First visit to Red Lodge

 

Red Lodge is a small mountain town about an hour south of Billings. It's got everything - lakes, rivers, camping, hiking, wildlife, and a ski resort in the winter. We spent a Saturday there and Josh taught the girls to fish at a little lake called Wild Bill Lake. Lydia and Claire both caught fish and reeled them in... but like their mom they were a little freaked once it got to shore!

 

 Scarlett liked to pretend she was fishing, but didn't have the attention span to wait for something to catch her line. She mostly played with the rocks and splashed the water. Lydia was the best fisherman, getting probably 3 or 4 fish, and actually holding one! Claire never wanted to touch them. "No daddy you do it! You get my hands all dirty." Claire also got her pants wet when she fell in the water and demanded a wardrobe change.

 

 

 We then went to the Montana Candy Emporium. It's full of old time candies (cinnamon bears, jellies,  taffies, etc). It reminded me of my grandma Taylor who used to always have a glass jar full of these candies for the grandkids. The real treat, however, was the homemade fudge and chocolates. Just for mom and dad of course.

Red Lodge also has a Wildlife Sanctuary, which is home to all sorts of animals that have been rescued due to injuries or were owned illegally. There were bears, wolves, elk, a mountain lion and bobcat, and the big buffalo, among others.

 My Montana girls!