Missoula!

I'm not quite sure what Boonies meant when they told me that Missoula is "just like" Boone, but they were incredibly misleading. To my shock and horror, I found a place in this city called Reserve Street that is jam packed with chain restaurants and stores such as Costco, Best Buy, and Target (ok I wasn't too upset about Target...). What the crap?!? How is that similar to Boonetown!? I'll tell you how - it's not. But by some miracle I have found myself living in the part of town called Lower Rattlesnake which is about 3 miles SE of Reserve St and is pretty much it's own little nook of Missoula. So yes, this part is much like Boone :) At the end of my block are trailheads leading me up into the mountains! I'm a 5 minute walk from the river that runs through town which has a dog park and a bike path right next to it. I've situated my new room and closet and actually found myself putting up my very first tapestry. HA! It's very toned down though - no dancing bears or tie dye, promise. The previous tenant moved to Alaska for the summer and left a ton of random furniture that my roommate, Hannah, and I are trying to fit together/throw out but neither of us are very good at the job so it may take a while. Hannah is great! Although she's been in and out of the house since I've gotten here - I don't think she ever just sits... but that's coming from a lady who will need several days to catch up on rest and relaxation from her five days in the car. We drove around our part of town this morning so I could get the lay of the land. For now I'm going to take a nap and then head out again for some odds and ends and then a nice, long hike :)