Back on Beale Street

This is the third time we have dined

at the Blues City Cafe.

Best ribs ever.

And this is the plate of ribs we devoured.

After we strolled down Beale Street and

found these guitars everywhere.

 That is a statue WC Handy in the background.

He is known as the "father of the blues."

Love the neon lights.

 And I happen to hit some button on my

iphone whilst snapping shots....

And I got this cool shot of the building

that has no roof.

Is that cool or what.

The Ironclad - USS Cairo

The USS Cairo (pronounced Kayrow) was one of 7 ironclads

built during the Civil War and sunk in the Yazoo River.

 In 1962 they raised the boat in 3 sections and brought

up out of the river and restored.

Because of the silt, sand and mud a lot of artifacts

where preserved and are in the museum next to the gunboat.

And there are A LOT of amazing artifacts.

 It is huge and amazing.

It was originally outfitted with 13 cannons.

 Below is what it looked like in real life.

If you're ever in Vicksburg, this museum

is one you really need to put on your list to see.

Around the town of Vicksburg

Mississippi River bridges.

On is a railroad bridge. How cool is that.

 A barge cruising down the mighty Mississippi.

 There are canons everywhere.

 Mississippi River bridges.

Again.

 Down on the waterfront there are 2 blocks

of murals that tell the story of Vicksburg.

They are stunning.

 And trains.

 Up close and personal.

It's a really neat city/town.

Put it on your bucket list.

Rollin' down Montana Roads

Love the monochromatic look of this.

If you look close there are two birds in that nest

that perches on the of a stick, basically.

Anyway, the sun was trying to come out, there was

a haze from the fires.

We were just coming from our boondocking at Lost Johnny Campground

that was really amazing.

While walking around the camp, right there in a

field, no 15 feet from us was a doe scarfing down some grass.

We kind looked at each other and decided all was well

and she went back to eating.

Later, she actually strolled through our camp.

Could have touched her out my window.

And of course, no camera.

 This is part of the Hungry Horse dam

that we had to roll over in order to get to the campground.

 This crane sits up on the dam.

 I was really disappointed that there was no water flowing

over, not even a trickle, however, you could hear the hum of power.

 Then there was this landscape that is just

soooooo pretty riding down the highway.

 Couldn't help I do have a million more but I 

only picked out a few for you.

You're welcome 😊

 Then, sadly, we came upon this sight.

Fire department putting out a trailer fire.

 Hopefully all came out of it alive.

 It happened in Sun River, Montana.

 And another dam - Black Eagle on the Missouri River.

It is huge and I love all the flowing water.

This little guy came to great us at our camp

and did a great job posing.

 Isn't he cute?

I'm assuming he. 

 Then decided some chillin' was required.

So cool. 

He's still out there as we speak, chillin'.

Mountains - Olympic Park

 These shasta daisies are also everywhere by the side of the road.

 Our RV and a mountain.

 And they are gorgeous.

 Getting a closer look.

 More lupine flowers.

 This deer was right next to us in the RV.

I was literally hanging out my window - and I 

sweet talked the deer 

into looking at me.

And snap!

How cool is that.