According to the
Wikipedia:"The name
Montana comes from the Spanish word
montaña and the Latin word
montana, meaning 'mountain', or more broadly, 'mountainous country'."
(There is
a curious story behind the name of this US state.)
So I thought that I could add this post to Maria's link
Postcards for the Weekend, this week's theme being
Mountains. All these postcards were sent by Bryon (the USA).
At 630 miles wide and 255 miles high, Montana is HUGE! Montana is the 4th largest state (147,040 sq. mi.). Montana is the 44th least populated state (1,042,000). In Montana there are only 7 people per square mile! (48th). Enough said.
Montana State University occupies a verdant area in full view of the Bridger Range -and the "M"- on the southern edge of Bozeman, where farm and ranch land begin. Home of the "Bobcats", MSU offers various degree programs, with an emphasis on agriculture, architecture and engineering.
The University of Montana, established in 1893, continues providing excellent academic opportunities for students. Center of the campus is the Oval, with Main Hall on one end and the iconic Bronze Grizzly Statue on the other. Jeanette Rankin Hall, the Liberal Arts building, the Payne Family Native American Center, Davidson Honors College - all immediately surround the Oval while Mansfield Library, Forestry Building and Schreiber Gymnasium are close by. The motto, Lux et Veritas, Light and Truth, is an inspirational direction for the higher learning opportunities of this beautiful campus.
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I promise I have never tipped a cow before!!! It is an incredibly beautiful state! Thanks Eva :)
ReplyDeleteAre you sure about the cow-tipping? ;-)
DeleteThanks again for the postcard. I do believe it is a beautiful place!
Well to clarify, I have not tipped any cows...in Montana.
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DeleteSure a matching contribution, this (according to the wikipedia article on namegiving not-so mountaneous) state named Montana! And the stress management landscape postcard must be a beautiful place to be!
ReplyDeleteI like a lot that slogan :)
DeleteJ'aime beaucoup la première et la dernière carte,la première me fait penser aux photos prises par Thomas Pesquet depuis l'espace et j'aime le côté vintage de la dernière !
ReplyDeleteJe ne saurais pas dire quelle est ma favourite, vraiment. J'ai été très contente de les recevoir.
DeleteHi Eva, These Montana cards are great. Well, you knew I would say that since some of western Montana is in my beloved Northwest USA. These cards are perfect for the “mountain” theme this week. One of my favorite things about Montana … dark skies! You can tell that from Bryon’s first card with the state outlined on the map during nighttime. Great for amateur astronomers. Interestingly, just off to the right of Montana, on that card, you will see a fairly large circle of lights that one might think is a big city. But no, it is the oil fields in North Dakota. Thanks, as always, for sharing and have a fine week ahead. John
ReplyDeleteHi, John. Thanks for your comment and the extra information. I thought it was a big city, actually!
DeleteWhat a nice read about Montana and interesting postcards as well! Several managers in our Washington HQ in the US are actually from Montana. I know that when most of them want to de-stress, they go back home to Montana. Hence, the last postcard makes a lot of sense to me! The cow-tipping, I had to research the actual term as I haven't heard it at all before. Thank you very much for sharing & have a nice week ahead!
ReplyDeleteMe too, I had to look up "cow-tipping" :)
DeleteWell one would certainly know which part of the US to head for dark skies in the first postcard. Montana sounds fascinating and the perfect destination to experience the great outdoors.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't mind to learn those techniques of stress management... :)
DeleteThis is the first US state i ever visited, back in winter 1993, where i learned to ski for the first time.
ReplyDeleteI just reread another Montana post where I wrote more or less the same comment - a senior moment if ever there was one!
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