have
• 20:08
  a
• 20:08
  lot
• 20:08
  of
• 20:08
  people
• 20:08
  in
• 20:08
  Montana
• 20:09
  training
• 20:10
  for
• 20:10
  this?
• 20:10
  Is
• 20:10
  this
• 20:10
  something
• 20:11
  that
• 20:11
  high
• 20:11
  school
• 20:12
  kids
• 20:12
  do
• 20:12
  instead
• 20:13
  of
• 20:13
  Football
• 20:13
  or
• 20:14
  do
• 20:14
  both
• 20:14
  go
• 20:15
  on?
• 20:15
  We
• 20:15
  do,
• 20:16
  absolutely.
• 20:16
  And
• 20:16
  even,
• 20:16
  even
• 20:17
  on
• 20:17
  the
• 20:17
  college
• 20:17
  level,
• 20:18
  so,
• 20:18
  you
• 20:18
  know,
• 20:18
  Montana
• 20:19
  State
• 20:19
  University,
• 20:20
  Western
• 20:20
  Montana
• 20:21
  College.
• 20:21
  I
• 20:22
  mean,
• 20:22
  they,
• 20:22
  I
• 20:22
  mean
• 20:22
  it's,
• 20:23
  it's
• 20:23
  something
• 20:23
  that
• 20:23
  is
• 20:23
  at
• 20:24
  all
• 20:24
  levels,
• 20:25
  as
• 20:25
  you
• 20:25
  would
• 20:25
  see,
• 20:26
  you
• 20:26
  know,
• 20:26
  maybe
• 20:26
  high
• 20:27
  school
• 20:27
  football.
• 20:28
  Sure.
• 20:28
  Yeah.
• 20:29
  Okay.
• 20:29
  So
• 20:29
  we
• 20:29
  talked
• 20:30
  about
• 20:30
  state
• 20:30
  parks,
• 20:31
  we
• 20:31
  talked
• 20:31
  about
• 20:32
  rodeos
• 20:32
  in
• 20:33
  small
• 20:33
  towns.
• 20:34
  If
• 20:34
  people
• 20:34
  want
• 20:35
  to
• 20:35
  have
• 20:35
  the
• 20:35
  nature
• 20:36
  experience
• 20:37
  in
• 20:37
  Montana,
• 20:38
  but
• 20:38
  also
• 20:38
  want
• 20:38
  a
• 20:38
  touch
• 20:39
  of
• 20:39
  the
• 20:39
  urban,
• 20:40
  albeit
• 20:40
  small
• 20:41
  cities,
• 20:41
  not,
• 20:42
  you
• 20:42
  know,
• 20:42
  not
• 20:42
  Chicago,
• 20:43
  not
• 20:43
  New
• 20:43
  York
• 20:43
  City.
• 20:44
  Where
• 20:44
  do
• 20:44
  they
• 20:44
  go?
• 20:45
  What's
• 20:45
  the
• 20:46
  best
• 20:46
  urban
• 20:47
  experiences
• 20:48
  you
• 20:48
  can
• 20:48
  have
• 20:48
  in
• 20:49
  Montana?
• 20:50
  The
• 20:50
  great
• 20:51
  part
• 20:51
  about
• 20:51
  more
• 20:52
  of
• 20:52
  our
• 20:52
  urban
• 20:52
  areas,
• 20:53
  you
• 20:53
  know,
• 20:53
  in
• 20:53
  Montana
• 20:54
  is
• 20:55
  that
• 20:55
  they
• 20:55
  are
• 20:55
  all
• 20:56
  so
• 20:56
  accessible
• 20:56
  to
• 20:57
  nature,
• 20:57
  so
• 20:58
  accessible
• 20:58
  to
• 20:58
  trails.
• 21:00
  Saying
• 21:00
  you're
• 21:00
  close
• 21:00
  to
• 21:00
  something
• 21:01
  is
• 21:01
  always,
• 21:02
  you
• 21:02
  know,
• 21:02
  what
• 21:02
  your
• 21:03
  perception
• 21:03
  of
• 21:03
  close
• 21:03
  is.
• 21:04
  And
• 21:04
  so
• 21:05
  in
• 21:05
  Montana,
• 21:05
  if
• 21:05
  you're
• 21:05
  having
• 21:06
  to
• 21:06
  drive
• 21:06
  more
• 21:06
  than
• 21:06
  10
• 21:06
  minutes
• 21:07
  from
• 21:07
  a
• 21:07
  trail
• 21:07
  or,
• 21:08
  you
• 21:08
  know,
• 21:08
  national
• 21:08
  forest,
• 21:09
  that
• 21:09
  could
• 21:09
  seem
• 21:09
  like
• 21:10
  a
• 21:10
  long
• 21:10
  time
• 21:11
  to
• 21:11
  some
• 21:11
  people.
• 21:12
  So
• 21:12
  anywhere,
• 21:12
  if
• 21:12
  you're
• 21:13
  in,
• 21:13
  you
• 21:13
  know,
• 21:13
  in
• 21:13
  Bozeman
• 21:14
  or
• 21:14
  Missoula
• 21:15
  or
• 21:15
  Kalispell,
• 21:17
  literally
• 21:17
  right
• 21:17
  out
• 21:18
  your
• 21:18
  doorstep
• 21:18
  is,
• 21:19
  is
• 21:19
  some
• 21:20
  kind
• 21:20
  of
• 21:20
  a
• 21:20
  trail
• 21:20
  system
• 21:20
  either
• 21:21
  on
• 21:21
  national
• 21:21
  forest,
• 21:22
  on
• 21:22
  state
• 21:22
  land.
• 21:23
  So
• 21:23
  it
• 21:23
  really
• 21:23
  is
• 21:24
  depending
• 21:24
  on
• 21:24
  what
• 21:25
  people
• 21:25
  are
• 21:25
  looking
• 21:25
  for
• 21:26
  and
• 21:26
  kind
• 21:26
  of
• 21:26
  what
• 21:26
  kind
• 21:26
  of
• 21:27
  that
• 21:27
  topography
• 21:28
  is
• 21:29
  like
• 21:29
  in
• 21:29
  our
• 21:29
  central
• 21:30
  part
• 21:30
  of
• 21:30
  the
• 21:30
  state,
• 21:30
  like
• 21:31
  in
• 21:31
  Great
• 21:31
  Falls,
• 21:32
  you're
• 21:32
  looking
• 21:32
  at
• 21:32
  more
• 21:33
  of,
• 21:33
  you
• 21:33
  know,
• 21:34
  plains
• 21:34
  access
• 21:35
  there.
• 21:35
  So
• 21:36
  some
• 21:36
  amazing
• 21:36
  bird
• 21:36
  watching
• 21:37
  amenities,
• 21:38
  amazing
• 21:38
  wildlife
• 21:39
  watching.
• 21:39
  If
• 21:40
  you're
• 21:40
  in
• 21:40
  the
• 21:40
  Bozeman
• 21:41
  area,
• 21:41
  if
• 21:41
  you're
• 21:41
  close
• 21:41
  to,
• 21:42
  which
• 21:42
  is,
• 21:42
  you
• 21:42
  know,
• 21:42
  kind
• 21:42
  of
• 21:43
  north
• 21:43
  of
• 21:43
  Yellowstone
• 21:43
  national
• 21:44
  park,
• 21:45
  you
• 21:45
  know,
• 21:45
  you're
• 21:45
  getting
• 21:45
  into
• 21:45
  more
• 21:46
  of
• 21:46
  those
• 21:46
  high
• 21:46
  alpine
• 21:47
  mountain
• 21:48
  situations
• 21:48
  like
• 21:48
  the
• 21:48
  Bridgers,
• 21:49
  the
• 21:49
  Gallatin
• 21:50
  Range,
• 21:51
  and
• 21:51
  even
• 21:51
  in
• 21:51
  Helena,
• 21:53
  where
• 21:53
  I
• 21:53
  live,
• 21:53
  just
• 21:54
  in
• 21:54
  our
• 21:54
  south
• 21:54
  hills
• 21:55
  trail
• 21:55
  system
• 21:55
  on
• 21:56
  the
• 21:56
  east
• 21:56
  side
• 21:56
  of
• 21:56
  the
• 21:56
  Continental
• 21:57
  Dividend,
• 21:57
  there's
• 21:58
  really
• 21:58
  nowhere
• 21:58
  that
• 21:58
  you
• 21:59
  can
• 21:59
  go
• 21:59
  that
• 21:59
  doesn't
• 22:00
  have
• 22:00
  some
• 22:00
  kind
• 22:00
  of
• 22:01
  world
• 22:01
  class
• 22:01
  access
• 22:02
  to
• 22:02
  hiking
• 22:02
  trails.
• 22:03
  Sure.
• 22:03
  Or
• 22:04
  any
• 22:04
  kind
• 22:04
  of,
• 22:05
  you
• 22:05
  know,
• 22:06
  day
• 22:06
  trip
• 22:06
  outdoor
• 22:07
  recreation.
• 22:08
  Yeah.
• 22:09
  Final
• 22:09
  question.
• 22:10
  If
• 22:10
  people
• 22:11
  want
• 22:11
  to
• 22:12
  go
• 22:12
  to
• 22:12
  Yellowstone
• 22:13
  national
• 22:13
  park,
• 22:14
  there
• 22:15
  are
• 22:15
  months
• 22:15
  where
• 22:16
  it's
• 22:16
  very
• 22:17
  hard
• 22:17
  to
• 22:18
  find
• 22:19
  a
• 22:19
  camp
• 22:19
  space
• 22:20
  or
• 22:20
  a
• 22:21
  place
• 22:21
  at
• 22:21
  a
• 22:21
  hotel
• 22:22
  because
• 22:22
  it
• 22:22
  is
• 22:23
  such
• 22:23
  a
• 22:23
  beloved
• 22:25
  national
• 22:25
  park.
• 22:25
  What
• 22:26
  do
• 22:26
  you
• 22:26
  think
• 22:26
  is
• 22:26
  the
• 22:27
  best
• 22:27
  time
• 22:27
  of
• 22:27
  year
• 22:27
  to
• 22:28
  go
• 22:28
  to
• 22:28
  Yellowstone?
• 22:29
  You
• 22:29
  know,
• 22:30
  so
• 22:30
  when
• 22:30
  you're
• 22:30
  looking
• 22:31
  at
• 22:31
  the
• 22:32
  year
• 22:32
  long,
• 22:32
  year
• 22:33
  round
• 22:33
  visitation
• 22:33
  for
• 22:34
  Yellowstone
• 22:34
  national
• 22:35
  park
• 22:35
  by
• 22:35
  month,
• 22:36
  you
• 22:36
  know,
• 22:36
  you
• 22:36
  see
• 22:36
  some
• 22:37
  months
• 22:37
  in
• 22:37
  our,
• 22:37
  in
• 22:38
  a
• 22:38
  warmer
• 22:38
  season,
• 22:38
  that
• 22:39
  could
• 22:39
  be
• 22:39
  900,000
• 22:40
  people
• 22:40
  coming
• 22:40
  in.
• 22:41
  Wow.
• 22:41
  Which
• 22:41
  is
• 22:42
  significant.
• 22:42
  But
• 22:42
  then
• 22:43
  when
• 22:43
  you
• 22:43
  look
• 22:43
  at
• 22:43
  the
• 22:43
  time
• 22:43
  of
• 22:43
  year
• 22:44
  we're
• 22:44
  in
• 22:44
  now,
• 22:44
  like
• 22:45
  January,
• 22:45
  February,
• 22:46
  we're
• 22:47
  only
• 22:47
  seeing
• 22:47
  about
• 22:47
  40,000
• 22:48
  people
• 22:48
  that
• 22:49
  go
• 22:49
  into
• 22:49
  the
• 22:49
  park.
• 22:49
  And
• 22:49
  I
• 22:49
  think
• 22:50
  one
• 22:50
  of
• 22:50
  the
• 22:50
  hidden
• 22:50
  gems
• 22:51
  of
• 22:51
  Yellowstone
• 22:52
  is
• 22:52
  seeing
• 22:52
  it
• 22:52
  in
• 22:52
  the
• 22:52
  woods
• 22:52
  winter.
• 22:53
  So
• 22:53
  we
• 22:53
  do
• 22:53
  have
• 22:54
  one.
• 22:55
  You
• 22:55
  can
• 22:55
  drive
• 22:55
  into
• 22:56
  the
• 22:56
  park
• 22:56
  in
• 22:56
  the
• 22:56
  winter
• 22:56
  from
• 22:57
  our
• 22:57
  north
• 22:57
  entrance
• 22:57
  in
• 22:58
  Gardner,
• 22:58
  Montana.
• 22:59
  So
• 22:59
  that's
• 22:59
  an
• 22:59
  amazing
• 23:00
  place
• 23:00
  to
• 23:01
  actually
• 23:01
  drive
• 23:02
  into
• 23:02
  a
• 23:02
  landscape
• 23:02
  that
• 23:03
  is
• 23:03
  really
• 23:03
  devoid
• 23:03
  of
• 23:04
  people
• 23:04
  this
• 23:04
  time
• 23:05
  of
• 23:05
  year.
• 23:05
  If
• 23:05
  you're
• 23:05
  into
• 23:06
  wildlife
• 23:06
  watching,
• 23:07
  there's
• 23:07
  nothing
• 23:07
  better
• 23:08
  than
• 23:08
  being
• 23:08
  in
• 23:08
  Yellowstone
• 23:09
  in
• 23:09
  the
• 23:09
  winter.
• 23:09
  If
• 23:10
  you
• 23:10
  go
• 23:10
  down
• 23:10
  to
• 23:10
  West
• 23:10
  Yellowstone,
• 23:11
  which
• 23:11
  is
• 23:11
  more
• 23:12
  south
• 23:12
  of
• 23:12
  BOZEMAN
• 23:13
  On
• 23:13
  Highway
• 23:13
  191,
• 23:14
  it's
• 23:14
  at
• 23:14
  the
• 23:15
  town
• 23:15
  of
• 23:15
  West
• 23:15
  Yellowstone,
• 23:16
  which
• 23:16
  is
• 23:16
  one
• 23:16
  of
• 23:16
  like
• 23:16
  the
• 23:17
  snowmobiling
• 23:17
  capital
• 23:17
  of
• 23:18
  the
• 23:18
  world.
• 23:18
  And
• 23:18
  you
• 23:19
  can
• 23:19
  actually
• 23:19
  snowmobile
• 23:20
  into
• 23:20
  the
• 23:20
  park.
• 23:21
  You
• 23:21
  can
• 23:21
  take
• 23:21
  tours
• 23:22
  on
• 23:22
  snow
• 23:23
  coaches
• 23:23
  into
• 23:24
  the
• 23:24
  park.
• 23:24
  So
• 23:25
  really
• 23:25
  amazing
• 23:26
  ways
• 23:26
  to
• 23:26
  see
• 23:26
  it
• 23:27
  in
• 23:27
  winter
• 23:27
  when
• 23:28
  it
• 23:28
  is
• 23:28
  completely
• 23:29
  silent.
• 23:30
  Right.
• 23:30
  So
• 23:30
  I
• 23:30
  realize
• 23:31
  that
• 23:31
  may
• 23:31
  not
• 23:31
  be
• 23:32
  for
• 23:32
  everybody,
• 23:32
  but
• 23:32
  someone's
• 23:33
  looking
• 23:33
  for
• 23:33
  a
• 23:33
  kind
• 23:34
  of
• 23:34
  a.
• 23:34
  A
• 23:34
  different
• 23:35
  kind
• 23:35
  of
• 23:36
  adventure,
• 23:37
  you
• 23:37
  know,
• 23:37
  when.
• 23:37
  When
• 23:38
  it
• 23:38
  is
• 23:38
  just.
• 23:39
  It's
• 23:39
  a
• 23:39
  different.
• 23:39
  We
• 23:40
  know
• 23:40
  so
• 23:40
  many
• 23:41
  places
• 23:41
  in
• 23:41
  the
• 23:41
  world
• 23:41
  exist
• 23:42
  that
• 23:42
  just
• 23:42
  have
• 23:42
  a
• 23:42
  different
• 23:43
  perspective
• 23:43
  depending
• 23:43
  on
• 23:44
  what
• 23:44
  time
• 23:44
  of
• 23:44
  year
• 23:45
  you're
• 23:45
  there,
• 23:45
  you
• 23:45
  know,
• 23:46
  and
• 23:46
  I
• 23:46
  think
• 23:46
  that
• 23:47
  the
• 23:47
  silence
• 23:48
  in
• 23:49
  the
• 23:49
  winter
• 23:49
  there,
• 23:49
  especially
• 23:50
  with
• 23:50
  the
• 23:50
  thermal
• 23:50
  features.
• 23:51
  I
• 23:51
  know
• 23:51
  you
• 23:51
  mentioned
• 23:51
  that
• 23:51
  earlier
• 23:52
  in
• 23:52
  our
• 23:52
  conversation.
• 23:53
  It's
• 23:53
  really
• 23:53
  incredible.
• 23:54
  So.
• 23:55
  Well,
• 23:55
  you've
• 23:55
  made
• 23:55
  me
• 23:56
  want
• 23:56
  to
• 23:56
  go
• 23:56
  back.
• 23:57
  Thank
• 23:57
  you
• 23:57
  so,
• 23:58
  so
• 23:58
  much,
• 23:58
  Pat,
• 23:59
  for
• 23:59
  appearing
• 23:59
  on
• 23:59
  the
• 24:00
  Fromer
• 24:00
  Travel
• 24:00
  Show.
• 24:01
  Yeah.
• 24:01
  I
• 24:02
  thank
• 24:02
  you
• 24:02
  for
• 24:02
  your
• 24:02
  interest
• 24:02
  in
• 24:03
  Montana.
• 24:03
  This
• 24:03
  is
• 24:03
  an
• 24:04
  amazing
• 24:04
  state
• 24:04
  that's
• 24:05
  captured
• 24:05
  a
• 24:05
  lot
• 24:05
  of
• 24:05
  people's
• 24:06
  imagination
• 24:06
  over
• 24:06
  the
• 24:06
  years.
• 24:07
  So
• 24:07
  hope
• 24:07
  this
• 24:07
  helps
• 24:08
  people
• 24:08
  plan
• 24:08
  their
• 24:08
  trip.
• 24:09
  Definitely.
• 24:10
  All
• 24:10
  right,
• 24:11
  thank
• 24:11
  you
• 24:12
  so
• 24:12
  much
• 24:12
  for
• 24:12
  listening.
• 24:13
  That
• 24:13
  is
• 24:13
  the
• 24:14
  end
• 24:14
  of
• 24:14
  this
• 24:14
  week's
• 24:14
  Fromers
• 24:15
  Travel
• 24:15
  Show.
• 24:16
  To
• 24:16
  those
• 24:16
  who
• 24:16
  are
• 24:17
  traveling,
• 24:17
  may
• 24:17
  I
• 24:18
  wish
• 24:18
  you
• 24:18
  a
• 24:18
  hearty
• 24:19
  bon
• 24:19
  voyage.
• 24:20
  I'll
• 24:20
  see
• 24:20
  you
• 24:20
  next
• 24:21
  week.
• 24:33
  Sour
• 24:33
  candy
• 24:34
  on
• 24:35
  the
• 24:35
  table?
• 24:38
  Lazy
• 24:38
  afternoons
• 24:40
  in
• 24:40
  your
• 24:40
  sweatpants
• 24:41
  Watching
• 24:41
  cable?
• 24:44
  Well,
• 24:44
  it
• 24:44
  feels
• 24:45
  so
• 24:45
  far
• 24:46
  away?
• 24:49
  All
• 24:49
  the
• 24:49
  channels
• 24:51
  seem
• 24:51
  the
• 24:51
  same.
• 24:54
  Trying
• 24:54
  to
• 24:55
  remember
• 24:56
  all
• 24:56
  the
• 24:57
  songs
• 24:57
  we
• 24:57
  like
• 24:58
  to
• 24:58
  play?
• 24:59
  Cause
• 24:59
  those
• 24:59
  lazy
• 25:00
  afternoons
• 25:01
  don't
• 25:01
  come
• 25:02
  so
• 25:02
  frequently
• 25:03
  these
• 25:03
  days?
• 25:05
  Oh,
• 25:06
  it's
• 25:06
  been
• 25:07
  so
• 25:08
  long
• 25:09
  And
• 25:09
  I
• 25:10
  cannot
• 25:10
  help
• 25:11
  but
• 25:11
  wonder
• 25:12
  Are
• 25:12
  you
• 25:12
  ever
• 25:13
  coming
• 25:14
  home?
• 25:14
  I
• 25:15
  like
• 25:15
  you
• 25:16
  with
• 25:16
  your
• 25:16
  sour
• 25:17
  candy
• 25:17
  in
• 25:18
  the
• 25:18
  boothouse
• 25:19
  on
• 25:19
  the
• 25:19
  lake?
• 25:20
  Oh,
• 25:20
  but
• 25:21
  I
• 25:21
  hate,
• 25:21
  I
• 25:21
  hate,
• 25:22
  I
• 25:22
  hate,
• 25:22
  I
• 25:23
  hate,
• 25:23
  I
• 25:23
  hate,
• 25:24
  I
• 25:25
  hate
• 25:25
  the
• 25:25
  way
• 25:25
  it
• 25:26
  takes?
• 25:38
  I
• 25:38
  can't
• 25:38
  get
• 25:38
  you
• 25:39
  off
• 25:39
  of
• 25:39
  my
• 25:40
  mind?
• 25:42
  Looking
• 25:43
  out
• 25:43
  the
• 25:44
  window
• 25:44
  where
• 25:45
  we
• 25:45
  spend
• 25:45
  so
• 25:45
  much
• 25:46
  of
• 25:46
  our
• 25:46
  time?
• 25:48
  Cause
• 25:49
  I
• 25:49
  miss
• 25:49
  the
• 25:50
  way
• 25:50
  it
• 25:50
  felt?
• 25:52
  But
• 25:53
  I
• 25:53
  guess
• 25:53
  you
• 25:54
  can't
• 25:54
  control
• 25:55
  those
• 25:55
  damn
• 25:56
  cards
• 25:56
  with
• 25:57
  the
• 25:57
  L
• 25:58
  dam,
• 25:59
  baby
• 25:59
  I
• 25:59
  know
• 26:00
  that
• 26:00
  both
• 26:00
  of
• 26:00
  us
• 26:01
  are
• 26:01
  happy
• 26:02
  when
• 26:02
  we're
• 26:02
  free
• 26:03
  but
• 26:04
  would
• 26:04
  it
• 26:04
  be
• 26:05
  so
• 26:05
  hard
• 26:06
  to
• 26:06
  find
• 26:06
  your
• 26:07
  freedom
• 26:07
  here
• 26:08
  with
• 26:08
  me?
• 26:10
  Oh,
• 26:11
  it's
• 26:11
  been
• 26:12
  so
• 26:12
  long
• 26:14
  and
• 26:14
  I
• 26:14
  cannot
• 26:15
  help
• 26:15
  but
• 26:16
  wonder
• 26:17
  Are
• 26:17
  you
• 26:17
  ever
• 26:18
  coming
• 26:18
  home?
• 26:19
  I
• 26:19
  like
• 26:20
  you
• 26:20
  with
• 26:20
  your
• 26:21
  sour
• 26:21
  candy
• 26:22
  in
• 26:22
  the
• 26:22
  boat
• 26:23
  house
• 26:23
  on
• 26:24
  the
• 26:24
  lake
• 26:25
  but,
• 26:25
  but
• 26:25
  I
• 26:26
  hate,
• 26:26
  I
• 26:26
  hate,
• 26:27
  I
• 26:27
  hate,
• 26:27
  I
• 26:27
  hate,
• 26:28
  I
• 26:28
  hate,
• 26:29
  I
• 26:29
  hate
• 26:30
  the
• 26:30
  way
• 26:30
  it
• 26:30
  tastes.
• 26:41
  And
• 26:42
  I.
• 26:44
  I.
• 26:47
  Hate
• 26:47
  the
• 26:48
  way
• 26:48
  it
• 26:48
  tastes
• 26:49
  But
• 26:50
  I
• 26:50
  love
• 26:50
  it
• 26:51
  all
• 26:51
  the
• 26:51
  same
• 26:53
  tonight
• 26:55
  I
• 26:58
  hate
• 26:58
  the
• 26:58
  way
• 26:59
  it
• 26:59
  tastes
• 27:00
  But
• 27:00
  I
• 27:01
  love
• 27:01
  it
• 27:01
  all
• 27:02
  the
• 27:02
  same.
• 28:29
  Oh,
• 28:29
  I
• 28:29
  know
• 28:30
  it's
• 28:31
  been,
• 28:31
  it's
• 28:32
  been,
• 28:32
  it's
• 28:33
  been,
• 28:33
  it's
• 28:33
  been
• 28:33
  so
• 28:34
  long
• 28:34
  and
• 28:34
  I
• 28:35
  cannot
• 28:35
  help
• 28:36
  but
• 28:36
  wonder
• 28:37
  Are
• 28:37
  you
• 28:38
  ever
• 28:38
  coming
• 28:39
  home?
• 28:39
  I
• 28:40
  like
• 28:40
  you
• 28:40
  with
• 28:41
  your
• 28:41
  sour
• 28:42
  candy
• 28:42
  in
• 28:42
  the
• 28:43
  boathouse
• 28:44
  on
• 28:44
  the
• 28:44
  lake
• 28:45
  But
• 28:45
  I
• 28:46
  hate,
• 28:46
  I
• 28:46
  hate,
• 28:47
  I
• 28:47
  hate,
• 28:47
  I
• 28:47
  hate,
• 28:48
  I
• 28:48
  hate,
• 28:49
  I
• 28:50
  hate
• 28:50
  the
• 28:50
  way
• 28:50
  it
• 28:51
  tastes
• 28:52
  it's
• 28:52
  been,
• 28:53
  it's
• 28:53
  been
• 28:53
  so
• 28:54
  long
• 28:56
  and
• 28:56
  I
• 28:56
  cannot
• 28:57
  help
• 28:57
  but
• 28:58
  wonder
• 28:58
  Are
• 28:59
  you
• 28:59
  ever
• 29:00
  coming
• 29:00
  home?
• 29:01
  When
• 29:01
  I
• 29:01
  see
• 29:02
  you
• 29:02
  with
• 29:02
  this
• 29:02
  source
• 29:03
  candy
• 29:04
  don't
• 29:04
  want
• 29:04
  it
• 29:04
  any
• 29:05
  other
• 29:06
  way
• 29:06
  oh,
• 29:07
  I
• 29:07
  just
• 29:07
  hate,
• 29:08
  I
• 29:08
  hate,
• 29:08
  I
• 29:09
  hate,
• 29:09
  I
• 29:09
  hate,
• 29:09
  I
• 29:10
  hate,
• 29:11
  I
• 29:11
  hate
• 29:11
  the
• 29:12
  way
• 29:12
  it
• 29:12
  tastes.