Missoula Montana

A tour of the Missoula Smokejumper's Base gave us a renewed appreciation of these highly trained professionals. 

Typical gear for a smoke jumper

Typical Locker of a smoke
jumper

Parachute room used for
untangling

Planes used by the  smoke jumpers 

Interactive exhibits at the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
 tell the story of elk and their habitat. 

A pretty historic church in Missoula

Fort Missoula was established by the United States Army in 1877 to protect settlers in western Montana from possible threats from Native American Indians, such as the Nez Perce.

Wow! Super human strength!

Steam powered tractor