The pot at the end of the rainbow...

On the top of a mountain in the Northwest portion of Montana, up the bumpy North Fork Road, past Polebridge and every other piece of civilization, you will find one of my favorite places on Earth. Hornet Lookout. Hornet Lookout is an old firetower that is now rented by the Forest Service for folks who wish to stay the night. This one is special to me because it is one of the places that my boyfriend (now husband) took me on my first trip to Montana. We had spent some time hiking in Glacier National Park...but Hornet Lookout was special. It was remote and quiet and beautiful.

And the minute we set foot in the clearing of the lookout on top of that mountain...all hell broke loose. A storm blew in with wind, sleet, rain and thunder. We sat alone in a 12x12 foot structure with windows on all sides and admired what went on outside. It blew over soon enough...and against the dark skies, we were presented with the brightest double rainbow I have ever seen in my life.

Two perfect arcs of gleaming colors against the dark gray of the stormy skies...it led to one of my favorite privy moments. The "pot" at the end of the rainbow:

The "pot" at the end of the rainbow.

When the rainbow was gone and the dark skies cleared, I ventured down to the privy. I was pleasantly surprised to find that this was yet another, loo with a view (lwav). Facing East and enjoying the mountains of the Eastern side of Glacier National Park.

Yeah, I took this while I was peeing. So what?