Montana

Well i should write well I can find a connection.  I sit here in the passenger sit and write as I look around.  Thank goodness for all those years of typing and secretarial work.
That, and spell check.  If I am not doing something Leroy is so quiet that I often doze because I start daydreaming which leads to me closing my eyes and if my eyes are closed I am gone, doesn't matter how much sleep I have gotten.  Man getting my cpap changed has made a difference.  Sleeping well again.
We spent two nites in Kalispell.  Kalispell is OK but mostly is it like all the little towns that sit an an entrance of a park, very tourist oriented.  Tho, man, they still have A&W places, so that's good.  And we are back in Sinclair country so gas is cheaper.   3.65/gal.  That helps.  We went thru the park on tues.  It is such a beautiful place.  Haven't seen it since we drove thru after we put Dandy to sleep in Spokane years ago and then it looked like it was raining from all the tears i was shedding. This time was a bit better.  The dogs are along but can't get out of the car and walk on trails in national parks.  We did hike tho and I went again on the continental divide Highline trail.  I have pictures. I wasn't as scared as last time and we hiked about 6 miles probably.  The trail is around the side of a mountain and it is about the width of one person, so its tricky when you meet people.  But I did really well and really wasn't nervous till I started back and was going faster as I remembered the dogs were in the car.  I had forgotten all about them I was in such a zone.  I could have hiked for miles, its so beautiful and it was right up my ally for hiking trails.  Last time I did it I met a mountain goat on the trail, this time all I saw was kanagroo rats (they look more like bunnies) and a marmot that showed off for us. Met nice people on the trail and in the park and of course there was comments about my hair.  That happens every day.  Guess I am a bit of a rogue.   I am doing my pictures now as we travel so will put some on here tho they will be out of order from the posts.
The people at the parks that run them are always very nice.  Yest, the guy had to find me and talk about birds.  He hand raised 2 lovebirds and has a green cheeked conure.  Seems I am old enough that I can always talk to people about something. It comes in handy i know a little about a lot and not much about anything.
  Just saw a sign for the dates for all the Testicle Festivals from now till 2017 in Clinton Montana.  Now how about that folks.  Anyone want to try one.Rather a delicacy in this part of the world.  I figure if you can eat gizzards you can eat testicles.
Yest when we stopped once we hit a stream comng out of the mts.  Let me tell you, Sallee has a nose on her and she can smell a stream if there is one in miles.  I should rent her out to people crossing the desert. Once she smells it you have to hang on cause she will get you there.
Today we continue on our trek east with no particular destination in mind for today.  Will figure it out as we go along.  For you Minnesota people, this will check if you read this thing, we are headed to see you.  But we are taking our time so we are giving you fair warning.  Get ready you folks.
Ha ha, Leroy just said  "s_____ we have been driving all this time and we are only 6 miles from clinton,"  Guess we have been driving in circles.  If anyone see us, better flag us down and head us in the right direction.
Today I got up and asked Leroy when he drove back to Washington as it was raining plenty hard.  But luckily it doesn't phase us.  It stormed pretty hard out here. It is interesting because as washingtonions now we have forgotten about watching the sky's for the weather changes.  As you know in Washington you get what you get and you really can't see it coming or know ahead much (at least on the west side) but back here and across the plains you watch the sky"s and can predict it and if you lively hood depends on it you watch it close.  They were all watching the sky"s closely yest.
So that's all from on the road for now.  No real interesting stories.  Maybe that will change.  Stick with us, it always does, right Donna?  
 Oh yeah quilters, hit another store yest.  I may get quilt shopped out by the end of this trip.  Is that possible? It was one that had been in the sampler years ago and it was deserving of it.  The owner does custom quilting in the back room and she also has quilts hung on those swing rods like at the puyallup fair, all for sale, from her and others.  There must have been 30-40 quilts displayed there plus all around the store and even in the bathroom.  It was truly like going to a quilt show.  So I had a grand time. quilts ranged from $300 to $5000