Rex Trulove
This is what it looks like from the satellite from high altitude. The circle in the image is where our valley is located. The square is the approximate location of the National Bison Range. The arrow points to the general location where my daughter lives. The image is labeled in regard to towns I’ve referred to, the major highways in the area, and Flathead Lake is visible.
Of note; I’ve mentioned that I’m about 70 miles from the nearest Walmart or population center. This is shown in this image, at the south end of Flathead Lake; Polson. At the north end of the lake is Kalispell, which also has a Walmart and which is also a population center, but it is a little farther away. The distances I usually mention refer to how far away the town is by road. As can be seen on the map, in order to drive there, a direct route doesn’t exist. By air, Polson is probably only 40 miles away.
This image also shows the location of Missoula, the largest city in Montana, which is just slightly farther by road than is Polson. Missoula actually has two Walmarts, and at one time my wife worked at one of them and commuted from here to there every day. However, the traffic in Missoula is horrendous, so we much prefer going to Polson. Missoula is in the lower right of this image.
The mountains shown on the far right are the Mission Mountains, one mountain chain of the Rocky Mountains.
