Thursday, August 14, 2008

Day 59 – Great Falls to Lewistown MT – 104 miles

It is our last night in Montana after spending a month here. It has been a month of good adventures, so I hate to leave! Our morning was spent with RV maintenance. We got everything unhooked, packed up, and stowed away. We left the Tracker at the campground and went on base to get propane. Maneuvering the RV through the zig-zag of the gate was fun, but even more so was when we got to the base gas station to the propane tank in back. We had to ask them to move a car so we could get close enough to fill up! After that, we went off base to fill up with diesel. Finally we could go back, hook up the Tracker, and head out. We made it to Lewistown, a tiny town in the middle of Montana by 2. We stopped at a nice little rest area for a picnic lunch! The crosswinds were a bit fierce today, but we made it safely.

The campground is basically a field with hookups at the edge of town. We are surrounded by mobile homes. But we aren’t here for the beauty. We did a minimum hookup (electric and slideout). Bill wanted to go look at the Lewistown airport. Somewhere he had read that during WWII this used to be a B-17 training base. He went in to the small airport and talked to the airport manager who directed him to several small buildings with plaques on them explaining what they were used for. He had a good time. I stayed at the RV and vacuumed the carpet with our little Dirt Devil. It works well for what we need it for. It also stormed a bit. Hopefully it will be sunny for our long day to Medora ND.

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