Six Weeks and 6,000 miles!

The town of Forks, WA is having fun with their famous-ness!

We hiked  the HOH rainforest, the Hall of Moss (extremely boring), The Spruce trail and Marymere Falls. 

Crescent Lake inn.  Almost 100 years old. A sweet surprise after a long hike.

Nephew Todd came to spend a few days with us. He was a lot of fun.  The Olympic Mts. in the background.   This is Hurricane Ridge where winds, in winter, are about 80 miles and hour.

Today make 6 weeks out and 6,ooo miles traveled.  I think we need to come park at YOUR house for a month!!! Let us know :)

Going to the Sun Road: Glacier Part II

Here is part of the drive in Montana's Going to the Sun Road.  ENJOY! We are going back to Washington to rest up in the Olympic Mts.  We hope that everything is going well for you our family and friends. B and M

Fantastic Glacier National Park, Montana

 West entrance to Glacier.  We sure love our senior pass.  It allows for FREE entry to all national parks.  The pass costs $10.00 and is good for life.  This is an unknown man.  Cars were lined up waiting for a photo here.  We weren't inclined to wait.

Here is the Continental Divide. Rain and snow decides here whether they want to be part of the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico OR the Pacific Ocean.  Logan Pass.

We carry a "Bear Bell".  They say the last thing you want to do is surprise a bear.  A man was killed nearby by a grizzly a few weeks ago.  

 It's a cliche, but the photos do not convey the beauty! This was taken from the Highline Trail which we hiked.

Another from the trail.

The air is fresh, dry and clear.

Bryan on the trail.  The hand rail looked like a garden hose.

 View from the trail, looking down a glacier to the Road to the Sun below. Will post more photos tomorrow.  We made a video on the Driving to the Sun Road.  This might be the most beautiful place ever!!!

It's not always cowboy food and fun!

Sunday we head to Glacier National Park.  We have been in Billings repacking, reorganizing, and repairing.  Thank you Dani for this cute plaque.  

This is the bin that sprung the big leak that led to Grant's head injury.  During  our trip we had to place a bucket under here. CLASSY right?   We were concerned that it would cost a lot of $ to fix the problem.  We nursed it along until we could stop for a while.  We put our best minds (Ely and Bryan) on the case.  They figured out that a holding tank had shifted off position under the shower.  They straightened it out and placed a spacer to hold it in place. Problem solved!  Practically no money spent.

Hans enjoying the newest mini-tragedy.  We are waiting for the new air bladder to arrive for the sleep number bed.  I broke the valve (for his side of the bed) accidentally.  All the kids in the cul-de-sac  seem to love hanging out here.

What did we see while running around Billings finding supplies?  Grandpa Curtis mined FELDSPAR on Clark Mt. near the Calif/Nev border.  Had to get a photo to honor Grandpa.  Only in Montana the gem and mineral state!


Thank you to all our readers!  It means a lot to us to see how many are looking at the blog.  Lacey's friend and neighbor Keri helped me with some blog tips today.  Thank you Keri!! Next entry from beautiful Glacier NP. Wish us luck that our rig stays together.  Love, Mary and Bryan

Yellowstone Park

Yellowstone has so many different types of thermal spots.  

Bryan and Mary

 We saw ONE buffalo! and ONE moose.  We felt like spoiled westerners.  People were pulled over in large numbers to look at ELK.  We thought just go to Oregon- there are lots of Elk and Trees there. We did not see any bears, and that was OK. They are looking for people to work and Yellowstone and we are thinking about doing it.  It could be a temporary impulse.  

Sort of like the Mona Lisa , you just have to say you saw it. Old Faithful.

Thermal pool, people have jumped into them. Dumb ones!

Grand Canyon of Yellowstone
We stayed in Grant Village for 3 nights.  The ranger's liked Grant our grandson.  They said this is your place.  Grant then told us, "I am in charge here!"

Jackson, Wyoming

Jackson, Wyoming

Grant getting a REAL cowboy hat and a toy six shooter!

Authentic cowboy food.

We loved staying in the GrossVenture campground just a few miles out of Jackson. There was a beautiful view of the Tetons. An alpine slide was a lot of fun.  We got to ride it twice due to some people acting up in front of us.  We went to a GREAT western dinner at the BAR J ranch.  There was wonderful cowboy singers that put on a good show.  We are getting used to living on the road.  Next is Yellowstone. Thanks to our readers! We love your interest.

Bar J Ranch singing cowboys.

California-We made it!

7 acres to ride horses, ATV's, shoot guns, or wait for baby goats to be born! 

Everyone took turns making FABULOUS food!

For example Angelique (from France) made to die for CREPES

4 of our extra brilliant and beautiful grandkids.

It's not all fun and games, on the way to the family reunion.

Caboose Collection in Sky Valley Montana

Grant after ER visit in Tremonton, Utah. A flooded bin in the RV, pandemonium ensued, scalp laceration requiring stitches. His head hit the corner of the RV door. 

Family experiencing the beautiful and unique Bonneville Salt Flats

The boys making SALT balls!