Today’s bus trip was to Mount Saint Helens. We made all the stops. First one was the Visitor Center at the base of the mountain, next to Silver Lake. Since it was a long bus ride to even get here at the beginning, we walked … Continue readingMount St Helens
Today was a day of river activities. The first bus stop was Multnomah Falls. Most of us climbed the path up to the bridge. A movie (.mov) of Multnomah-Falls, if you can tolerate the length of download. The next stop was the Fish Ladders at … Continue readingColumbia River
July 4th, what a day. A lot of us have been looking forward to this because it’s the Jet Boat Ride up the Snake River through Hells Canyon. And it didn’t disappoint. You could see lots of geology on the way up. The first thing … Continue readingHells Canyon
Today we visited the Nez Perce National Historical Park and learned about the Nez Perce Indians. The museum there had lots of their clothing. Afterwards, Robb and Pat drove to the other side of the river, into Idaho, and drove up to the ridge of … Continue readingClarkston WA
I haven’t had much to post since our activity was driving through beautiful mountains along side mountain streams. And since I’m driving, I can’t take photos. Four days ago, we drove over Big Hole Summit (7409 feet) and Chief Joseph Summit (7600 feet) to stay … Continue readingMissoula Montana
First stop was Camp Fortunate where Lewis and Clark stopped in mid-August 1805 because they ran out of navigable water. Now they needed horses to cross the mountains and look for the Columbia River draining into the Pacific Ocean. They went on foot from here … Continue readingDillon Montana
We left Helena for Dillon, Montana, and took the scenic route following the Lewis and Clark trail plus adding a few ghost towns along the way. First stop was at Three Forks in Gallatin City. The Headwaters of the Missouri is the confluence where the … Continue readingVirginia City
After the train ride and Historical Society yesterday, we pulled into the new KOA north of Helena, Montana. Last night we had dinner at the Last Chance Ranch in the Moose Mountain Lodge. It look an hour ride in a school bus to get there, … Continue readingDinner and Boat Ride
The drive today was beautiful. I am back in the mountains following the Missouri River. I just learned today that the Missouri River is the longest river in the US. I drove down out of the mountains to Helena and it like a big, round, … Continue readingHelena, MT
Today we went to the Charlie M Russell museum and saw lots of his paintings, sculptures, letters plus his home and studio. The only Russell’s I’ve seen previously were his sculptures and I thought that was what he was famous for. But apparently he only … Continue readingCM Russell