Montana’s Hi-Line Country

Issue #119 - Montana's Hi-Line Country

I drove as far north as Opheim and then turned east on Montana’s Route 248, Montana’s longest paved east and west road this close to the Canadian border. I discovered several more railroad spurs, some abandoned and some still being used. Grain elevators are scattered all along the road extending all the way east to North Dakota. Seven miles east of Scobey, I spotted two grain elevators in the distance–the abandoned relics of an old town called Madoc, where older wooden elevators were easy to approach on a paved road. Faded red paint on one of them added an interesting contrast to the surrounding green fields. The road loops around the red elevator and crosses the tracks. An old RR Crossing sign adds an authentic touch to the elevators in the background. Montana’s Hi-Line country is dotted with abandoned farmhouses and villages.

My newsletter #119 contains my favorites.