Jul 24, 2009 - Britta from Germany

Didn't do to much today. About 5:30 the wind went from 5 mph to 50 mph in a matter of a few minutes then started to rain. A young gal across the way from us was trying to keep her tent from blowing away. I went over to help her take it down & stuff it in the back seat of her car. Then invited her over to our coach to wait out the storm. Her name was Britta I would guess her to be in her early twenties. Turns out she is from Hamburg Germany has been in the US since February working for the conservation corps in Flagstaff then Santa Cruz. A...

Jul 21, 2009 - Back in Livingston

Got an early start today, ran into quite a bit of road work & one helluva swarm of grass hoppers. Stopped for lunch and fuel in Lewistown, took 100 gals @ 2.49 per gallon. Turns out we bucked heavy head winds all day Monday so we only got 6.3 miles to the gallon on that tank of gas, we got 10.6 & 10.7 on the last two. Pulled into the Rock Canyon RV Park about 6:00.

Jul 7, 2009 - OK.. first entry.. Better late then never!!

So we arrived at the Yellowstone River's Edge RV Campground on Monday night at 7PM after a very long 4 days over which we covered 2200 miles. Fantastic scenery most of the way. Kansas was a very pleasant surprise. With all the rain, everything was very green and looked fantastic. Monster thunderstorm just east of Denver. We have never been in a storm this intense. Slowed down to 45 and after 30 minutes we popped out to sunshine. 30 minutes our of Denver on our way north to Montana hit a huge fog bank that slowed us done to 50. Visibility...

Jul 6, 2009 - Yellowstone River Campground

Exited off of 90 in Livingstone Montana. Was a tad nervous thinking the campground was close to the city. We were very happy to find it was 18 miles south of Livingston and 39 miles north of Yellowstone National Park. The place is just beautiful. The river is directly in front of the RV, about 12 feet from the front of the rig. Fantastic sleeping to the sounds of the river passing by. The views are endless.

Jun 30, 2009 - Finally get to meet Ian

Slept in until 9:30 this morning. Gave the neighbor a hand with the net at landing a brown Trout. Went down to McDonalds about noon to see Becky but she had just left. As we were getting ready to leave we came across Lonnie & his co-worker Al. We all ordered a little something to go and came back to the coach for lunch. Went out to do laundry, get some 'Slippery Elm Bark" for Mary to help with motion sickness. Stopped by Lonnie's work to order a spare key for Little C. Took the kids out for pizza at Rosa's then over to McDonalds for an ice...

Jun 28, 2009 - Long, Long Day

Filled up at the Flying J $307.00 / 2.829 since filling up in Madera & the trip over the Sierras our average mileage is only 5.7 MPG, left at 9am. Drove to Jackpot stayed about 30 minutes I lost $20, Mary lost $6. Had lunch at Perkins Cafe in Twin Falls Id. We decided to call the Garmin "Lilly" in honor of Millie's grand daughter because she is so matter of fact & dramatic, we also decided to call the coach "Big E" and the Cobalt "Little C" I think I screwed up inputting the address into Lilly for the Rock Canyon RV Park so we ended up on...

Jun 23, 2009 - 25 miles from Yellowstone!

Oh boy! It has been a great trip so far. We found this great spot called Pine Creek Campgrounds utside of Livingston, Mt. 2 days before we got here, the campgrounds had a BEAR!! I have never camped somewhere with Bear Boxes. It is really crazy what you have to do. I couldn't wash the dishes last night because it might attract a bear. Good excuse huh? Right now Daddy is walking with the boys down by pine creek. My little rock hounds are packing their pockets as I type. Ugh, just what we need, more weight. Last night I pulled a STUPID move, I...

Jun 20, 2009 - Day 7 - Lethbridge, Alberta to Livingston, MT

Day 7 - Lethbridge, Alberta to Livingston, MT My Birthday, and since no gift John is slave for day…….Muah ah ah ah! 12:30 Slept in – B-day gift from the Forro’s. John and I are having a great trip. Sox is loving everything about the whole traveling experience, from sticking his head out of the window at 80km to rolling around in the dirt at the campgrounds. He loves the large animals and the new smells. Brooke on the other hand is a total snob who only comes out of the truck and camper to go potty, and half of the time we have to make her...

Aug 28, 2008 - Ice Field Parkway

August 21st Odie got the oil changed yesterday and we didn’t do much else but loaf. We are getting pretty good at that! August 22nd We decided to stay another day in Prince George. Odie ran the vacuum, I mopped the kitchen & bath then we went to town and did the laundry and grocery shopping. Two dreaded chores out of the way. August 23rd We left Prince George and crossed over into Alberta Province. We are now on mountain time. We went to a provincial campground east of Jasper but all of the spaces were too small for us. The road there was...

Aug 12, 2008 - Livingston, MT - Tire Failure

(Ron Writing) This morning we stopped at Flying J in Billings to fuel-up the truck and generator ($3.919/gal). On the way out of town we stopped at a large RV dealer to purchase a couple items for Da Honu and then headed west on I-90. We usually try to avoid the interstate highways but sometimes there aren’t any good alternatives. We were just east of Livingston, MT when we had another tire fail on the trailer. This tire was not badly worn and with a date code of 2004 should not have failed due to age. It was one of the Goodyear tires on...

Jul 21, 2008 - Paradise Valley/Livingston MT

Start odometer: 40,322 End odometer: 40,350 We drove 28 miles today. Today was a low key day. We drove into Livingston, MT to get some postcard stamps, mail some post cards, and pick up some groceries. The scenery here is beautiful and we enjoyed watching the shadows play on the plains and high hills. From our campground, we have a perfect view of the Absoroka Mountains. We did the laundry, camper sheets and all. My the task does take less time when one has 4 washers and dryers at one’s disposal! The temperature was 93 degrees so we decided...

Jul 19, 2008 - Garryowen to Paradise Valley

Start mileage: 40,030 End mileage: 40,232 We covered 202 miles today. A note on the 7th Ranch Campground - it’s lovely, the view from the top of the hill was delightful but the water from their sprinkler system, which they ran every night, created puddles (and lots of mud) under our trailer hitch so it was a bit messy hooking up to leave. On the positive side, they gave each camper free ice cream for their visit. Yum... We left Garryowen, MT at 9:20 am. We’re a day ahead of schedule but luckily the Paradise Valley KOA near Livingston, MT...