We love Montana

We were so impressed with the Montana landscape on our trip in 2006, specifically the Rocky Mountains.  The various mountainous clusters of the Rockies are interspersed with this high valleys and foothills, rounded and smoothed by eons of erosion.  We actually used the Interstate (I-90) because of the altitude, and even those roads were winding and steep.

We crossed the Continental Divide at 6693 feet.  We spent a night in Butte and another in Bilings where we had another Roadtrek problem fixed.  The furnace wasn’t working properly (a necessity in this climate) because of (get this) some “mud dauber nests”! 

From Butte to Billings, the landscape changed from tree covered and snow capped mountains to rocky outcrops and rolling foothills with beautiful ranches along the way and up in the hills.

Rain accompanied us as we drove east of Billings, from Miles City to Glendive, Montana, where we are now holed up in a motel, awaiting the forecasted blizzard tonight and tomorrow.  When it is safe, we will head over to North Dakota and then down to South Dakota. 

Why so many Walmart’s and motels?  The National Forest campgrounds and the State Park campgrounds in Washington and Montana are all closed until May 1!  Hopefully, our luck will be better in the Dakota's.