Harvest Hosts is an RV membership program that allows self-contained RVs to overnight in unique locations. We spent a couple of nights last year with just the Boondockers Welcome membership, but this year we upgraded to the full Harvest Host membership which includes more businesses as hosts than just private driveways. This night we were at Heart and Soul Alpacas in Silver Star, Montana. It was an absolutely beautiful location! As it was still the first week of May, it was also cold and windy which discouraged us from spending much time outside.
In the morning, Russell was eager to introduce us to their Alpaca ranch business. He and his wife have been raising these animals for some 20 years, primarily as a breeding program. They are beautiful animals, quite curious about our movements on the field beside the barn.
As alpacas need to be sheered regularly, Russell and Karen added the spin-off business of a gift shop selling beautiful alpaca wool products such as socks, toques and scarves to name a few. What to pick? We would have loved to have toured the farm too, but the wind had such a bite, we weren’t sure it would be that enjoyable. And it was time to continue on down the road.
DILLON, MT
Dillon, a historic rail town, was a perfect place to stop to hunt for the perfect lunch stop in the old downtown historic district. We found the Sweetwater Café which was beautiful and had the best coffee and scones. The downtown had several gallery and gift shops that we checked out, including finding another alpaca store where the proprietor was busy weaving a blanket on her loom. She called it her zen, the methodical process of weaving.
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| Fun fact: back in the day, a Great Dane, named King Pharoah, served as bell hop at the Andrus Hotel would carry the guests' bags from the train station to the hotel. |
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