Okay, this recap will include my vacation which technically just ended yesterday, but rather than have two posts breaking up the vacation time, I will go through everything in this post.
Last week was uneventful until the vacation. We drove from our home to Sheridan, Wyoming the first day with a stop over at the Badlands National Park. I felt doom metal was an appropriate soundtrack for the drive through that park so we spent most of it listening to The Gates of Slumber. The second day we drove to Kalispell, Montana which was where we stayed the remainder of the trip. We had one stop in Bozeman where I bought a couple of CDs and a magazine at an awesome Hastings. My fiancee did have control over the stereo when she drove which resulted in a lot of country, pop, and other stuff. Not my cup of tea, but I suppose I deserve it sometimes. I was pretty nice to her though, leaving most of my very extreme stuff at home. That night we found a pizza place which is kind of a tradition in my family.
The first day in Montana, we went horseback riding and whitewater rafting. I have done the latter three times now and loved it everytime. My horse was kind of bitchy and mopey early in the day, especially as the trip wore on. My fiancee was not overly impressed with her horse either. But they lead a tough life. That night we found a Japanese restaurant to satisfy my fiancee's craving for Asian food. The next day we took the tram in Glacier National Park up to Logan Pass where we walked a trail to a lake in the valley. Very pretty up there. We should have taken more time up there because we did not come close to seeing anything. Oh well, that's a point for next time.
Monday, we began the long trip home which started with an all-day drive to Rapid City, South Dakota with only a couple of stops along the way. Tuesday, we went to Reptile Gardens and Bear Country. Reptile Gardens has some huge crocodiles, a komodo dragon, and some massive tortoises. It was quite a lot of fun. Of course Bear Country has bears roaming free. A couple came right next to the rental car. Then we headed home.
All in all, we saw pelicans, moose, eagles, ospreys, mountain goats, bighorn sheep, marmots, and some other random rodents on the trails. No bears in the wild though. I was actually a little disappointed.
Acid Bath: As the Kite String Pops
Asphyx: Death...The Brutal Way
Baroness: Blue Record
Beyond the Sixth Seal: The Resurrection of Everything Tough
Blind Guardian: Imaginations from the Other Side
Brain Drill: Quantum Catastrophe
Danzig: Deth Red Sabaoth
Death: The Sound of Perseverence
Demons & Wizards: Touched by the Crimson King
Destruktor: Nailed
Dio: Holy Diver
Enforcer: Diamonds
Ex Deo: Romulus
Fatal Embrace: The Empires of Inhumanity
High on Fire: Snakes for the Divine
Iron Maiden: A Matter of Life and Death
Kyuss: Blues from the Red Sun
Megadeth: Capitol Punishment
Megadeth: Hidden Treasures
Megadeth: Limited Edition Live
Mercyful Fate: Melissa
Metallica: S&M
Negura Bunget: Om
Ozzy Osbourne: Bark at the Moon
Skeletonwitch: Breathing the Fire
Slayer: Show No Mercy
Soundgarden: Badmotorfinger
Soundgarden: Superunknown
Stratovarius: Polaris
The Gates of Slumber: Conqueror
The Gates of Slumber: Hymns of Blood and Thunder
Thornafire: Vorex Deconstruccion
Watain: Lawless Darkness
Witchery: Witchkrieg
Wormed: Planisphaerium
Xenomorph: Empyreal Regimes
We also saw horses. Remember? I pointed EVERY SINGLE ONE out to you? :)
ReplyDeleteYes this is true. We saw horses.
ReplyDeleteOh, we saw the deer by the stable.... You forgot the deer.
ReplyDeleteDamn, I did forget the deer.
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