Farewell Missoula...

Earlier this month Melissa, Mitch and Esmé moved to Anaconda Montana where Mitch had accepted the position of Library Director at the Hearst Free Library. This is a wonderful opportunity for them and I wish them the best. They have purchased their first home and will be putting down some roots.

I really enjoyed visiting Missoula...when flying in I found the surrounding countryside absolutely breath-taking.


On one of our earliest visits, when kids lived on Front, we were able to sit on their front porch and hear the "Rolling Stones" concert at the University of Montana football field! It was great AND inexpensive!


There were many, many unique restaurants...


Staggering Ox - for unique sandwich design!


Iron Horse for burgers...

Finnegan's Family Restaurant which was built over a creek offered a fun dining experience when seated at booth to watch fish and ducks floating by...the fact that they served good food was also an enjoyable experience.
Paul's Pancake Parlor offered best pancakes ... and had a really cool hand painted mural of the Grizzly football stadium on an entire wall.

Or course Missoula was where granddaughter Esmé was born so it will always hold a special place in my heart.


Carousel at Caras Park along river...nice walking paths and picnic areas...fun to watch kayakers run the rapids too!


Dragon Hallow is adjacent to Carousel area and allows for children of all ages to have a great play area.

So, for now, I will bid adieu to Missoula and the alphabet mountains!

and her many rivers...

...you were a great place to visit and for a short time a great place to live...