Blogs from Coeur D'alene, Idaho, United States, North America

We woke up this morning with more snow on the ground than last night. It was quite pretty, but we were all wondering what our drive out of West Yellowstone, Mt. was going to be like. At around 8:00 the five RV's were all lined up and ready to go. Dorrie and Quentin, Sue and Allan, and Tom and Peggy were heading to Great Falls, Mt., and Ray and I along with John and Diane heading towards Missoula, Mt.. Although the roads were snow covered, they were already melting when we left at 8:00 AM. We took Rt. 287 and I must say the scenery along the way was quite beautiful. There were majestic snow covered mountains surrounding many lakes. We drove around Lake Hebgen, about 40 miles north of Yellowstone, and Ray would have like ... read more

Montana is so beautiful! No photos today, it was a total driving day. I woke up around 5am to the sound of trucks departing the hotel. I guess the hunters were setting off early. So, I walked Oskar then hopped back into bed. It was still dark, so no need to be up so early. I did consider getting the kids up and hitting the road early but opted for the warm bed instead. Today was our earliest start yet with us getting on the road before 9am. Not bad!! Our day was very uneventful with us spending the majority of the day in the car. We took many quick breaks to keep us on the move. We did take lunch in Bozeman, MT at big M's with a playplace. Molly needed to burn off some ... read more

Monday July13th Daily Information High temp: 77 degrees Low temp: 53 degrees WIND Gone Campground Elevation: 2252 above sea level Highest Elevation: N/A above sea level Lowest Elevation: N/A above sea level Traveled 5 miles Departed N/A PDT Weather cool, sunny Highlights The Shops (Coeur d' Alene) The Shops The Shops Swam in cold Spokane River (at campground) 1:10 mins Relaxing today Off to Glacier National Park, MT tomorrow ... read more