We cruised through Montana - it is so much like home, it made us smile. The weather is getting cooler and the trees more numerous, just a nice feeling. Too bad we can't stay longer but it is close to home so I'm sure we'll be back. We camped at Bozeman and Missoula, taking in the pools at the campgrounds and not doing much else. Driving and swimming make us all pretty tired! We experienced our first rainfall since Oregon (about 2.5 months ago). Jack has finally decided that he will wear his sunglasses for longer than 2 seconds. Figures, now that we are out of the 100 degree bright hot sun we have experienced for weeks!
Near Coure D'Alene, driving north on I90, we had to stop as the scenery included huge roller coasters and a waterpark - so we set up camp and took in Silverwood. Fun times were had by all....except maybe on the Elephant ride! John and I enjoyed the wooden rollar coasters! We also saw our first Alberta licence plate of our entire trip and it turned out that we knew him from the industry! Small world.
We continued north through Sandpoint and found a great campground (voted by both of us to be the best one of the trip) at the junction of the Kootenay and Moyie Rivers. It was our last night in the U.S so we had a campfire and did a 20 question questionnaire (I wonder who made that up?) of our best and worst campgrounds, places, events, etc. It is so hard to pick when the places are all so unique...seriously, how can you compare Disneyland and Death Valley?? But we both decided the Kootenays is our favorite place...its a good thing when your retirement plan and your favorite place are the same!
We spent 3 nights with our friends in the Kootenays who again spoiled us with their generosity and homemade salads and muffins! The weather was much better than our first stop out there this trip...Jack and Gus both loved to hang out on the edge of the water and we weren't complaining!
One night in Fairmont Hot Springs and then travelled home. 95 days and in the words of Dorothy, there is no place like home!
Happy Canada Day!
John, Cami, Jack & Gus
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