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Heading to Helena to do my last in-person court reporting conference of the year (three more virtual/remote appearances). The last time I was there, it was -47. This time, it will range between mid 50s to mid 80s. This evening, my hosts are taking me to tour the “Gates of the Mountain” a granite formation in a canyon halfway between Glacier and Yellowstone. Brought the big camera with me.
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Sounds cool.
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My daughter got married a couple of years ago in Montana. We were staying in a hotel in Bozeman. The rehersal dinner/party was at a house in Livingston so we had to drive about 30 min over the pass between the two cities. We got stuck in a white-out blizzard. This was on the summer solstice!
The wedding was the next day on the banks of the Yellowstone river. It was lovely...
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08-26-2023, 08:21 PM
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My brother in law used to live in Montana, in Helena. Moving there was one factor in his divorce. Sure, not as major as the cheating, but a factor nonetheless.
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The Gates of the Mountain tour was terrific. Photos posted on Facebook.
The Montana Court Reporters Association chose to hold their first full day of their conference in the historic Montana Club building. Built in 1881, burned down in 1903, then immediately rebuilt; it has a lot of character. I don’t know if it was the age of the building or that Helena’s pre-climate change summer temperatures are typically in the 70s, but the building has no air conditioning. Or fans. Also, the event room on the sixth/top floor where the meeting was held has a lot of beautifully historic but oddly-sized windows that are not entirely covered by horizontal blinds. The outside temperature was in the upper 80s. The inside temperature was similar. It was also pretty much impossible for anyone to see the projected image on the screen at the front of the room due to the unavoidable lighting conditions. At the conclusion of the first day of class, everyone proclaimed their delight with the class, and thanked me effusively for having come to Helena. I don’t know if that had anything to do with my teaching or their delight at having sweated away half a dozen pounds.
Three more hours of teaching tomorrow — no wait — this morning; this time in an air-conditioned ground floor conference room at the Hampton Inn where they put me up. As soon as class ends at 10:30 a.m., someone will take me to the adorably tiny Helena airport. There are two gates and one baggage carousel.
I really should go to sleep, but for some reason, having a very hard time. Probably a mix of heat exhaustion and the extreme sads.
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08-27-2023, 08:12 AM
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Condolences on those sads. Must be extra tough to be on the road right now.
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