Finding Our Way
We headed south from Taber and crossed the border in the USA with no problems and no wait. We were soon heading south on I-15 in Montana and making our way to Helena. We stopped at a Montana Rest Area (which we consider Montana to have the best rest areas
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The 50,000 Silver $ is a bar, gift shop, restaurant, casino, RV Park, motel, and gas station. It sits off I-90 about halfway between Missoula, Montana and Spokane, Washington. It started in 1952 in Alberton, Montana where customers would press silver dollars into the bar countertop as a way to
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We departed southern Idaho and headed north on I-15 going over Monida Pass which sits at about 6,870 feet elevation along the Continental Divide. The pass divides Idaho and Montana. We started to see snow not only in the mountains but along the side of the road. It is May
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We departed Great Falls and headed south on I-15 through the Missouri River canyon. It is an absolutely beautiful drive and we stopped along the canyon for a short break along with taking a few photos and then on towards Boulder, Montana. We followed the Missouri River for much of
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We departed Taber, Alberta and headed towards the US border. On the way we passed over Chin Lakes which has a campground on the south shore at Chin Park. We need to stay there some day…some day. It seems we never do and we have been talking about it for
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We departed Shelby and headed south hoping to make it to Dillon. The weather was OK but we hit areas with lots of smoke and dark skies somewhere south of Helena. We continued on through Butte and The Berkeley Pit which which also had a bit of a dark sky
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And we are out of here! After weeks of running around the prairies in Alberta and Vancouver in British Columbia we are heading south to Montana. Off we go. Goodbye to all and thanks for everything! Heading south through Alberta we passed the farms many of which are newly combined
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Glacier National Park has four areas with separate entrances. They consist of Going to the Sun, Many Glacier, Two Medicine, and North Fork. Each entrance requires a vehicle reservation (for one day only) during the summer from 6am to 3pm AND the usual park entrance fee. A vehicle reservation is
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We departed Flathead Lake and drove north through Flathead County to the western edge of Glacier National Park passing by beautiful ranches and small towns with cute little shops. The West Glacier KOA sits about 3 miles from the western entrance of Glacier National Park and is a perfect location
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It’s a short drive from Thompson Falls to Lakeside and as we drove Hwy 200 to Plains we soaked in the beautiful scenery, the farmland, and the rivers. As we headed north on Highway 28 we spotted a motor home identical to ours. We rarely, if ever, actually never, see
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