St Regis MT to Layfette CO

St. Regis MT sent us off in a big bang. During the night, a burst of light flashed outside my window. Then a loud roar of thunder sounded. At the foot of my bed, two black eyes were looking at me. I grabbed Korkie. He was shaking and scared. As the thunder roared and lightning flashed he dived under the covers and to the bottom of the bed. The storm lasted quite a while.
The next morning, the sky was blue, trees and grass were green. It was beautiful! We took off to go south to Yellowstone and Grand Tetons. Around Butte, the sky turned really black ahead and the rain started. Going through the mountain passes we had hard rain, hail and strong winds. We decided to stop at Bozeman for the night. It was only around 3:30 but with the rain and winds we were beat so better to stop. Decided on Bear Canyon Campground and the book directions said “Exit 313 on I-90 and South 100 ft. Sounds easy! Well the GPS lady had us turn off on Exit 310 and us for a long drive thru new shopping areas, construction road sites, heavy traffic areas and ended up in a beautiful residential area with wooded small drive ways. Remember, we cannot go backwards with a towed car! So we kept driving. Finally gave up on finding the park, directed GPS back to highway. After about 45 min we got back on the highway on Exit 314. As we were going up the on ramp, we could see the park behind us. O’ well, check out book for parks in next town, Livingston MT. Found a nice park with green grass. Owner said “no credit cards accepted” either a check or cash. A discount if you have been in the Military. Bob said USMC as a reservist and we got our discount!
There is a RV park in Gardiner MT just above Yellowstone. We have driven by it twice now and each time I have said “I have to stay their someday.” It’s located just north of Yellowstone in MT on a beautiful pass looking down on the Yellowstone River. A perfect place. I had called a few days before and naturally they were full. Maybe next time! We drove down through Yellowstone Park. No matter how many times you are in Yellowstone, it is unreliable beautiful! We had decided to spend time in Grand Tetons this time. We found a RV park just south of the Grand Tetons. The reviews didn’t rate it too good but it was the only park in the area and the book said great views. We got an end spot and the views were spectacular. Toward the north were the Tetons. The sight changed during the day. Out our door was a horse farm with several beautiful friendly horses. When you walked over to the fence they came over to be petted. One time Bob had his back to the fence watching Korkie and 2 of the horses came over and nudged him. Korkie did his growling and barking but they ignored him. We took the car into the park, took some walks, took lots of pictures and drove into Jackson WY. Jackson is a cute tourist town that was full of Art galleries, gift shops, restaurants, and people. We were not in the mood for that. We did not stop nor get out of the car. Went back to our park and enjoyed the surroundings.
We had wanted to go south through Dubois and Lander, but other campers said “lots of dirt road construction”. That is not good for an RV. So we went back around through Jackson then down into Rock Springs. We hadn’t been on Hwy 80 across Wyoming for a long time. Had some wild weather, wind, rain, and sleet and sunshine. Stayed in Rock Springs one night, then on to Laramie. We arrived here in Lafayette CO Wednesday the 29th.
We are having a good time with daughter Kay and Bruce and granddaughters Elise and Kristi Rose. We are parked in their drive way. The ice machine is getting fixed. The part should come in next week. We have made reservations to stay at Glenwood Springs for a few days. Kay & Bruce are staying at a B&B there. We are looking forward to that.
We are planning on staying in Colorado for quite a while. Want to see Estes Park, Rocky Mountain National park, Colorado Springs and Ouray. We have decided that we will not go to the east coast this year. We want to winter in Texas and Arizona.