necessities; one being an oil change and the other being lunch. We got a quick oil change and sniffed out Mackenzie River Pizza Company on the other end of town. As we drove to our destination we got hammered by a hail storm! Luckily, our windshield held out, even though
I had some moments of doubt. We had an outlandish pizza for lunch, apparently what Mackenzie River is known for, and then made our way, slow but sure, to Missoula for the evening. Initially we had bad luck figuring out a good place to spend our time in Missoula. From there, we would be heading north toward Glacier, and we didn't want to make the trek in early evening, which is why we decided to make Missoula our home for the night. Our initial plan was to stop at Big Sky Brewing Company and spend the evening sampling their fine fare, but as fate would have it, we arrived 20 minutes after closing time (8 pm on a Saturday, for those who are counting). After that minor setback, we eventually made our way to downtown Missoula. We parked the car and walked around the city trying to find a place to spend the evening. Not too long after our search began, we stumbled upon a free outdoor concert, hosted by a local pub, Old Post Pub in the heart of downtown. We went into the bar first to scope out the place and make sure the concert was free of charge. It was, of course, and after we figured out that pints were $3.50 and that the
Trout Slayer sign had Yoda killing a trout with a lightsabre, we were sold! (at least I was) The band we saw was Wartime Blues! 
They were a great band and produced an interesting, diverse crowd for Katie and I to stare at throughout the night. Everyone was very nice and laid-back and Katie and I ended up making friends with a lot of people during our stay at the bar. However, not good enough friends with anyone who would invite us back to stay at their place, so we ended up heading down the road to a truck stop to spend the night before we headed up north to Glacier National Park in the morning.
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