Brydn's 2003 Travel Journal - Montana: Bank Robs Outlaw

Brydn's 2003 Travel Journal - Montana: Bank Robs Outlaw


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I explore Last Chance Gulch and the saloon. I check-in back in Portland. I get an F-150.

About 9:30PM, I go back back up Last Chance Gulch. It's cooled down from the hot day, making a very comfortable evening. There are kids in various areas along the Last Chance Gulch way hanging out in the park areas. I come across an old log cabin from 1857. The dude lives there by his self until a brother and family move in too. Something, something and something else happens until the person living there moves out because of the music coming from a dance hall (There must be a song in this story).

I go back down the Gulch. I stop at a saloon that looks empty. No one around. And it's named Rialto's like the one in Portland. So I go in for that beer. The front bar lead to the back where the people. "One pint of Pabst please," I say. Bars are so be belittling. You stand there drinking and smoking, looking at yourself in a mirror behind rows of booze bottles. It puts me out of place. I walk back to the hotel. I see Domino's a block away. I get a take out order of the special; green olive topping. I go back to the room. I carry the box side ways up so all the topping spill over to one side, yum. I called Ben back in Portland to said "HI." I talk to Ali for a minute. I fall asleep about midnight. The next morning I wait around until 10am for a radiator. Megan calls about being bored at work and quiting. I let her know she'll do well finding another job if she wants too.

10:25am Jiffy Lube, Missoula Montana.
If I every been stuck anywhere, Helena is a good example. I get up at 8am or so. I pack up, ready to go. I wait until 10am and then go to radiator shop. Torry has my radiator ready to go. I've never seen a new one. I buy a clamp to replace the one I had to cut off. I put it on in 20 minutes. I get water from the shop. I settle up with Torry and head out to Fort Harrison, about 10 miles . I over heat, added water, drive back to Last Chance Gulch. Over heat. Add water. I drive past Fort Harrison +5 miles to the prospector store. Over heat. Add water. I start back to the Gulch. Ruthy makes a low moan, over HEATS. I call Megan and decide to get rid of 'Ruthy.' Tough call. I mention to my dad over the phone that there's an F-150 I've had my eye on out side of Good Buddy's Pawn Shop. I gimp over there in Ruthy. I offer Scott $2000 if we put it on a credit card. He doesn't take credit cards. I get on the phone to Triple AAA about Traveler's checks. They don't take credit cards. I go back to Good Buddy's Pawn Shop to tell Scott to hold the truck for me until I went to the bank. I limp over to the US Band on Last Chance Gulch. The manager's assistant suggests calling Bank of America to get the cash availability limit. The total's $1,322.01. The manager gets me a line of credit for $500 on Quicken. The grand total's $2400. I have to limp back to the pawn shop to get their name for the check. It's 100` out. 'Ruthy" freezes up starting. By clicking the key a couple tries, she starts. I drive to Good Buddy's Pawn and get a business card. The motor's really frozen up but starts. I get to the bank. I add the water that I have with me. I get a check from the teller, Sara. "Ruthy" hardly starts, but she starts. I get back to Good Buddy's and buy a 1990 F-150.