August 3 – 6, 2018
We left Ohio on Friday morning August 3rd and went a few miles down the road when we realized we had forgotten the salmon spread I had made the day before. So glad we retrieved it, great snack while traveling.
We planned to travel as quickly as possible to Kalispell, Montana so a few Walmart nights were ahead for us.
Chicago/Gary Indiana traffic was as expected. Thankfully we had an uneventful trip and made it to the Waterloo, Iowa Walmart. Long hot day and 722 miles into our trip.
Saturday found us on the road at 8 AM as we wanted to make it to Gillette, WY. We traveled through Clear Lake, Iowa – where the music died. Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson played their final concert here. It was a sold-out crowd of 2,000.
We also traveled through Sturgis, South Dakota. It was the 78th Annual Bike Week. We have never seen so many bikes. They were on the road, on trailers, at every gas station, rest areas and restaurants. The hillsides in Sturgis were covered with tents, and every kind of RV imaginable. We gave a shout out to our neighbors. They left with their bike in tow a few days before us.
Spent night at Walmart in Gillette, WY after traveling 782 miles. Walmart was packed with RVs.
Sunday we made our way to Helena, MT. Not as many bike sightings today. We traveled thru fields of hay and herds of cattle. Scenery changing – more trees and mountains. The Helena Walmart had over 20 RVs and even people pitching tents – never seen that before.
Made it to Kalispell on Monday. Yay! Yay! What a beautiful trip from Helena. Climbed over mountain into a beautiful valley with fields of hay bails, herds of cattle and horses. Heading north on Hwy 83 toward Kalispell we passed many lakes – deep blue in color surrounded by evergreens.
Rocky Mountain “Hi” RV will be our home for the next four nights. We have traveled 2,170 miles in 4 days. Time for some 2 wheel travel.
Spent the afternoon in town and visited the Wheaton bike shop for maps and trail info. Pleasant town – busy.
Traveling over 2,000 miles in 4 days, yikes!
If your motorhome has a name, I want to do a shout out to him/her.
Did you know you would be passing through Sturgis during the bike festival?
Our Bikes, Blues, and BBQ event is coming up in a few weekends…
TIME FOR ME TO SKIP OUTTA TOWN!
All of those bikes are so LOUD!
I can’t imagine putting a tent on hot concrete at Walmart… I guess they gotta do, what they gotta do!