Wednesday, February 22, 2012



We just spent some time in Montana with our daughter , SIL and  sweet granddaughter.  The Captain booked a romantic Valentine's Day get-away at Chico Hot Springs. He even had flowers delivered  - what I guy!  I have good memories of Chico; we've been swimming there with our granddaughter several times.  And once a real Montana cowboy asked me to dance with him at the saloon - a first for me on several counts!



We stayed in The Caboose, an honest-to-goodness caboose situated on a ridge above the hot springs.  I wasn't sure what staying in a caboose would be like and never expected this:




The caboose was moved to the ridge in 2004 and gussied up for visitors.  I'd describe the decor as "Upscale Western Bordello" - beautiful cherry floors, antique furnishings, leaded glass windows, and  red-flocked wallpaper (that's the bordello component!).  The bathroom was lovely - complete with a heated tile floor:



The view  wasn't too shabby, either:




No visit to Montana is complete without a glimpse of elk.  These big guys were headed up the mountain past the caboose:


Elk are fine; bears - not so much!


Checked off the Bucket List - and all at Chico:  swam in hot springs, danced with a cowboy, slept in a caboose.




1 comment:

  1. Love your photos, and may try to visit there myself. Pretty sure those are mule deer and not elk though. I live in a Colorado valley where we get hot and cold running mule deer year round and the occasional elk.

    ReplyDelete

Normal Title Italic

Follow Me on Pinterest

LinkWithin

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...
 
SITE DESIGN BY DESIGNER BLOGS