August 2018 Lewis & Clark

So I thought I was leaving last Wednesday, but events conspired to keep me here six more days. Actually it was just one event, a f-up on the part of my dentist. As part of getting ready for this long … Continued

Finally, I really, for sure did leave my happy family today, around 2 pm. Overall this was quite a successful visit, even though I stayed MUCH longer than my official three nights, and even slept inside on the sofa for … Continued

This morning was sunny and clear as it should be! It inspired me to walk the length of the campground and out to the little pier on Devil’s Lake. Breakfast yet again at the Pig’n Pancake. I end up here … Continued

The wind is strong and relentless here. On my morning walk (yes I took one today!) I saw an info sign excerpting a Lewis and Clark journal from when they stopped here. It was very windy that day too! :)  … Continued

Monday Sep 3 continued Not too far after Thompson Falls I took a left to head north back up the next valley, which has a completely different character. I’ve spent the last two days in pine trees as far as … Continued

My decision to go east then south worked great, because it took me to a Lewis & Clark milestone I didn’t even know existed! Actually, in this case it was just Lewis, no Clark. On the return journey they split … Continued

Fort Benton turns out to be a really interesting and stylish little town … who knew! Traveling east from here, the next few days are a succession of beat-up little cow towns with not much going on, which made me … Continued

This turns out to be one of those campgrounds that was bustling with activity last night, but by the time I emerge from the van at 9:30 it’s a ghost town. Even though it’s a National Park, it seems that all … Continued

It’s very windy this morning. Glad I didn’t leave stuff outside. Last night I had to cross Lake Oahe yet again to get to the campground. Around here, crossing the Missouri even when it’s a lake means changing time zones, so … Continued

  No love for me in Omaha The rest of the day was kind of a mess. Omaha has two nice municipal campgrounds. I navigated to the first one, it was closed. I navigated across town to the second one, … Continued