Blogs from Great Falls, Montana, United States, North America

Leaving the little town of Winifred, we headed for Great Falls. There we planned to see what could be seen of the multiple falls, and visit the C.M. Russell Museum. The drive was a little over two and a half hours through unremarkable Montana countryside. We were not traveling along the Missouri River at this point, because the landscape of the area does not allow that very easily. Part of this area is Métis country, particularly around Lewistown. The Métis are a distinct ethnic group, mostly located in Canada, whose roots are in the union of white settlers (principally Scottish, French, and English) with indigenous peoples. Most commonly this was between a male trapper or trader and an indigenous woman. Over time, these formed a distinct ethnic group, although some Métis decided to identify as indigenous. ... read more

Woke this morning at 5:30 AM to a dusting of overnight snow covering the RV. The 6 to 10 inches of snowfall predicted never materialized. The Grizzly RV campground in West Yellowstone, Montana is about 4 miles from the border of Wyoming and the west entrance to Yellowstone National Park. The campground was in a great location, given its proximity to Yellowstone. It was a cute little town and had sufficient restaurants and shopping for the necessities.. I attended to my chores of filling the water tank, dumping black/gray water, sliding in the room and disconnecting and stowing the electric hook up cord. A note, if I haven't mentioned it before… I made sure this time to drain the water hose connected to the spigot because it's stowed in the back of the RV subject to ... read more

Bonjour à tous, Ce matin je suis en pleine forme 9 heures de sommeil, je peux partir à 8h,car la journée va être longue. Premier désagrément, le témoin de pression du pneu avant gauche clignote, je regarde, effectivement, il doit manquer un tiers d'air. Je vair faire une dizaine de stations avant de trouver un gonfleur, on est dimanche, les garages sont fermés. En cherchant, je vois sur une enseigne lumineuse qu'il est 9h30, je contrôle avec mon téléphone, j'ai bien perdu une heure, hier sur la route. Ce qui me fait quitter, Kalispell à plus de 10 heure. Je vais contrôler toute la journée, et le pneu n'a pas perdu 1 gramme. Je verrais demain matin. Il y a deux ans j'étais venu ici, mais côté Canadien. J'avais trouvé le coin tellement beau, que j'avais ... read more

Day 3 turned into a very nice day with the winds gone, and the sun shinning. We all were awake early with the time change, and were on the road by 8 AM. Very chilly last night, with the furnace coming on frequently. We're also getting to be "old hands" when it comes to disconnecting all the RV's imbilical cords each morning. When planning the trip we had decided to take a more direct route to Great Falls which took us off of the interstate, and it turned out to be a wonderful decision. Diane took her first stab at driving their RV, and she did a marvelous job. I'll be getting my shot soon. The scenery on Rt.212 was spectacular. There were miles and miles of praires full of steer, deer and sheep. While driving ... read more

Happy Birthday to my wonderful daughter Jennifer… We didn't do too much today. We decided to go to a matinee and see "The Butler". It was a really good movie, but we found out there are several parts of the movie that were not true. The basis of the story was great so why Hollywood has to put so many untruths in a movie is crazy.... read more