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Author's Note:
Shortly after I moved to Montana in July of 2005 I started a new section in the Branford Bike online catalog. Originally intended to introduce people to the new retail store, it grew to include the natural beauty that surrounded me in Montana. After I fled from the flames that consumed Branford Bike in July 2006, I used the new section to tell my customers about the disaster. Through my words and photos, I tried to convey an accurate picture of the inferno and its aftermath, while coming to terms with the disaster myself. As time slowly passed, the story changed from disaster to hope, and rebuilding.
In December of 2006 I sold Branford Bike to Rodd Wagner in Seattle, Washington. He graciously allowed me to continue posting pages on the BranfordBike.Com web site until January 2008. Then I moved the original pages here, to my personal web site TimsLife.Com, and continued the story.

Tim Brockett, January 27th, 2008
 
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Visit our old retail store in Emigrant, Montana

September, 2005
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Big Sky photos from our front door

May, 2006
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Big Creek fire - Saturday July 29th

July, 2006
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Big Creek fire - Sunday July 30th

July, 2006
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The Aftermath

July, 2006
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Opening the Bomb Shelter

August, 2006
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Warehouse remains and how you can help

August, 2006
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The burial and saying farewell

August, 2006
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Rising from the ashes

September, 2006
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Framing a basement in the clouds

October, 2006
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Winter Construction and Musings

November, 2006
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Blueprints (plans) and Elevations

October, 2006
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Merry Christmas

December, 2006
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A Pediment and Roof Arise

December, 2006
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It takes a team to build a house

January, 2007
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Winter's Fury and a Road Trip

February, 2007
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A Tapestry is Woven

February, 2007
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A Canvas is Created

March, 2007
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The Artists Arrive

April, 2007
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O Give Me A Home...

May, 2007
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Spring Progress

May, 2007
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Patience is the greatest of all virtues

June, 2007
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Best Friends

July, 2007
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Work and Pleasure

July, 2007
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Steps to Knowledge

August, 2007
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2,500 Years of Architectural Inspiration

September, 2007
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Race Against the Weather

October, 2007
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Searching for Beauty

November, 2007
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Winter Cascades into Paradise Valley

December, 2007
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To be written...

January, 2008
 
 
The original Branford Bike page header on BranfordBike.Com
 
Branford Bike<br> Started in June, 1976 Branford Bike
129 Sagittarius Skyway, PO Box 1711, Emigrant, MT 59027 USA
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see what Lance, your shopping assistant, put in your cart
or send us an e-mail  with your questions or comments.
Phone Answering Hours M-W-F, 12 noon
3 PM Mountain Time
Information: (203) 488-0482  FAX: (203) 643-8078
 
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Branford Bike
retail store in Emigrant, Montana