A couple decades ago I visited the Daly Mansion with a college friend, so we went back to see what had changed. The answer is a lot. Back then many of the rooms had minimal furninishings and the third floor was closed to visitors. Now it's a beautiful house museum.
Daly Mansion
Mrs. Daly's room
Mosaic of Marcus Daly's favorite racehorse
It was good to see it again. I'll have to dig our my old (pre digital) photos and do some comparisons.
As we were leaving the Mansion to return to camp, we noticed a great deal of smoke. Turns our a forest fire had started - the Roaring Lion Fire- and the highway had actually been closed. Initially, 500 houses were evacuated. When I checked the update a couple days ago, the fire was as 8700 acres and only 65% contained...two weeks after it started.
Roaring Lion Fire from the Highway
We headed into Missoula the next day. Wow! That town has grown! We made a trip to the University Bookstore, had lunch at the Staggering Ox, spent some time wandering downtown and visited the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. It was nice to relax for a couple days.
Elk on display at RMEF
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