DILLON, MT

JUNE 26, 2015

DETOUR!

 

 

 

After listening to the weather warnings for the Pomeroy and Spokane, Washington areas, where the temps were predicted to reach upwards to 110 degrees, and after digging deep into what is truly important at this point in our lives, we both agreed that this is not the weather to be calling baseball games. Thom had a tough time finalizing his decision to cancel but after much thought and consideration for his health he made the right call. With that being said, we knew we weren't going to go any further into the broiler so we changed course and took a detour!

 

This evening, after driving our longest day EVER since we became addicted to this lifestyle, 546.3 miles, we found a campground that had a cancellation and then an opening for us here in Dillon, MT. We are in the friendliest campground we have been to, Southside RV Park. If you are an RV traveler and your journey brings you through this area, then this is the place to be! They actually called us back as soon as they had a cancellation. We were otherwise trying to figure out our next step, as there is not too much between here and Idaho Falls!

 

Tomorrow we have reservations for 9 days in Anaconda, MT where the weather will be a high of 90 tomorrow and then in the low 80s the rest of the week! We will then pick up our regularly scheduled plans and head to Libby, MT for two nights and then Columbia Falls, MT for a week to visit Glacier National Park. At that point, our trip is halfway over! How time flies when you're having fun!

 

Although we drove 546 miles today, it was not such a bad drive. We did stop for lunch at a restaurant we previously ate at on our way west, in Wendell, Idaho, where they have that fabulous Basque bread! We also stopped for about an hour near Pocatello, Idaho and took a much needed nap! We left at 7:30 a.m. PDT and arrived here in Montana at 9:30 p.m. MT.

 

At one of the rest areas there were lava trails and we ventured just a bit to see the lava formations. We would have spent some time there but the heat was pretty intense, which really put into perspective just how hot it is going to be in the Spokane area! I hope and pray that the umpires, spectators, players, and coaches do well in their tournament without any health issues, which is the main concern being broadcast in that area and the defining reason for us being here and not there!

 

I have photos to share but it is 11:00 p.m. MT here in Dillon and we are exhausted! Goodnight!

 

Until next blog ...