September 4th, 2024 Back on August 26th, I was hitching up the trailer in preparation for my next day’s trip to Craters of the Moon. As I was raising the tongue jack, I noticed an odd tiny bit of movement. Upon inspection I noticed that one of the two main bolts holding the head toContinue reading “Nuts and Bolts”
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Back to the Craters
September 2nd, 2024 I found a spot at Craters of the Moon National Monument. I have stayed here for 7 nights in order to get past the holiday weekend. There will probably be a lot less campers after this 3 day weekend. So far this season I have been very lucky with campsites. I usuallyContinue reading “Back to the Craters”
Lost Rivers
August 26th, 2024 After breakfast in Challis, I drove south on Route 93, the Peaks to Craters Scenic Highway. It travels the length of the Lost River peaks down to the Craters of the Moon National Monument. The road crosses a cattle ranching plain just south of Challis before entering the steep walled Grandview CanyonContinue reading “Lost Rivers”
Challis
August 14th, 2024 Early on a Friday, I headed up the Salmon River. As I entered the canyon between Salmon and Challis, I observed a cow elk and several yearlings grazing the grassland along the shoreline. The sun was peaking over the mountains to the east and shining brightly on the grassy golden hillsides toContinue reading “Challis”
Back to Idaho
August 8th, 2024 For my last evening near Hamilton, I decided to go into town to get a few last supplies at the Safeway, and then pig out on a pizza at Kodiak Jax. Parking was sparse and I ended up in a spot with a 2 hour limit. I thought that would be plentyContinue reading “Back to Idaho”
Lake Como
August 6th, 2024 I camped at Lake Como USFS Campground near Darby, Montana to start the month of August. This is a small 10 site campground by the Lake Como Dam and appears to be newly improved. I needed to attend to some maintenance during this stay. I placed an order with Amazon, which deliversContinue reading “Lake Como”
Beavertail Hill
August 1st, 2024 After leaving Warm Springs, I backtracked through Missoula and a little east on Interstate 90 to the Beavertail Hill State Park. My friends from Minnesota were coming through on their return trip from Alaska, so we rendezvoused for a couple of days of camping to compare notes, visit, and hike. The parkContinue reading “Beavertail Hill”
Warm Springs
July 27th, 2024 I made my way down Montana Highway 200, following the Clearwater River to Missoula. It is the largest city I have passed through on my spring and summer loop. There is an REI store there, so I used some of my free dividend dollars to purchase a couple more pairs of SmartwoolContinue reading “Warm Springs”
Seeley Lake
July 23rd, 2024 I drove south along the Swan River and over the divide to the Clearwater River drainage. I camped at Lake Alva a little north of the tourist town of Seeley Lake, Montana. Most people here were taking advantage of the string of lakes on the Clearwater River to escape the heat wave.Continue reading “Seeley Lake”
East Side Story
July 19th, 2024 You can’t pull a trailer over the Going To The Sun Highway to get to the east side of Glacier National Park. You must loop down round the south side of the park on Route 2. That is alright, as it is a scenic route along the Flathead River and then overContinue reading “East Side Story”
Starting All Over 