Sunday Surrey ride! We enjoyed an unusually cool August day with a ride up the county road to Belmont. The gentle movement and peace of the prairie eventually lulled Maverick to sleep. I wasn’t too far behind.
A couple of weekends ago, it was incredibly hot and so we spent my birthday floating on the Yellowstone. We are truly lucky to live so close to this amazing river. The float from Duck Creek to Blue Creek took us through cottonwood galleries full of songbirds. On one rocky shore, we even saw three young river otters.
Susie – a one year old cat we acquired from the neighbors – loves to follow me around the barnyard while I do chores. She is spunky and inquisitive. She is also perfectly content to sit on my lap on the porch in the morning as I enjoy my coffee and greet the day. I never suspected that I was a cat person, but she, Bear, Walter and Jasmine have proved me wrong!
Simple summer suppers include fresh garden greens, sourdough cornbread and steaks on the grill. Perfection.
Coulee Creek Ranch 
As the crow flies how far off the Yellowstone River are you ( closest point) I am looking. How far from where water drains into the Yellowstone? The water outside your front door ( The Musselshell River water does not meet the Yellowstone for hundreds of miles.
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Billings is our closest access to the Yellowstone so 45-50 miles by highway. We floated Duck Creek to Blue Creek. Our Coulee Creek and the Musselshell flow into the Missouri before the Yellowstone joins up with it.
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would have loved to go on your Yellowstone River float!! Love, Mom
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