Distant Adventures Await: Montana 2023

Montana 2023

Arlene & Me with the Ranger who gave a magnificent
talk on the Little Bighorn Battle Field

Some of the places we visited along the way:

-Glacier National Park

-Yellowstone National Park

-Little Bighorn Battle Field

-Wind River Canyon

-Flaming Gorge Nat'l Monument

-Dinosaur Nat'l Monument

We were on the road for 7 weeks and traveled almost 7,000 miles thru the States of Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Wyoming, Utah and Nebraska. We saw 3 National Parks and 3 National Monuments and traveled some of the most scenic Byways in the Country. If you think this Country is in trouble, you haven't travel the byways of the U.S.

I have uploaded the pictures I want to share with you but need to edit these and give them captions so you know what your looking at so please be patient as I will get er done as time permits and Thank You for stopping by. And be sure to visit our Travel Video Log at Distant Adventures Await YouTube Channel.

Our first stop of night at The Highlands Park in Bishop, CA.

Arlene and Me at Lehman Caves in Great Basin Nat'l Park

On July 3rd, 2023 my Wife and I bought a ticket to ride in the Cab of Nevada Northern's Steam Locomotive #81. This was an experience of a life time for me. The sites, sounds and smells of a Steam Locomotive are very reminiscent of the way it use to be. To ride in a Steam Locomotive, even if your not into Trains, will give you an appreciation of what a Tourist Railroad does.

Getting ready to ride the rails at the Nevada Northern Railroad

Feeding the Beast

Our friends Jeff and Denise Abbott
who we traveled with on the road trip until
Nephi, UT.

Riding the Nevada Northern Railroad's
Fourth of July Special followed by a great Fireworks show!

Celebrating the Fourth of July with a spectacular
fireworks show that seemed to go on forever!

Stopped for lunch near Siever Lake, UT.

Arrived Rollin Home RV Park in Nephi, UT.

Our stop for the night at a very large
road side rest stop in Dubois, ID.

Some people have the best job in the whole wide world!
Parked next to us in Dubois

Grain Elevators are what you'll see
a lot of in this part of the World

Downtown Deer Lodge, MT.

Our spot at the Deer Lodge A-OK Campground
and RV Site in Deer Lodge, MT.

Our campsite had us backed up right up to the Clark Fork River.
It was so peaceful but the Bugs, oh the Bugs!

Beautiful Downtown Deer Lodge, MT.

The site (or not too far from here anyways) from where the last spike for
the Milwaukee Road Railroad's Pacific extension was driven

A Little Joe E70 Electric Locomotive which used to go
through Deer Lodge on a daily basis until 1974

Milwaukee Road's Deer Lodge Depot which
is now being used for a church

These next batch of pics are of our time spent with our Friends Jim and Suzette Jury who live in Columbia Falls, MT. We spent a week with Jimmy and his wonderful Family. They were all very gracious and the food was excellent! Thank You Jimmy and Suzette and Family! Jimmy and his Wife Suzette have 6 acers here and it is so beautiful and peaceful.

Our home on Wheels

How about that Rainbow?

We did some day trips from Jimmy's house,
one of witch was to White Fish, MT. to check out this NW3

Afterword's, we headed over to a really
good Mexican Restaurant for lunch

Jimmy's new house

This house was the original house on the
Jury's property and was built in 1900

A view from Jimmy's house looking East

Our home away from home

Looking South towards Kalispell, MT.

Cloey the Super Buddy

The IZAAK WALTON INN in Essex, MT.

The Amtrak Station in Glacier, MT.

The Glacier Inn at Glacier, MT.

Some visitors on our way into Two Medicine, MT.

Two Medicine Lake

Lunch at Two Medicine Lake Campground

Along the Going TO The Sun Rd.
in Glacier Nat'l Park

St. Mary's Lake in Glacier Nat'l Park

Sunrift Gorge in Glacier Nat'l Park

The Mountains of Glacier Nat'l Park

Along the Trail of the Cedars Nature Trail

Avalanche Creek along the Trail
of the Cedars Nature Trail

Jimmy's attack Dog

Hungry Horse Reservoir

Our Friend Jim Jury at Hungry Horse Reservoir

Below is what is called a Glory Hole, better known as a Spillway. The ring you see moves up or down depending on the level of the lake and is designed to keep debris from entering the Spillway.