Easing gently into the day after breakfast at the campground, we worked our way back to I90 headed for exit 67B – our destination was the South Dakota Air and Space Museum.  We each decided the other was worth the sacrifice of stopping at yet another aviation museum. What a delight the museum was!  The […]

Read more "Day 28 – BONE, BUFF, THUD, HUN, VOODOO, and an AARDVARK"

Saturday (day 26) was unanimously declared a rest day.  We attended to details and our to-do list, stayed out of the sun and heat (mid 90’s), and got brave enough to venture out on a shopping trip.  We stocked up on the essentials – Gatorade and more Gatorade, fresh veggies, toilet paper *blush*, and road […]

Read more "Day 26 & 27 – Rest Day and the Badlands"

We jumped on US212 this morning with our sights set on Hermosa, SD.  212 is a very pleasant 2-lane type road.  More rolling green hills today, and relatively speaking – abundant wildlife in South Dakota. It was a double-warp day – into Wyoming, then South Dakota.  As far as the abundant wildlife – we saw […]

Read more "Day 25 – MT-WY-SD"

Short travel day from Columbus, Montana to Garryowen, Montana.  We were on the road around 1045 hrs., and off the road and set up by 1300 hrs.  We pretty much traveled I90, and as it true for most Interstate Highways, not a lot to see.  We did drive pass several large oil refineries, and lots […]

Read more "Day 24 – Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument"

You know it’s going to be “a day” when you wake up to a refrigerator with Cheyne-Stokes breathing.  (For those of you not familiar, Cheyne-Stokes is a common breathing pattern in the dying).  After a couple unsuccessful resuscitation attempts and life-support measures, we pronounced it dead somewhere around Bozeman, MT. We left Ashton, ID on […]

Read more "Day 23 – Sheesh…."

  Today was spent exploring Yellowstone and Old Faithful.  It was a short visit and we left filled with awe and wonder at the amazing sights in the park. Getting into the park took a bit, we waited patiently in line with LOTS of other people.  Piper stayed home because the temps were forecast in […]

Read more "Day 22 – Old Faithful"

This lovely Tuesday started out slow (Piper and I were up protecting the RV from a really magnificent thunderstorm a couple counties away) and easy.  Our KOA provided Belgium waffles and coffee for breakfast – so we allowed ourselves the treat.  Bill and I noticed some calf soreness after our hike yesterday – remember, we […]

Read more "Day 21 – ID Isn’t So Bad After All!"

Just an FYI – If you want to see Yellowstone in the summer – book it far, far, far in advance.  Otherwise, be like us and trust that God will open a door if it’s in the Master plan.  I called at least 10 campgrounds near West Yellowstone, all were full.  A couple hours later, […]

Read more "Day 20 – ID Redemption!"

Hitting the road at 0930 hrs, with Prineville, OR in our rearview mirror, we headed generally East.  Our traveling took us through Ochoco Pass, Keyes Creek Summit, Malheur Forest, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, the town of Unity, the summit of El Dorado Pass, past several dry creek beds, the town of Ironside, Brogan Hill Summit, and […]

Read more "Day 19 – Back Into Idaho"

We definitely eased into the day – on the road about 1030 hrs.  Our drive started heading north east – back to Portland to join US26 heading East.  It was kind of tense for a while – lots of little bustling, busy, traffic-congested towns before we broke free.  Portland had several tent cities along the […]

Read more "Day 18 – Lazy Road Day"