Howdy, podners. Mighty glad to have you visit us here in Montana.
Under the word
Montana on a blue field is the State Seal. The
Seal shows some of Montana's beautiful scenery.
The pick, shovel and plow represent mining and
farming. In the background, the sun rises over
mountains, forests and Great Falls of the
Missouri River. The
beautiful song of the Western Meadowlark is just
one of the reasons it was chosen as the State
Bird. The
delicate Bitterroot is Montana's State
Flower. The Ponderosa Pine, State Tree, is seen
reaching for the Big Sky of Montana. Montana
shares its borders with Idaho, North Dakota,
South Dakota and Wyoming. Their State Song is
"Montana" and you're listening to it now. An Uncle of our dear friend and fellow Drifter, Jan, wrote the following poem in the 1930's. Please enjoy it before we start our tour. MONTANA..........
If you've never seen Montana
Where there's never a valley so distant
Her lakes are deep and icy.
The poetic soul of the redman
I've traveled far to the Eastward Well,
if you're all saddled up and ready to ride
(sorry), if you're all in the Chevy and ready to
roll, click on the sign and let's go see Montana
at its best. Copyright 2000-2001 Tennessee84 All Rights Reserved
With its mountains and rivers so grand,
You've missed the place where nature
Spread beauty with lavish hand.
That mountains cannot be seen,
With tall peaks reaching skyward
And slopes are darkly green.
Her breezes are cool and free.
Her prairies are stretching onward
As far as the eye can see.
In days when first he came,
Said "LAND OF THE SHINING MOUNTAINS"
And Montana received her name.
And I've also traveled West,
But the "Land of Shining Mountains"
Will always remain the best!
(by Delbert Hutton in the 1930s
Kalispell,Montana)
