681. MT Refuge
West Yellowstone, MT
Short stroll near Refuge Point of the dramatic Madison Earthquake of 1959

This place, where “Nurse Tootie” and others helped survivors through a terrible earthquake and flood experience, seemed awfully familiar to us as we passed through again on our way north to Canada, but we didn’t realize until much later that there was another box nearby that we had found years ago, so our apologies if we planted too close. In any case, to find this little ‘travelin’ light”, drive to Refuge Point on route 287 in southeastern MT between Earthquake visitor center and Ghost Village Road. Follow the trail a short distance to a sign: “The Resort That Floated Away”. Two metal posts ( 1 black, 1 brown ) hold up the sign. Between these angled posts on the ground in front of the small dark metal connector piece is a 2-inch somewhat mountain-shaped stone of similar color trying to discreetly blend in. Stamp the MT mountain on its flat underbelly.

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