{"id":2572,"date":"2020-09-18T10:42:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-18T15:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bookofdreams.us\/?p=2572"},"modified":"2020-09-18T09:06:38","modified_gmt":"2020-09-18T14:06:38","slug":"6-from-dawn-to-dusk-chasing-memories-gates-of-mountains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookofdreams.us\/2020\/09\/6-from-dawn-to-dusk-chasing-memories-gates-of-mountains\/","title":{"rendered":"#6. From Dawn to Dusk: Chasing Memories. Gates of Mountains"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The last full day in Montana descended upon us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5351.jpg?resize=580%2C435&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2566\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5351-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bookofdreams.us\/img_5351\/\" class=\"wp-image-2566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5351-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5351-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5351-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5351-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5351-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5351-scaled.jpg?w=1160&amp;ssl=1 1160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5351-scaled.jpg?w=1740&amp;ssl=1 1740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">what a view to wake up to<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Dawn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, we drove north via Helena to Canyon Ferry Lake where children played on its rocky shores. When I spotted a golden snake behind a boulder while trying to find a place to sit, the children unwilling to leave hopped back into the car. Unintended catalyst but intended outcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6640.jpg?resize=580%2C387&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2568\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6640-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bookofdreams.us\/img_6640\/\" class=\"wp-image-2568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6640-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6640-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6640-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6640-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6640-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6640-scaled.jpg?w=1160&amp;ssl=1 1160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6640-scaled.jpg?w=1740&amp;ssl=1 1740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6641.jpg?resize=580%2C387&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2565\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6641-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bookofdreams.us\/img_6641\/\" class=\"wp-image-2565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6641-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6641-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6641-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6641-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6641-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6641-scaled.jpg?w=1160&amp;ssl=1 1160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6641-scaled.jpg?w=1740&amp;ssl=1 1740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Canyon Ferry Lake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Our last Lewis and Clark spot involved the Gates of Mountains where boat tours left at the top of the hour, none carrying us, only fifty other brave souls. Since no private tours were offered, we snapped a photo and left. Gates of the Mountains marks the place where the Lewis and Clark journey, sailing west on Missouri River, ended when they hit the Rockies. They termed the range as Gates of Mountains to signify their impenetrable force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6651-2.jpg?resize=580%2C387&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2569\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6651-2-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bookofdreams.us\/img_6651-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-2569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6651-2-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6651-2-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6651-2-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6651-2-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6651-2-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6651-2-scaled.jpg?w=1160&amp;ssl=1 1160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6651-2-scaled.jpg?w=1740&amp;ssl=1 1740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Gates of Mountains<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5369.jpg?resize=580%2C435&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2571\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5369-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bookofdreams.us\/img_5369\/\" class=\"wp-image-2571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5369-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5369-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5369-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5369-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5369-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5369-scaled.jpg?w=1160&amp;ssl=1 1160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_5369-scaled.jpg?w=1740&amp;ssl=1 1740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">McDonald Pass<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We returned to our rental well in time today via McDonald Pass where  the thunderous new look of the Georgetown Lake graced us. We packed and loaded our car, and I buried myself reading two books: <em>Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine<\/em> and <em>Sin and Syntax<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6661.jpg?resize=580%2C387&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2576\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6661-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/bookofdreams.us\/img_6661\/\" class=\"wp-image-2576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6661-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bookofdreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_6661-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, 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Last year we had ended our diverse vacation to UK (England, Wales, Scotland) and Iceland. Despite it being one of our best trips, we were ready to return from it. Montana felt short\u2014too short. I wanted to linger in its valleys. It had slipped between my fingers like a movie that ended prematurely.\u00a0 And the future was as precarious as ever. But I\u2019d to return to nipping and budding of my forthcoming book: <em>Land of Dreams<\/em>. And this writer had refilled her chest of imagination, inspiration, thanks to the big sky country of Montana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If you like this and want to win a FREE copy of my upcoming book, please click &#8220;follow&#8221; and  subscribe. <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookofdreams.us\"><em>www.bookofdreams.us<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The last full day in Montana descended upon us. Today, we drove north via Helena to Canyon Ferry Lake where children played on its rocky shores. When I spotted a golden snake behind a boulder while trying to find a place to sit, the children unwilling to leave hopped back into the car. 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