Montana

​ Montana

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History Montana’s state bird is the Western Meadowlark, the state flower is bitterroot. They have an unusual motto which is “Oro y Plata” which means silver and gold. Its nickname is the treasure state. It applied for statehood on November 8th 1889. It was the 41st state to join the union.

In 1898 to 1901 it was the Spanish American WAR. ** 1865 December 6 - The Abolishment of Slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S Constitution is ratified, thus officially abolishing slavery. 1872 - Congress creates Yellowstone National Park. **

** 1876 - The Plains Indians including the Sioux, Cheyenne, Arapahoe, Ute, Kiowa, Lakota and Comanche nations fought bitter wars over the land during the 1800's led by chiefs such as Crazy Horse, Red Cloud, and Sitting Bull. One of the most famous battles was the defeat of General George Armstrong Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn on June 25, 1876. Treaties were made and broken and there were bloody massacres. Many of the tribes were forced to go to Indian Reservations **** 1876 - Nez Pierce Indian Chief Joseph lead his people out of Oregon into Montana, but was forced to surrender in 1877 near Bear's Paw Mountains in northern Montana **

Ittinerary

July 1st

Our flight leaves Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at 7:30 a.m. It will take us about three hours to get to the Philadelphia airport from our home. We have two layovers one in Denver and one in Chicago. It is about an eleven hour flight. We will land in Billings, (Yellowstone) Montana. The La Quinta is located at 3040 W. King Ave, Billings, Montana. The costs is $119.00 for eight nights for a family of four. The phone number is 888-Travelocity, website is [|www.Travelocity.com]. It has many amenities some are a pool, high speed internet, golf and tennis courts and more. We will check in at the La Quinta Inn Hotel in Billings at around 4:30 p.m. After checking in, we may do some site seeing.

July 2nd Later that day we will probably go for a stroll around Billings. The La Quinta is a good place for swimming for exercise and playing tennis or golf. We would bring our cat but the flight plans would not let us. The hotel allows pets as long as they are not to loud because it might be disturbing to other guests in the hotel. Today will be an excerise day, swimming, tennis gold and walking.

July 3rd While we are on our stroll the day before we might see stores upon stores. We might even buy somthing but then again we might not. If we are lucky we might see some fireworks what with it being it Independance Day.

July 4th Who knows what we will do. We might spend the wholee day at the hotel. We could swim, play tennis or golf or surf the web.

July 5th It will be our fifth day here in Montana. just a few days away from leaving. We will drive around for a bit before we go back to the hotel. We might even go shopping for a while.

July 6th We will have two more days to enjoy ourselfs. We may have started to run out of things to do.

July7th We will have of started to pack our things by now. We leave on the eighth of July.

July 8th We will have to make sure we have every thing we bought and brought packed. We return the keys and return our rental car and get on the plane. [] Amenities
 * La Quinta Inn and suites Billings
 * 3040 West King Ave Billings M.T.
 * $119-$169 per night

>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> [] >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Fairfeild Inn by Marriot Billings
 * 1) pool
 * 2) high speed internet
 * 3) non-smoking
 * 4) courtesy breakfast
 * 5) pets allowed
 * 6) hot tube
 * 7) gym
 * 8) wheelchair acssesable
 * 9) dry cleaning and laundry
 * 10) Golf course
 * 11) tennis court
 * 12) buisness center
 * 2060 Overland Ave Billings MT
 * $77-$110 per night
 * 888-Travelocity
 * Amenities
 * 1) pool
 * 2) courtesy breakfast
 * 3) non-smoking
 * 4) parking
 * 5) high speed internet

Pre trip planning []
 * 1) load bags in car
 * 2) feed fish and frog
 * 3) leave food and water for cat
 * 4) leave dog at doggy care center day before leaving
 * 5) pack a few games for airplane ride
 * 6) double check everything
 * 7) lock the doors and windows

Bibliography


 * "Hotel"Travelocity2009Thu.26November2009www.Travelocity.com
 * "Flight"Travelocity2009Tue.1December2009www.Travelocity.com
 * "Cars"Travelocity2009Fri.4December2009www.Travelocity.com
 * TenniscourtGoogle2009Mon.21December2009www.Google.com
 * MontanastatebirdStatesymbolsMon.16Novemberwww.Statesymbols.com
 * checkmarksGoogleTue.22Decemberwww.Google.com
 * MontanahistoryMontanahistory2009Tue20November2009www.Montanahistory.com

Flight Plans

We will be flying on Delta Airlines and leaving from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 1, 2009 at 7:30 a.m. and arriving at 3:02 p.m in Billings, (Yellowstone) Montana. The flight numbers are 1007, 150 and 4581. Our layovers are in Atlanta, Georgia and Saltlake City, Utah. The trip time will be 10 hours and 34 minutes one way to our destination in Billings, (Yellowstone) Montana. Return flight will be from Billings, (Yellowstone) Montana on July 8, 2009 at 1:25 p.m. and arriving in Harrisburg Pennsylvania at 11:56 p.m. using United Airlines. The flight numbers are 406, 254 and 640. Our layovers are in Denver, Colorado and Chicago, Illinois. The entire trip time back will be 8 hours and 31 minutes. The total cost is $1,990.20 for four flights.

Rental Car

We will rent the car from Avis. We will rent a standard SUV automobile because it was the best value for our money. The model is a Chevy Trailblazer. The weekly rate is $369.00 and the mileage use is 150 miles per week. We will be picking up the vehicle at the airport in Billings, (Yellowstone) Montana on July 1, 2009 at 3:45 p.m. and returning the vehicle at the airport in Billings, (Yellowstone) Montana on July 8, 2009 at 12:45 p.m.

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