Hello from Big Meadows Road. We are into our second week of being vagabonds and are in no hurry to get home. We returned from Montana on Monday and are now comfortably set up at Rod and Karen’s “RV Park” with my favorite view looking out over their lovely garden and out to the fields and hill beyond.
Rod and Karen are still on their three week Seafood Tour in western Washington and it sounds like it has been fun. We might get to see them once we get home and before they leave to come back here.
We started our Montana trip a week ago Monday with two nights at a very nice Montana state campground about 40 miles west of Marion, Montana – Logan State Park. No hookups, but very large secluded sites, and the park has a boat launch and fishing dock. We couldn’t partake since we didn’t want to spend the big buck for an out-of-state license. The park is right on Highway 2, but surprisingly, that highway is not very heavily trafficked.
Then it was on to Little Bitterroot Lake to spend three nights on Keith and Janet’s property where it was very peaceful and relaxing. There are some properties being developed around them, but it is still very much country. I walked Cooper up on the road the first morning we were there, and after I heard the second quiet little “woof”, I decided we should get back to the motorhome. I know it could have been anything, but I am convinced it could have been a bear.
One afternoon was a drive into Glacier NP and a drive on the Going to the Sun Road up to Logan Pass. The weather has been beautiful so it made for a lovely drive. It has been years since we have been there, and it is still just spectacular. Glacier is my favorite national park of those that I have visited. We saw one small black bear making his way down over the embankment on the side of the road and two mountain goats were grazing near the Logan Pass Visitors Center.
We are always on the lookout for huckleberries when in that part of country, and our usual spot in Hungry Horse still had fresh huckleberries – not inexpensive, but they did have huckleberries, so Ken and Craig will have their birthday pie around the first of March.
It is frightening to see the growth and development in the Kalispell/Whitefish area. Every turn of the road shows another piece of land being developed. It will soon be a solid corridor of business from Kalispell to Whitefish.
I am always keeping my eye out for that perfect piece of property, but I have about decided it is not going to happen – and certainly not waterfront. But I still love any part of eastern Washington-northern-Idaho-western Montana that is quiet and ‘country’.
We found a nice little RV park in Thomopson Falls on our way home. It is called Birdland RV Resort and is not fancy – no pool, spa, or WiFi, but big sites and the area is surrounded by trees and undergrowth. Train tracks almost run through the park, but few trains, and we love their sound so it was not a problem for us.
Keith, Janet and the girls had a very difficult week last week as they had to put down their beloved little Springer – Shelby. She had been failing and developed seizures, but it has been heartbreaking for all of us because she was a little sweetheart.
Speaking of dogs, we drove out to the Sure Thing Kennels in Heron, Montana where Cooper was born. Dan and his wife were surprised to learn that there were any dogs still living from the litters of Cooper’s parents, Peat and Aspen They seemed to be quite impressed with how good he looked and how handsome he was – but of course we already knew that. They still breed Gordons and had six on site.
Yesterday we went to Joel’s property that is located north of Deer Park where he is in the process of building the biggest shop/pole barn I have ever seen; and it will include a 1200 square foot apartment on the second level. He is very good at building/fixing/rebuilding most anything so he has purchased everything from a huge flatbed trailer to a backhoe/tractor to a four-wheeler at ridiculous prices, fixes them and is good to go. In fact he gave me my first-ever ride on a four-wheeler yesterday.
Tonight we are having Mike, Mary, Becky, Joel and Benjamin here for dinner. So I had better get busy and get to the grocery store. The next blog will probably be from home since we need to head that direction sometime in the next few days. Ciao
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