Mountains
There is a place where the great plains begin their recession to the east and the first mountains rise into the big Montana skies. On long and hot car rides many, many years ago the first sight of mountains rising from endless plains marked progress for a young boy on family vacations. Dual a/c units that aided the front seat and the rear were not considered mandatory then, neither was 'in flight' entertainment. Instead, entertainment was the view outside the square windows of vehicles from another time. But mountains meant progress: national parks, changing scenery, destinations. Years later, the arrival of the mountains still marked progress riding the Empire Builders across the Montana Plains. Though only small and in the distance, they meant an end to 79mph and the start of Glacier National Park with its verdant forests and long snow sheds. Through the mid 1960s the view above greeted similar travelers who had ripped across the Great Plains of Montana and we
