Montana Part 2

Between Malta and Havre, MT the landscape changes again. Some stretches are very attractive with neat cattle ranches or untouched rolling hills of green. Some of these hills have scattered deteriorating houses with junk littered all around them. Everything sticks out...shacks, barrels, tires, broken farm machinery, rusting tanks...you can see the clutter a mile away because nothing hides it. Rusted cars are common but some junk piles even include a helicopter and a small plane body along with that old Chevy.

Fortunately the closer we get to Havre the more natural beauty predominates as we follow the Milk River. The Bear Paw Mountains are in the distance. It was in these mountains, the Amtrak guide reminds me, that Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce tribe surrendered to the army and uttered the famous line, "From where the sun now stands I will fight now more forever".

It was also near this area in 1901 that Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid, and Kid Curry robbed the Great Northern Oriental Limited and blew up an express car to steal $68, 000!

Oh! Almost forgot! The Eastbound Empire Builder whips past on my side of the train!

Entering the yard at Havre I see large locomotive and industrial facilities but can't seem to get a good shot. I do take photos of a Blue and Yellow BNSF locomotive and a caboose in BN green.