A blog about exploring North America in a Camper Van and a Sailboat.
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Dipping into Idaho
7/11/2019 We left Smith lake at 0729 for a short drive into town where we stopped again at the Bonner’s Ferry Visitors Center. Bonner’s Ferry also has a small museum in the same parking lot, but they weren’t yet open when we stopped. The logo at an adjacent pizzeria tempted us to stay for lunch,…
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Starting the Selkirk Loop
7/10/2019 Trains didn’t blow their horns overnight so it was quiet at Blackwood Flats. The day started out overcast, so the sun didn’t wake us when it rose a little after 0500. Two of the trailers parked in the seven sites were not occupied. The camper truck next to us left at 0630 and the…
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Blackwell Flats
7/9/2019 After a restful night at The People’s Center the plan for the day was to explore northwest Montana. This is the view as we descended towards beautiful Flathead Lake. One of the largest lakes in the area, it really is beautiful. A couple of paddle boarders were out enjoying the relatively calm waters while…
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Smokejumpers to Polson
7/8/2019 Started south on a beautiful day under blue skies.Traveling Montana route 200, we kept our eyes on the hillsides for Bighorn Sheep, but didn’t see any. We had heard that the Smokejumpers Center at the Missoula airport was an interesting stop. After arriving at the airport, we ended up at the Museum of Montana…
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Elk and Montana State Parks
Sunday 7/7/2019 After a quiet night at Wildwood Brewing, we were on the road at 0915. Half an hour later we stopped at a Tractor Supply to fill up our propane tank. They have been a consistently good place, with easy access to the propane fill. Just before ten we pulled into Traveler’s Rest State Park where we…
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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…