I drove two hours to Sunburst, Montana in the wee hours last Saturday morning to visit a strange geological formation and landscape known to some as Jerusalem Rocks. Not many have seen this part of Montana; it is only a stone’s throw from the Canadian border out in the middle of no where. And since the land is privately owned, most travel brochures mentioned it at all.

I had never seen anything like it in my life. Of course, I haven’t been to Arizona yet either. Strange rock formations weathered over time. A landscape that surely took many thousands of years to create. About the only people that frequent this place, it seems, are the local high school. Evidence of past parties (i.e. broken beer bottles) litter the surroundings and foolishly they have etched their names into stone at places. Nonetheless, it is a beautiful site and I wish more people had an opportunity to see it.

This was just a scouting trip on my part. I will return to Jerusalem Rocks again over the next several months. If I can fit it into my schedule I will camp there for a weekend yet this fall so I can explore every nook and cranny. Then I hope to return again this winter when the strange rock formations are covered with snow. And a spring trip would be nice when the field in the valley below becomes green and perhaps with a model or two in tow.