Black In Montana (Billings)

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by StarValentino

Ckhthankgod yeah It seems like the airforce bases helps alot with diversity in a since. And I would not even think about that but your right. I will look at that fact finder site you gave out. I love stats and I love reading on population and what races are in a general area...Thanks alot!

Colleges, in the case of Missoula and Bozeman, can have an effect on the make up of a community, as well as other institutions.

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by StarValentino

WOE! Awsome site! ckhthankgod It shows you actual numbers of the different races instead of just showing you percentages. I wish I would known about the U.S. Census Bureaus Site. Very informative it is. Thank you

If you want to check out school demographics, here are some sites as well: GreatSchools - Public and Private School Ratings, Reviews and Parent Community
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[StarValentino]

Thanks Again Ckhthankgod making my move all the easier...I have a good feeling I will be very happy there. Just from reading these post people living in Montana seem very down to earth and caring and I would like to be around people like that, makes a place even better.

[Timberwolf232]

Originally Posted by StarValentino

Thank you Timberwolf232 See that is a awsome job you have especially being up there. I bet you see alot out in the open! I want to actually learn how to ride a horse, can not afford my own now but maybe go to a place that at least has lessons I could take and maybe get one, one of these days. I want to get a snowmobile once I get established up there. I went snowmobiling once and man it's a work out. Before I thought snowmobiling was just sitting and just press go lol boy I was wrong heehee! Got stuck many times but lucky I had a couple of friends to get me out. I need to get rid of my fear factor of riding a snowmobile on high slopes too!

Heh... the fist thing a person learns on a snowmobile is usually what not to do! I've been BAD stuck a couple times also.. I rolled one down a 60' gorge a few years back and had to dig in overnight before I could get out! Once my boys get a bit older and I can save some $$ I want a different machine. I still ride an old ElTigre! (with some *ahem* minor modifications.. You should see the people on their fancy new machines scratch their head in wonder of where we go on that thing.

Good luck with your move..

[StarValentino]

Originally Posted by Timberwolf232

Heh... the fist thing a person learns on a snowmobile is usually what not to do! I've been BAD stuck a couple times also.. I rolled one down a 60' gorge a few years back and had to dig in overnight before I could get out! Once my boys get a bit older and I can save some $$ I want a different machine. I still ride an old ElTigre! (with some *ahem* minor modifications.. You should see the people on their fancy new machines scratch their head in wonder of where we go on that thing.

Good luck with your move..

Thank you! Lmao! Yeah definitely learned what not to do Overnight! Dang I coud not imagine! I'm definitely not going alone! I was wondering, I have my Road Atlas Map of Montana and I wondering if there are any towns up in the Bull Mountains Or Pryor Mountains or are they to steep to actually drive up and sight see? Bull Mountains I see to the North of billings and the pryer mountains to the south um looks like Billings is only surrounded on 2 sides by mountains am I correct?

[Reziac]

Originally Posted by Timberwolf232

Heh... the fist thing a person learns on a snowmobile is usually what not to do! I've been BAD stuck a couple times also.. I rolled one down a 60' gorge a few years back and had to dig in overnight before I could get out! Once my boys get a bit older and I can save some $$ I want a different machine. I still ride an old ElTigre! (with some *ahem* minor modifications.. You should see the people on their fancy new machines scratch their head in wonder of where we go on that thing.

Good luck with your move..

So what naughty things did you do to it? Use small words, all I know about snowmobiles is that when I'd see one, it was usually upsidedown, or being chased off a wheat field by an angry farmer!

[Timberwolf232]

Originally Posted by Reziac

So what naughty things did you do to it? Use small words, all I know about snowmobiles is that when I'd see one, it was usually upsidedown, or being chased off a wheat field by an angry farmer!

Just risers, skags, 1.5" track and some exhaust work..and my homeade mounted field kit where I carry stuff. It's not as powerful as some of the new ones, but it works for me!

One think I really like in some of the newer sleds is the reverse setup. (I don't have reverse) Instead of adding a gear and weight, the actual stroke of the engine is reversed and they run backwards!

I love snowmachining, but I'm not one of those nuts that jump off of 50+ cornisses and such, I just like to get where I need to go and have fun. I know some crazy riders though, but usually when I'm out with those guys I just help pick up the pieces and tow em out when they break stuff!

[Reziac]

Originally Posted by Timberwolf232

One think I really like in some of the newer sleds is the reverse setup. (I don't have reverse) Instead of adding a gear and weight, the actual stroke of the engine is reversed and they run backwards!

Sounds clever, tho vaguely related to the VW radiator cap of old

If I got a snow buggy at this late stage of my increasingly-creaky life, it would be cuz it was the easier way to get to town than the road and the truck!