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We climbed to the top and met an old Indian man that cheered us once we made it. He was very sweet. Encouraged us to drive up the road and buy some jewerly off his sister.

We did because we said we would. Everyone can use some positive kharma!

The view was magnificant. The red was fiery! The trees were twisty and the feeling was peaceful.

We read our runes up on that vortex. Good fortune for all!

I went when I was 9.

I visualized the shaman, the feathered headresses, the sacrifical humans! I climbed the pyramids and stood in the presence of the giant stone serpents that descended from the top of the pyramid to the earth below.

I witnessed the stone jaquar that sat on top of one of the pyramids enclosed in a square housing capstone.

We had to drink lots of Coke!

I saw children begging in the streets. I saw tin shacks with cardboard walls and roofs. I saw someone get sick on the street corner.

BUT! it made such an impression on me, a young, privlaged American child. I am eternally grateful. It is a place in a different time. POWERFUL!

I have been blessed with the opportunity to drive the Beartooth Pass twice in my lifetime.

A mountain range that reaches over 12,000 feet! Only open a few months out of the year.

It is the quietest place I have ever been. Literally. No planes, no traffic, no trains, no yelling, no radios, no tv’s. Nothing human except your own breathe.

I heard snow cracking, birds, marmots…and even a screaming badger once! He scurried under a rock into his den as we walked by.

Patches of snow to go play in (in the middle of summer!). A view that will haunt you forever and a serene feeling that reminds you of how small you really are! I stood at the edge of a mountain cliff absorbing the view before descending back down into the town of Red Lodge.

It is an accessible place! You have to go in the summer! It is somewhat centrally located (in the US) and so close to the Grand Tetons, Glacier National Park and Yellowstone you’ll have lots of reasons to visit the area!

Go experience mountain BLISS!