Anaconda Traffic

When you drive to Georgetown Lake from Butte, you pass through the beautiful city of Anaconda, Montana, more commonly referred to by Markoviches as "Canooch". You also drive past a tiny town called Opportunity - I've often wondered what actual opportunities are available there.
Anaconda is known for the Old Works Golf Course and a ridiculous speed limit. Here's what it looks like cruising through town. 2 lanes each way and only a couple of cars moving on the road. This is pretty much the extent of rush hour. You may think that a sleepy little town like Anaconda would be a find place to speed above the 25 mph speed limit. However, it is crucial to drive the speed limit in Canooch. To avoid getting a speeding ticket and signing up for years of teasing by my family, I set my cruise control when driving through.

There's only one way to avoid getting pinched in Anaconda. The first number on license plates in Montana tells you which city/county the car is registered in, so having a car whose plates start with "30" are pretty much a free pass to speed without fear of getting pulled over. In contrast, having a license plate that starts with "1", the code for Butte, is a guarantee for the police in Anaconda to look closely at your speed and pull you over.

On your way back out of town, you get to speed up to 35, then 45, and eventually the 70 mph speed limit of the highway. The big pile on the side of the road is mining waste known as "slag". Oh, how I love the beauty and inconvenience of driving through Canooch!