HAPPY MOTHERS DAY

We left Deer Lodge this morning with just a breeze blowing, About thirty miles and the wind picked up, not as bad as it has been but still a wind. We arrived in Ronan about 12:30 (what planning on my part) so stopped at the pizza cafe for lunch. Still the best pizza we have ever had. After stuffing ourselves we ventured on to Polson Motorcoach and KOA. We will be here through the 13th and leave on the 14th.

View of our campsite

View from our campsite

We have a great view of the lake and the Mission Mountains and we are enjoying it. Until later you all take care and God bless.

We left Loveland, Co. and went north on I-25, again fighting headwinds, Our next stop for the evening was Buffalo, WY. We stayed at Deer Park Campground. It is a very nice park far enough off the Interstates to be nice and quite. The park was named aptly as we enjoyed the deer wandering through the park. The next morning found us once again fighting some high headwinds, We stopped at Little Big Horn Battlefield and I checked out some of the battlegrounds, This is a very interesting place that is full of history, I could have enjoyed it so much more if the wind and cold weather had been better.
We did run into Darrel and Susie friends of ours from working at Hickory Farms a couple years ago. We had a nice short visit with them before we headed north again. Through Billings, MT and on west on I-90 to Livingston, MT. We met up there with Ray and Janice some more workamping friends, went out to a real nice dinner with them. Woke up yesterday to high wind warnings with gusts up to 65 so decided to stay another day. Ray made a very good dinner for us, which we really enjoyed. This morning We went out for breakfast then said our goodbyes and see you down the roads somewhere. We continued west on I-90 bucking strong headwinds again all day, arrived at Deer Lodge. MT and when we pulled into the KOA campground Cass met us before we could get out of the truck and showed us to our site. This is a very nice small campground right on the Clark Fork River, nice and peaceful here.
We will be off to Polson, MT in the morning for a weeks stay there before we head on to Washington.

We spent 3 nights in Oakley, KS. at the High Plains campground. It is a very nice well run park. I did check out some local museums and enjoyed them a lot. There is a lot of history in the area, including Fort Wallace. There is nothing left of the fort but there is still the graveyard with some noted graves in it. Many legends of the old west who either stayed or served at Fort Wallace include Wild Bill Hickok, William Comstock and George Armstrong Custer along with his seventh cavalry. If ever in the area the Fort Wallace Museum is a very good stop to visit the past.

The city of oakley has erected a monument to Buffalo Bill, It is hard to miss as it sits alongside the highway on your way through oakley.

We left kansas and drove to Loveland, CO. Where we are still located until in the morning. We have visited with my nieces and nephew that live here, We grilled burgers last night and had a great visit.  Loveland has really grown since the last time we were here, but it is still a nice area to visit. Vicki's toe was giving her fits so took her to the foot Dr. nurse said they could cut it off and we could call her Stunpy, but they didn't, gave her a prescription for antibiotics and told her to soak it good in epsom salt water.

We have decided to bypass South Dakota and just head straight up to Montana.

If all goes well tomorrow should find us in Buffalo, WY.

I should mention that we are staying at the Riverview RV park and Campground just west of Loveland. It is a very nice park, we are backed up to the Big Thonpson River.

Until later you all take care and God Bless.

A very windy travel day, we left Stinnett, TX around 10:00 AM. Wind was blowing out of the Northwest, Oh good the direction we were headed. Wind speeds varied between 25 mph and 55 mph gusts. This was the worst fuel mileage that we have ever gotten towing. Arrived in Oakley, KS about 3:00 PM and checked into the High Plains Campground. This is a very nice park, nice and clean with long pull through sites. We will be here until tuesday morning. The wind is still howling outside and it is cooling off for the evening.

last night was a very fun and enjoyable night. We went to Amarillo for a Miranda Lambert concert. She puts on a really good show. I can't say the same for the opening group, Canadian Ragweed. I was very dissapointed in there performance. We went to dinner at a very nice Mexican restaurant called the Acapulco, food was good and service was good.

We arrived in Stinnett, TX last Monday late afternoon. We didn't even have the trailer set up when Donna showed up. We have been busy visiting with Vicki's old school mates. Went over to Rick and Donna's for dinner last night, thanks again for such a great meal.
Tonight we are going to Amarillo for a Miranda Lambert concert, looking forward to some good entertainment. I will let you all know how it was.
We are leaving here Saturday for Oakley, KS, then on to Loveland, CO for a couple of days.
We are staying in the City RV park here in Stinnett. no amenities but the first 3 nights are free, after 3 nights they charge $10.00 per night. Full hook up 30 amp level sites.
Here is some pictures of Rick and Donna's back yard. They have a wonderful pond full of koi and gold fish.
Until later god bless and take care everyone.

We left Louisiana this morning, drove through lots of rain. Tonight we are in Ardmore, OK. at Ardmore RV park. The park is nothing to special. site is very unlevel and tight to get in and out of.
We will be on the road in the morning for Stinnett, TX., Vicki's childhood stomping grounds.
This is going to be a test to see if Vicki is reading our blog. She does not know it but I have tickets to Miranda Lambert concert in Amarillo on the 22nd. So we will see if she is reading this or not
Once again I would like to thank Cathie and Owen for their ever so kind hospitality the last 14 weeks. We will miss you two, but do plan a return trip just not sure when.
So for today everyone take care and God Bless you all.

We have been staying at some very dear friends here in Louisiana. I would like to thank Owen and Cathie for their gracious hospitality and making us feel like we are at home here. As most of you know they live on Darbonne Lake, the setting here is real nice. There are lots of birds and wildlife to keep us entertained here, and we have enjoyed watching all the birds and wildlife here. Here is a couple of pics of our friends.

I received this e-mail from a friend about how to start your day, Yep it worked for me.

 HOW TO START EACH DAY WITH A POSITIVE OUTLOOK


1. Open a new file in your computer.

2. Name it 'Barack Obama'.

3. Send it to the Recycle Bin.

4. Empty the Recycle Bin.

5. Your PC will ask you: 'Do you really

want to get rid of 'Barack Obama?

6. Firmly Click 'Yes.'

7. Feel better?

GOOD! -

Tomorrow we'll do Nancy Pelosi!

Cathie,
I put a picture of us back on here just for you, cause you are special. Hope you enjoy it.

OK I know I have been real bad in not doing any updates lately. Last week some old workamper friends showed up and visited for a couple of days. Friday I took Ray and Janice, our visitors into Monroe. We spent a couple of hours going through the Aviation Military Museum. They have lots of things to look at and a ton of reading. It is a very nice museum that is full of good information. From there we went to the Coca Cola bottling museum, it was very interesting learning the history of bottling Coca Cola. They had a tour of the house and gardens. Very nice place to visit.

Ray and Janice left Sunday with Memphis as there next stop. There summer destination is Montana. Hope you have a safe trip out west.

Yesterday I went to Ruston and visited the Northern Louisiana Military Museum. This privately owned museum has so much to see it can take a while to check it all out. If ever in Ruston, LA check it out.

Today was a trip to Monroe to Vicki’s foot Dr. He operated on her toe nails last week and this was just a check up. Dr said they were doing good.

OK this is the news to date. We are starting to get a case of hitch itch. Plan on leaving here in about 2 to 3 weeks. Not sure wich route we will take yetm but we do know since buying the new truck our travel funds are not up to an extensive trip back west. We will probably take a fairly direct route, still plan on visiting family in North Dakota and Montana, then on to Washington.

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Tuesday morning we hit the road with our destination being Marksville, LA, specifically Paragon Casino. We had made arrangements to meet Bruce and Cindy there. They are friends that we met in Montana several years back. We pulled into the Casino and as I pulled up to the front door to drop Vicki off they were walking up the sidewalk. I parked the truck and joined them for our hugs and howdies. As we all were hungry we went straight to the buffet. What a spread, If anyone gets to Marksville this buffet was really really good. We sat down at our table at 2:00 PM and ate and visited until after 7:00 PM. I am not sure where the afternoon went but it sure did fly by. We had a great visit and caught up on what all we had been doing and where we all had been in the last couple of years. We said our See you down the road, then headed for the trailer. We had a good trip home, lots of Deer out so had to be alert for them. Seen one group of Deer that must have numbered in the fifties. Looked like a herd grazing along the road. Arrived home about 10:45 at hit the bed, it had been along day. We hope to see them when they leave New Orleans for the trek to Maine where they plan to summer. Then hopefully they will come to Washington on the way to California for next winter. But that is down the road and another blog entry much later.

Well here it is March 1st already. Not sure where the time goes but is sure fly's by. I have the truck just about ready to travel. If it wsn't raining out right now I would go take a couple of pictures, I will get some pics when the weather is better. The tool boxes that Owen made for me are mounted on the truck and look really good. I painted them black to match the bed.
Tomorrow we are going to Marksville, LA to meet Bruce and Cindy. They are friends that we met in Montana several years ago. It will be fun to catch up on what they have been doing. I will do another update in a couple of days to let you knnow how our trip went. Until then take care and god Bless.