Aug 30th to Sept 1st - to Montana

Aug 30th – Mon – to Polson MT
Lonnie & Cindy came over to say goodbye this morning. We pulled out about 8:30 after hugs all around and assurances from Bill & Georgia that we could stay longer.
We are heading back to Montana as we discovered a dent in our awning roller and the RV dealer is going to fix it under warranty. It will take a while for the roller to be delivered as it is too long for regular UPS but we decided that we have taken advantage of B&G’s hospitality long enough. We received a 2 night stay at the KOA in Polson when we bought the 5th wheel so we are going to take advantage of the offer.
We stopped at the 50,000 Silver Dollar Bar for breakfast and got to the RV park in the early afternoon. We went out a bit for a couple of errands and spent the rest of the day & evening watching the rain and listening to the wind.

Aug 31st – Tues – Polson
After a lazy morning and breakfast, we went to The Great American Museum here in Polson. It is an amazing place with a large building containing an incredible number of displays and then there are 40 smaller buildings behind it crammed with items. Of course the spaces between buildings are also filled with stuff. Just to name a few things – motorcycles, military displays, farm machinery & hand tools, chain saws, boat motors, bicycles, household items, whimsical welded “art”, cars, soda fountain. Be sure to stop if you are in the area as it is well worth the $5 entry fee.
We drove around town and up the lake a ways before returning to the rig where I actually got started on getting captions on pictures so I can post them to the google site provided in our blog. I ran out of the free space provided and had to sign up for additional space which takes 24 hours to process.

Sept 1st – Wed – to Helena MT
We took an indirect route to Helena today as we wanted to drive Hwy 83 which is shown on maps as a scenic drive. So we went north up the west side of Flathead Lake, across the end of the lake and then south on the east side of the lake. If you like “tree tunnel” roads, this route is for you! We got a peek through the tree tops once in a while of the mountains to either side of us. But the road was good with very little traffic.
We thought we might stay in the Seeley Lake area but it was cold, rainy and fairly early so we decided to carry on to Helena and are at the Lincoln Road RV park. After setting up, we explored the area a bit and ended up stopping at Costco and a few stores in a nearby shopping center. The rain stopped but it was still cool so we settled in for the evening. The additional space for posting pictures was available and I actually have caught up to March this year.
PICTURES OF THE NEW TRUCK & 5TH WHEEL HAVE ALSO BEEN POSTED!!!