Montana

Johnny fly fishing
Rafters
Lunch. Trout.
Carol & Gopher by our campsite.

May 29, 2008

Montana:

Thursday: Drove for about 4 hours on I-90; a very pretty drive through mountains. Camped at the Beavertail Hill SP just east of Missoula. Had a site right on the Clarks Fork River. Mostly cloudy today but warmer than it has been.

Friday: Headed for the Moose Creek Flat campground. The ride along this part of I-90 is very pretty. Mountains, cattle & sheep ranches, lots of pines. Stopped in Three Forks to do laundry at Mable’s Laundry and dump our tanks. Mable’s has a dump station; $5 plus you can fill up with water. Found a little bakery. Bought a loaf of rosemary bread that just came out of the oven. We needed to do some grocery shopping for the week so we went to Boseman. Saw a new looking store we had never tried; Rosauers. Wow!! Like a very large Whole Foods, Fresh Fields, etc. Stocked up on good salads, cookies for Carol plus things we needed. I needed toothpaste. All they had was very expensive “organic” toothpaste for $7-$9 a tube. I wanted Crest for $1.89. Will get Crest someplace else. Called Marge to let her know we were in town. They will stop by tomorrow. The campground is very nice. Our site backs up to the Gallatin River. Wonderful view of the river. We have found some of the most wonderful campsites on this trip. This is among the very best.

Saturday: One of the prettiest, sunny days we’ve had in quite some time. Johnny & Marge came by about 10:30. Had lunch together. Johnny fished a lot right behind our campsite. Caught at least 6 fish. Tomorrow we’re having a fish dinner. This Campground is a popular place to put in for kayak & raft rides. In addition, this weekend a group of people are training here for water rescue. It was fun watching the rafts & the training. See the photos. I called today and made reservations for Tuesday & Wednesday in Yellowstone National Park. We’re only an hour from the entrance. We were here two years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. The main area by Old Faithful is fully accessible.

Sunday: Partly sunny with some rain here & there. John & Marge came over about noon time. We cooked John’s trout on the grill plus Marge made a rice dish. A nice treat; I didn’t have to cook.

Monday: Carol & I enjoyed a quiet day reading. John & Marge went to Bozeman to get their car repaired, run errands, go site seeing, etc.

Tuesday: Johnny stopped by early so say goodbye. We're heading up to Yellowstone NP in the morning. Their plans are uncertain. We had a wonderful time visiting with John & Marge. Hopefully again in the future. Once Johnny retires from Hallmark, they hope to spend more time traveling.