Blogs from Great Falls, Montana, United States, North America - page 3

Whitewater Rafting. Gathering at 5:45 AM we sign the necessary waivers and board vans for an hour and a half ride across the plains and into the mountains, crossing the Continental Divide at Rogers Pass. This is an excursion put on by Malmstrom AFB's Outdoor Recreation Dept which provides all the gear and guides. We begin donning our wetsuits, PFDs, helmets, etc and receive a very thorough safety briefing. We're told that the water is 58 degrees (the soakings we receive later feel a lot colder) but that doesn't stop some of the younger folks from taking a volunteer swim. Our first 7 miles is a smooth paddle as we learn how to sit on the side of the inflatable, jamming our feet into the space between the floor and sides as an anchor, and paddle ... read more

Saturday July17th Daily Information High temp: 84 degrees Low temp: 46 degrees Campground Elevation:3570 above sea level Highest Elevation: 5283 above sea level Lowest Elevation: 2573 above sea level Traveled 214 miles Departed 9:15AM MDT Weather cool, sunny Highlights Past through Blackfeet Indian Country We saw a Tee Pee Espresso Great view of the Rockies as we traveled today Saw 10 Bactrian Camels and 22 Elk near Choteau (Camels in Montana) Crossing the rest of Montana tomorrow and staying near the North Dakota border in Glendive ... read more

ALETA'S BIRTHDAY!!!!!!! We are now in Great Falls, MT. We had the front tires aligned and rotated, then got on the road to Great Falls, MT. Once we arrived at the Flying J in Great Falls, we dropped the Lil Truk and went to Golden Corral for dinner. Once we had dinner we went back to the Flying J and settled in for the night.... read more

Welcome to the first edition of the Paulsen travels in the summer of 2009. I am a little slow getting started with the blog this year so will do some catchup with this first message. Our summer travels started in May when we traveled to Zihuatanejo, Mexico for our son Neil's wedding. Had a great 10 days of lying on the beach, enjoying the wonderful food and a beautiful wedding celebration. We came home and spent a hectic two weeks finishing up work items and getting ready for our summer trip to Montana and Washington. We loaded the camper and left Boulder City on June 24 heading north. We spent the first week visiting family and friends, doing some family history work and getting some kayaking in as well. I then spent a week in Great ... read more

Am Morgen des Canaday Day nach gutem Frühstück in der Gaststätte nebenan ging es dann los Richtung USA mit dem Ziel Great Falls. Das Navi kannte ja die Strecke und hat uns auch sicher ans Ziel geführt, aber Unterwegs bekamen wir dann etwas Zeifel und haben uns beim Tanken noch eine Karte von Montana gekauft. Nach dem Tanken in Raymond wollten wir wieder weiterfahren aber hinter der Tankstelle war auf einmal der Highway gesperrt, ohne Polizei. Die Leute sassen einfach auf der Straße und haben den Umzug angeschaut und niemanden durch gelassen. Es gab eine "Canada Day Parade" und für uns eine zusätzliche Pause von einer halben Stunde. Diese Parade ähnelte ein wenig einem Karnevalsumzug, nur ohne Humor. Es waren alle Vereine und Firmen der Umgebung mit einer Selbstdarstellung vertreten, dazu gab es verschiedene Musikkapellen z.B. ... read more