We have a couple of posts left to publish and in order to prevent photograph overload, we’ve decided to combine several distinctive events into one posting.

An Italian Restaurant Like No Other

While traversing over Beartooth Parkway, we stopped to view a large herd of Mountain Goats. While watching and photographing, we met a couple there who lives in Red Lodge. The conversation in inevitably turned to food! They told us of a new Italian restaurant in town called Piccola Cucina Ox Pasture. It seems they have incredible cuisine. They are a small family run chain, with 4 in the Soho district in New York City, one in Italy and one in Red Lodge. We first order calamari as an appetizer. It was BY FAR the best calamari we have ever eaten.

For the entrees, I had a chef salad and Meriam had lamb. She said it was some of the best lamb she’s eaten.

Sioux Charlie Trail

On our previous visit to Red Lodge we drove about an hour out of Red Lodge to a hiking trail that was recommended. It is a great trail. Relatively easy to hike with lots of interesting geology along the accompanying river.

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The trail after the flood. We hiked up a little, but soon came to an area the flood had completely eroded…end of hike!