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Travelers Rest - 200 Years After LbNA #59542

Owner:wandaandpete
Plant date:Sep 12, 2001
Location:
City:Lolo
County:Missoula
State:Montana
Boxes:1
Found by: mamooshatoots (now Stamper)
Last found:Sep 28, 2021
Status:FFFFFF
Last edited:Aug 12, 2020
433. Travelers Rest - 200 Years After

A quick stop on the way to or from Lolo Pass

I had actually planned to plant this box at the Lewis and Clark Historic State Park called Travelers Rest just west of the junction of routes 93 and 12 in Lolo, MT. However, historic reenactors had taken over the park that day, the surroundings seemed far too open, and I didn't want out-of state visitors to have to pay to see one of the few known spots where Lewis and Clark took time to set up a latrine for their campsite both coming and going on their historic journey of 1805-1806.

So, I decided to plant this box just a mile or two further west at a place more suited to travelers needing a rest 200 years later. Find the eponymous location replete with gas pumps, RV park, cabins, restrooms, country store, gift shop, liquor store, bar and even a casino! Inside, besides coffee and muffins, you can find such things as a stuffed grizzly and a mountain lion! Once you've checked it all out, head out the front door, below the wooden carvings on the upper porch, and go west toward the large green cement planter under the big signs. Tucked under the Northwest corner behind a small piece of wood and a few little stones, find a camo-covered micro-medicine container with a tiny memento. (Beware of the prickly bush in the nearby fence, and please be very discreet in this very public place!)