Day 20 Missoula MT to Vantage WA… and on to Seattle WA: 4218 mile Road Trip in 2017

We made it!!  Pulled into our Seattle home about 8pm. This late arrival was not the plan but it worked. The house looks great, freshly painted and cleaned thanks to Nick and Kari. So why did we push all the way here?  Let me explain... We got up super early and got on the road …

Day 19 Lewis and Clark Caverns MT to Missoula MT: Road Trip 2017

Morning at the caverns campsite was pleasant. We devoured the sticky buns bought last night at Montana Wheat and then played for a bit on the play-structures before packing up and heading down the road. We went west along a windy narrow canyon following the Jefferson River until we met up with I-90 once more. …

Day 18 Big Timer MT to Lewis and Clark Caverns MT: Road Trip 2017

The storm that rolled in last night blew and rattled until morning. The rain was still coming down when we awoke. We decided to have a lazy breakfast and hope that the weather let up.  We packed up and bundled up with a temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit.  We made our way back to Big …

Day 17 Thermopolis WY to Big Timber MT: Road Trip 2017

We all got a pretty good nights sleep last night and hit the road about 8:20. Our first stop was Cody WY about 90 minutes away.  We spent several hours at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. It is a truly amazing place with five world class museums, horses to ride and a rodeo …

Day 16 Douglas WY to Thermopolis WY: Road Trip 2017

We had an absolutely beautiful drive today. Desolate roads rolling over the Wyoming high plains followed by the scenic Wind River Canyon. At the end of the canyon we came to the small town of Thermopolis WY and the Eagle RV Campground. Tight spaces but nice facilities and even nicer people made Eagle a good …

Day 15 Torrington to Douglas WY: Road Trip 2017

So today was my birthday. And to be perfectly honest it didn't much feel like it.  With all the change, moving, traveling the day was just another day. Strange really. We got all packed up and spent one last morning with Grandma Hope. L took her picture with my phone.  Said goodbye to Grandma and …

Day 14 Cheyenne WY: Road Trip 2017

Our last day before hooking up the trailer and hitting the road again was spent with half of us on the farm, the other half in Cheyenne.  We spent the morning all together visiting with Grandma Hope. Such a sweet woman, I am so glad to have gotten to know her over the years. We …

Day 13 Working Cattle at Mill Iron D: Road Trip 2017

We got to help with some real farm work today. Grandma and Grampa have about 60 head of cattle that usually give birth in the winter. They have a few baby cows, known as calves, that are a month or so old but the rest are getting to be four or five months. At this …

Day 12 Wheatland WY: Road Trip 2017

In honor of our son's seventh birthday we left the trailer behind at the farm and traveled to Wheatland WY and the foothills of Laramie Peak. Q and Ls cousins live in Wheatland, Jeff's brothers family, just outside Wheatland with their own small herd of animals.  We spent the first few hours at the cousins …

Day 11 Wyoming Farm Life: Road Trip 2017

Q woke up just fine this morning after sleeping 12 hours. He loves it out here so much I am glad he isn't truly sick!  We spent the day on Grandma and Grandpas farm. We did some more four wheeling, explored the big red barn, fed the horses, checked on the cattle, went searching for …