Livingston, MT

The morning dawned in cold rain as we left Hardin, MT traveling west along I-90 toward Billings and Livingston, MT.  We joined the Yellowstone River and remained with it the rest of today.

Passing through Billings I remember the many times I have flown over Billings observing the airport high above the city on top of Rimrock Bluffs appearing like it was poised on an aircraft carrier.  The city itself contains three oil refineries as they enjoy increasing employment from the shale oil projects underway in Wyoming, Montana, and North Dakota.

After parking the bus today right on the Yellowstone River (see out picture below) we completed a trip to the local Laundromat and caught up on some housekeeping items.  As the rain let up, we took a drive up into the Gallatin National Forest south of Livingston.  More rain in the forecast but we are headed down to Yellowstone National Park tomorrow.  We have learned to take the weather as we find it traveling about the country.