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the fence and repeat the process at
the next tee. The woman, no doubt
dressed in her finest 1960 Califor-
nia golf togs, arrived at the course
where her car was immediately sur-
rounded by cattle. Faced with this
"cattle trap," she decided to forgo
her day of golf, and never even got
out of her car. I can only imagine
the stories she had to tell once she
returned home.
Driving through Fallon County in
2007, I turned south at Plevna and
followed a red dirt road through
lucious red colored hills. Camp-
ing at South Sandstone Reservoir,
I spent the night wondering if my
tent, with me in it, would blow into
the lake. When I returned in 2011, I
found Baker to be a pretty town with
friendly people. My visits have left
me convinced that should you ven-
ture to this remote part of Montana,
you, too, will come away impressed.
Fallon County has a lot to offer.
MY VISITS HAVE LEFT ME CONVINCED
THAT SHOULD YOU VENTURE TO THIS REMOTE PART OF MONTANA,
YOU, TOO, WILL COME AWAY IMPRESSED.
