Friday, Sept. 24th
GO GRIZ!
Today is the beginning of homecoming weekend for UM. Missoula is buzzing with people our age taking to the streets and restaurants and invading the tranquil campus. It is the also where we begin our college tour.
After a not so early morning hike through the Rattlesnake Wilderness where we were warned about bears, we walked quickly and quietly, we spent the day around town. Missoula is a neat, tidy small college town surrounded by dry hills. The Clark Fork River runs through the city as winding as Hwy 1. There is definitely a western flavor here and extremely casual is the name of the game.
The UM campus at 117 years old still has a few original red brick buildings though many of the buildings are new and gorgeous and state of the art. We toured the arts building and library and walked around enjoying a warm autumn sun. We people watched and felt very happy we are not 19 anymore. In the evening we met up with Jacob at the Montana Repertory Theater for an excellent performance of The Frybread Queen, which is a new Native American play. Our expectations were low and we were pleasantly surprised at the quality of the actors (equity) and the play by Carolyn Dunn. It was a small theater in the round and sometimes difficult to hear. There was not a sound or a cough in the audience while we all strained to hear each word. The end was so shocking that there was no applause for a minute while the audience caught their collective breath. Bravo to UM and Montana Rep.
Tomorrow it is back in the plane heading for Deadwood, SD.
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