Will's Graduation -- University of Montana

There's no prouder Griz parents than Ann and I on our long awaited yet somewhat sad graduation day in Missoula... glad that Will is transitioning into another chapter in his life's journey -- sad that we will not have a good excuse to visit Montana; a place we have grown fond of visiting.

It was a beautiful spring day on campus; and the first graduation ceremony held outdoors in over 100 years at UM.

In just a couple of weeks Will heads off to Glacier National Park where he will work as a councilor for the Glacier Institute.  Will loves the outdoors; backpacking and rock climbing (a parental worry).

[Right]  Andy made his first visit to Montana for his little brother's graduation.

One of our favorite eat places is Lolo Creek Steakhouse in Lolo, MT.  It hosts a rustic mountain environment with menu items like venison, elk and rattlesnake.  This was our graduation night celebration.

This was one of our day excursions to Garnet MT; now one of the popular "ghost towns" of western Montana.  Once a big gold and silver mining town in the early 1900's -- today the town's remains mark a generation and culture of living almost extinct in the great wild west.  Garnet is about an hour and a half east of Missoula.