Category: Camping
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Montana Friends
7/4/2019 Fourth of July is always a very busy time at campgrounds, so we were fortunate to have a private place to stay. Beth’s childhood neighbor in Michigan now lives in Montana and invited us to visit over the holiday weekend. Doug and Janet have a beautiful place in the valley south of Missoula. After…
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Yellowstone to Missoula
7/3/2019 Awake at 0515, I quietly asked Beth if she wanted to go out wolf spotting. There was no response. I waited until 0600 to ask if she wanted the heat on. By 0726 we were caffeinated, fed, and off exploring again. By 0739 we pulled over at the Calcite Springs Overlook where we caught…
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Lamar Valley – Yellowstone
7/2/2019 It was 0800 when we returned to where we sighted wolves yesterday. W watched for two hours in the rain only sighting bison, ground squirrels and ducks. We were ready if any wolves appeared. Moved on to the ranger station where we counted 199 bison and a few pronghorn antelope. More rain and only…
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Return to Yellowstone
7/1/2019 After saying our goodbyes to the Pleasure-Way gang, we dumped our tanks before heading to the Coffee Stop. We had enjoyed some of their donated pastries at the campout and stopped in to get snacks for the trip to Yellowstone. The staff is multi-talented, not only baking pastries, but sharpening saw blades. From there…
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Big Timber Campout
6/26/2019 Fourth Annual Pleasure-Way Big Timber Campout Fun Times at the Big Timber Campout. Local businesses, Van City, and Pleasure-Way have all been great supporters. Food, advice, trading stories and songs, plus open houses have all been great… and all this before the rodeo starts. Coming from Lincoln, Montana we found our way to Big…
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Lincoln to Big Timber
6/26/2019 In 2007, 830 lbs of grizzly bear met a car near Lincoln ending the life of this 12 year old male. The third largest grizzly on record in Montana, he has been preserved in the Lincoln Ranger station to educate the public about these amazing creatures. We almost forgot to stop here, and are…
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