Back in Town
The fourth and final day of our 1200 mile trek from SoCal to Missoula, Mt was long, uneventful and varied between miles of flat wheat covered plains to rolling foothills and mighty mountain peaks. We crossed the Continental Divide twice at around 6500'.
We played a little music using the Zen player and the Bose system. That worked pretty well and we enjoyed a Gordon Lightfoot concert. We cruised along the flatlands at 65 to 70. Jim was making up time for the 40 mph uphill climbs through the mountains :) Mr. Banks, our engine power system, really does a fine job although slower than a big diesel pusher. Jim sometimes suffers from diesel envy but then remembers how well Mr. Banks and Ms. Blue have served us!
Jim was entertaining me with conversations between Mr. Banks and Ms. Blue, the motorhome. If you know Jim, the analytical engineer, you'd be amazed to hear these conversations...high squeaky voiced Ms. Blue and gruff voiced Mr. Banks :) I guess the RV life has let the closet expressiveness in him come out. He keeps me entertained!
We arrived at Jim & Mary's RV Park about 4 PM. We'd changed our reservation several times so the owner laughed when I arrived. I think they were taking bets if we'd actually make it. I was quite adamant about wanting our special spot and she didn't understand why but they'd managed to keep it free for us. The park is full so I'm sure it took some juggling to make us happy.
But I love this spot. When we were here in the spring the trees were just leafing out. Now we have full afternoon shade on Ms. Blue! No need for the awning...we just enjoy our little tree house.
Jim did all the setups and then cooked us a wonderful steak dinner (I'm still nursing a twisted knee). Then we sat down to watch The Blues Brothers and were asleep within 10 minutes! It was a long trip and we're happy to be here in town.
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I laughed and laughed at your descriptions of climbing (slowly) over the mountains! I'm not so sure you travel a lot slower than our diesel pusher - especially when the rear-facing radiator is full of gunk from the southern Utah fires/ash/retardant. We might have talked to the transmission several times. We made it to Flaming Gorge - the climb east out of SLC in Parley's Canyon was a first for us - and now we're in Cody, Wyoming enjoying the Buffalo Bill museum. We'll head west tomorrow to see grandkids in Boise and Seattle. Will we see you in Tucson for the datastorm rally this year? Happy trails. Beth
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Beth...we might make it to the rally but currently our plans change every week so who knows :) Sounds like we might pass you on the 90 as we head east from Missoula next week!
Posted by: Beth Pany | July 26, 2007 04:52 PM