Three Forks '10

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#003399" TEXT="#080000" background="043c8c00erkjxk.jpg"> <div> <B>  Three Forks, MT is always a favorite lunch flight from West Yellowstone.   The views while flying along the mountains in the Madison Valley are fantastic.</B></div> <div> <B>  Once in Three Forks we usually stop in for a bite at the Sacagawea Hotel (the oldest building in town), if the restaurant is open.   If there's time, a visit to the town's museum is a must.   If you're a fan of really old, cool gadgets, you'll love it.</B></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#0066CC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#99CCFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>John Galban's Flying Site</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFF99" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#CC0000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>  |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="John Galbans Flying Site"><U>home</U></A></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="16"><B>     </B><A HREF="id98.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="West Yellowstone 10"><U><B><IMG SRC="04910100.gif" border=0 width="16" height="16" ALT="previous" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>     </B><A HREF="id100.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Schafer 10"><U><B><IMG SRC="04a10100.gif" border=0 width="16" height="16" ALT="next" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="John Galbans Flying Site"><U><B><IMG SRC="04b100e0.gif" border=0 width="16" height="14" ALT="up" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B> </B></div> <div> Three Forks '10</div> <div> <IMG SRC="390e8ee0.jpg" border=0 width="1000" height="750" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>   Snow capped mountains are a constant sight on the way to Three Forks.  Brad took this pic from his Cessna.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="392e8ee0.jpg" border=0 width="1000" height="750" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>    A snowy winter and cool wet spring caused the mountains to have a lot more snow coverage than usual for this time of year.  Generally just the tops are dusted.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="3a3e8ee0.jpg" border=0 width="1000" height="750" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>    More snowy peaks along the Madison Valley en route to Three Forks.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="38ae89c0.jpg" border=0 width="1000" height="668" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>   The group poses for a photo with the traditional adornments behind their heads.   I swear one of these days I'm going to post a whole page of nothing but photos of rabbit eared</div> <div> pilots.  Actually, I have enough to do an entire website.  </div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="38ce8ee0.jpg" border=0 width="1000" height="750" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>   The group does some digesting on the porch of the Sacagawea Hotel after consuming an overly large meal (as usual).</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="38ee8ee0.jpg" border=0 width="1000" height="750" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>   Doug inspects a dugout canoe at the Three Forks Museum's outdoor exhibit.  To the right is a tiny log cabin used by early settlers.</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>