Mitchell

The fellow at the general store said there might be a hundred and thirty people in Mitchell "if you catch everyone at home." But that only really happens for football games, and then you get the ol' wanderers and ranchers in too.

I went in to the cafe/bar/food joint and had a pretty excellent burger (though most anything eaten indoors after 40 miles in the rain is darn tasty). I enjoyed an episode of "Have Gun Will Travel" then the two kindly proprietors declared it break time since the next show was Gunsmoke, their favorite. So I lingered a while and watched with them.

Next door is the Oregon Hotel, where I've booked a bunk in the hostel room that I so far have to myself. As you can see, it's pretty great. Unlike Sisters, where they put a lot of money into making a giant grocery store look western, Mitchell seems to have genuine similarities to Dodge from Gunsmoke.

I'm glad I stopped.