This was the original message I wrote Monday evening when trying to update.
NO PICTURES - I'M TIRED!!! It's Monday, and I'm heading south. I was in Great Falls, Montana this morning. After sleeping in until 7:30 AM, I was up and out to get coffee. No Tim Hortons in the area, butI did find a Starbucks. With great gas mileage on my Mini i had enough fuel to make it all the way down just south of Butte. Montana. I did make a bit stop in Helena, To visit the bakery that I found on my way up. It was great, almond biscotti - yummy. I couldn't resist the fresh bread, so I bought bouelle? I'm taking it home, so I hope Joseph and Vikki will be there to help eat it. Once I navigated out of Helena, it was easier than I had thought; I was back on the 15 heading south.
Just outside of Twin Falls, along the Missouri Rover, in Dearborn, Montana, there were dream houses! I couldn' believe the views of the river and the surrounding mountains. While there weren't large evergreens or pines, there were shrubs, and it wasn't completely brown - like home. As much as I like the ranch houses, I couldn't help but admire the log cabins, quaint and homey. It looked like these people get regular visits from not only the bunnies butte deer as well. There was fencing, maybe 5' high surrounding the gardens. These were gardens that were as big as a garage, bet Donna would love them!
I stopped just as I was dropping into Butte., Montana to see the scenic views - wow! I can only imagine the settlers coming into this valley and thinking God had sent them specifically to it. The view is breathtaking! interesting fact that Butte began as a gold mining town, but is kown for the million sof dollars worth of copper coming out of the area. After strip mining and big hole? mining became the method of choice, BUtte struggled to compete. It is however a national landmark and is a small town area.
Navigating from the gas stations back on to the freeway can be a bear with all of the construction! Wow! Dump trucks everywhere!!! I guess this confirms the thought that the work force is based on construction- public roads. Sadly, I saw a beautiful doe foraging for food in the broad daylight, way too close to the freeway. :-( I haven't seen any deer today, other than the 1 I saw this morning. Strange -
Once I left Butte,it's been drive- drive- drive. I has stopped in Idaho Falls, Idaho for a real meal. Since I have left Barb and her family in Canada, I have had coffee and junk food- Dad's Cookies. Maybe the starvation ride back will help me shed the excessive pounds I am sure too have put back on this trip?And I still have another 2 days here and 8 in Hawaii -eek!!! The road is long and borin, even worse going it solo. Luckily, periodic reception permits me to check email and text messages from friends at home. Lun-Din as Samantha called it, is nearly doner here at Olive Garden, another favorite of hers. I'll have spaghetti for dinner once I settle tonight.
I wish the rest of the evening would have gone as well as the rest of the trip. I managed to request a room this morning, at the Hampton Inn, so I thought. Using their book, and contacting their number in Ogden, Utah, my reservation was sent to some town further south. Well, I have finally arrived after rain delay and more road work. I'm waiting for a microwave to be brought up, so I can heat my dinner. Yuck!
Well, like my boys say, after some sleep, tomorrow will be better.
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