Our Trip!

Hey Yall! DTM and I got back last Thursday and it was GREAT!!!!! We wanted to stay just 1 more day, but oh well, it worked out in the end. On the way there, we vacuumed our clothes down real well, and had so much room, we could have (and should have) fit a carry on bag in each of the top halves of our luggage bags! My uncle dropped us off in Indy at the airport. Luckily I have significant traveling experience behind me, that going through security and such was a breeze, and especially since Indy has a rapidly moving security line. DTM had a rough time, but got the hang of it.

Our plane from IND-MSP was the smallest plane that Delta had to offer. Literally and figuratively! I think they dusted it off from the hanger and said "this will do". It had no TV's or Wifi. :( The seats were so small that DTM and I barely fit. DTM took this photo from inside the terminal:

When we arrived in MSP we were at terminal A-6. We had to catch a cart to get from one end all the way to gate F2. It was a long drive even! When we got to F2, there were some great folks there that we met who were also going to the Ranch! It was nice to meet some of the folks we'd be spending the week with! It was a sea of black caps from MSP-BZN. When we got off the plane the Ranch staff was so awesome, and friendly. they welcomed us and showed us where we were going to do paperwork and then we took pictures.  Here's DTM and I at the BZN airport:

Little did we know just what was in store for us! The most amazing adventure ever! Pics from the airport:

It was a gorgeous airport. Small and quaint. We ate a fabulous lunch that consisted of sub sandwiches, and snacks. We got grouped up into different buses and we had to identify our luggage first. We got onto charter buses and were taken into Bozeman, MT then to Clyde Park where the Ranch is. It was about an hour and 20 minute drive, but was well worth it. The scenery was so amazing, and we couldn't get over looking at it.

From the airport straight off the plane:

DTM stitched together about 5 pictures here to make a most amazing panorama photograph. We do work like this, so if you take many pictures and overlap them, you can send a flash drive or RW cd and we can pano them!

I won't disclose all the details on this post, so no spoiler alert yet, but will alert you when I do disclose things you may choose to be surprised about, but I guess if you are reading my blog, you don't obviously want to be surprised?

The staff carried our bags after we checked in and took us to our room. DTM and I stayed in Washington in the bank. It was gorgeous. We loved the thunder flush toilets so much, that when we renovate our house, DTM and I are going to make one!!!!  Here's what it is:

That night we had to try our snowmobile suits on before 6pm, and exchange gifts for different sizes. I had to change in my coats, and hat. We had our hats shaped that night and went to dinner. The food was so amazing. If you went hungry at ANY time, it was solely YOUR OWN FAULT! They fed us so much. DTM and I were wore from traveling, so we hit the hay that night at 8pm.