When people I know talk about Glacier National Park they describe it as the Holy Grail of US National Parks and a supposed hiker’s paradise! Glacier was established in 1910 and still contains over 25 active glaciers. It is…
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We’ve seen 15 state capitol buildings prior to this one in Helena, Montana. We’d visited this city in August of 2021 but that was prior to us starting to tour state capitol buildings. This city has an interesting history so…
In the US, when you full-time RV, you still need to have establish a “domicile”. Having a specific address is needed so that you can vote, register your vehicle, and get RV and health insurance. Since we sold our Bay Area…
North of Butte and northwest of Helena lies Lincoln MT and Blackfoot Pathways – Sculpture in the Wind. This is a free (but donations appreciated) outdoor sculpture garden containing both temporary and permanent large scale sculptures from artists in…
As you can imagine, we drive through a lot of remote areas and small towns and cities. When we do, two things always cross my mind: Why did this town / city form in this particular location? What will…
A lot of the people I’ve talked to who have visited South Dakota have gone there specifically for Mt. Rushmore and there’s nothing wrong with that! We loved it and the several other attractions in the area (click here…
Heavy smoke during the summer of 2021 throughout Montana drove us indoors (checked into a hotel in Great Falls, MT) for a short reprieve. Admittedly, on a scale of Sasquatch to Gigi Hadid, the city of Great Falls is…
Calling all Shaman, Sorcerers, Healers, Wizards, and White Witches. I’m not sure what we’ve done, but for the second time our visit to the holy grail of all national parks, Glacier, has been a huge bust! Our first attempt…
If you haven’t been to, or even heard of, Troy, Montana it’s because it’s a bit off the beaten path in northwestern Montana. YAAK FALLS The first time we stayed near Troy we were travelling along Yaak River Road…
We’d been through some gorgeous locations in northern Idaho during 2020 (idaho bucke list link here, bike Hiawatha Trail here and more Idaho here) but had planned in the summer of 2021 to cut through the Bitterroot Mountains like…
