Kit and Carol on the Road

Big Timber is the epitome of small town America. (We think) Though it's just off the freeway it's a long ways to the nearest WalMart or the like. It's a town where perhaps I would choose to retire, if I were not totally happy on Guemes. Besides being in beautiful country, it's a little town that has everything: ACE hardware, a store that sells underwear and socks and other useful things, a drug store that still has a soda fountain, and a wonderful quilt store! There is no book store but there is a fine old Carnegie library. There are some fine old houses with well kept yards right in the center of town, and lovely old churches (including UCC) It's great biking and hiking country--not to mention fishing (2 boys caught fish just behind our trailer this morning). And I best put in a rave for the Spring Creek Campground which is 2 miles out of town and one of the best RV parks we've encountered. (We've been here before). People are friendly--I spent a long time at the quilt shop talking to people and watching the machine quilters at work. OK--you get the idea we like it here. (Sorry Kathi D--we still haven't been to Red Lodge)
UPDATE: I have since found out that the town was originally a logging town --before all the trees were cut--and lots of Norwegians lived here. Now the economy is stablized by a huge gold/platinum mine in the area (51% has recently been purchased by Russians). The city library is seeking to expand it's existing Carnegie building (rather than tear it down and start over). There is a WONDERFUL restaurant at the 1880's Grand Hotel--food rivals any we've had in California.