Escaping the Everyday

With just under two weeks to go, we’re gearing up for our trip back to the Boston area! The anticipation has been building for some time, and it’s going to be wonderful to reunite with family and celebrate the Holidays. We’re in the midst of preparing for the journey and wrapping up our plans for when we get there.

Next week, we’re scheduled for an oil change and will be fitting our snow tires. While we can’t foresee every eventuality on the trip, we’re committed to being as prepared as possible.

This weekend was geared towards relaxation. While we’d love to fill every weekend with elaborate travel plans, that’s not feasible at the moment. Nonetheless, we manage to find activities around Bozeman, MT, which often feel like mini-adventures.

So, what did we do, you ask?

Revelry

If you’ve been keeping up with our journey, you’re aware that Revelry is one of our top restaurant picks in Bozeman. We’ve sampled their lunch and dinner offerings, but we were pleasantly surprised to discover they also serve brunch!

It certainly lived up to expectations. Jake opted for a breakfast pizza, while I chose a breakfast sandwich.

Belgrade Convoy

The Belgrade Christmas Convoy, hosted by the Montana Convoy Foundation, is scheduled for December 6th and 7th. Various businesses will volunteer their vehicles, including semi-trucks, convoys, dump trucks, and fire trucks, all decked out with Christmas decorations, to follow a specific route through Belgrade.

This year, approximately 70 companies contributed their time and trucks to the event. It was quite amusing as they attempted to play the ‘Jingle Bells’ song using their horns, resulting in a humorous, monotone rendition of the tune.

We had a great time watching the various trucks go by with friends! The experience was truly unique, unlike anything we’ve encountered before.

Bridger Bowl

Next weekend, we’re planning to visit Bridger Bowl, weather permitting, as it’s their opening weekend. Bridger Bowl is a local favorite in Bozeman, conveniently located just 30-40 minutes away.

Bridger Bowl, nestled in the Bridger Range, lies on the opposite side of the range commonly hiked. The highest lift reaches approximately 8,700 feet in elevation, just 100 feet shy of the peak. It has 2,000 acres of skiable terrain and over 75 trails on the mountain.

Bridger Bowl offers an exciting program known as Intro to the Ridge. In this program, you’ll master the fundamentals of skiing or riding the ridge terrain at Bridger Bowl. The workshop begins with lessons on transceiver use, safe travel protocols, and terrain assessment, and then progresses to navigating basic routes in ridge terrain, conditions permitting. Participants are required to have the ability to ski or ride comfortably on off-piste black diamond terrain.

Learning to ski around the ridge, a challenge that many are not skilled enough to attempt, is quite amazing! Essentially, you can hike up specific sections and then ski down on unmarked terrain, away from the usual trails, until you reconnect with the marked paths.

Jake and I have no plans to try this, but if you’re an experienced skier, it might be worth exploring!

The ski gear I purchase is usually not inexpensive and is from well-known brands. I tend to avoid skimping on this because being on a mountain in 10-degree weather, the last thing you want is to end up freezing or with soaked gear. It’s simply unsafe to face such conditions unprepared.

My brother instilled in me a rule of thumb for hiking and skiing: if it’s a matter of life or death, don’t skimp on the cost.

Having said that, I was pleasantly surprised to find a ski mask for $15 that I wouldn’t trade for anything. I wanted to share this because I’ve used this mask in single-digit temperatures with sub-zero wind chill, and it has kept my face warm. It fits snugly over my helmet, and the fabric covering the mouth can also be comfortably moved below the chin.

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