Cooke City, Montana. Arrived here after four days of soft traveling . Staying in a cabin at the world renowned Big Moose Resort. It's About five miles from the northeast entrance to Yellowstone national park, named of course after the famous cartoon park, Jellystone, in which talking bears in porkpie hats play tricks on dopey human tourists.
Anyhoo....Took a short hike in the park last evening on a trail called Pebble Creek. No Bears in porkpie hats were encountered.
Cooke City is a tiny town. The sign as you enter says it's. "the coolest small town in America." Well, if not that, it might be the smallest cool town in America. It's about a quarter mile strip lined with several restaurants, saloons, ice cream and gift shops, and a couple of motels. Imagine a little cow town in an old western movie, and just substitute cars and trucks for horses and wagons, and you have the basic idea.
We dined at our favorite spot here, the Miners Saloon (or MS to those in the know ). It has a bar, a couple of dining rooms, a pool table, and several electronic poker machines. It's a hopping place in the summertime, filled with traveling families, bandana-headed bikers, and eccentric-looking locals.
The highlight, though, at the MS, is a poster-size display of all the worst reviews they've received over the years, especially online. A big headline-- "WE SUCK" -- draws your attention to the many essays describing overpriced food, dreary ambience, and lousy service. Especially harsh criticisms are highlighted in yellow. If you're ever in Cooke City, you MUST go there.
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