Once we got through the noisy night in the Spokane KOA (let me just say, when the website warns you to ask for specific sites if you are "sensitive to train noise", that is a clue that there are NO sites appropriate for those "sensitive to train noise"), we headed straight into Idaho through Couer d'Alene and into Montana. Neither DH nor I had traveled through this part of the country before, so everything was new to us. The scenery was amazing--beautiful rivers, amazing mountains...and when we got into Montana, the SPACE was amazing! It was all flat, green grasslands as far as the eye could see, with mountain ranges dotted on the horizon. Absolutely, flat out gorgeous...no other way to describe it.
We really enjoyed Montana in general. It was spacious, not cluttered up with ugly buildings or subdivisions. Even the commercial areas were spread out and had plenty of green around them, which made them a tad more attractive to the eye. We had a great time wandering around downtown Bozeman, which is in the midst of lots of construction, which made navigating the RV challenging. However, it was a very nice town and we saw the Gallatin River preserve, complete with 3 American white pelicans who took off in flight when a cyclist rode by. Very pretty!
We stayed the night in 3 Forks, Montana, which was really pretty. We had a great time at the campgrounds--DD got to pet a baby chick, and she chased cottontail rabbits and robins all over the green campgrounds. She also had fun at the playground, and had to play with just about every piece of play equipment there. The rivers looked like a lot of fun--next time we go, we will try to go whitewater rafting with the kids. We visited Lewis & Clark Caverns but it was a 2 hour tour and we didn't think DD was up for that, so we just poked around the small exhibit area. Another one to save for next time.
Altogether we both thought it was a place where we could live during the summer, certainly...if the snow measuring sticks labeled in feet were a bit off-putting for wintertime visits!
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