A Change of Plans

June 6

Theresa called about the mail last night.  She opened all of the envelopes with Breland's doctors' appointments and found one appointment for June 17, three day after his scheduled plane trip back to Montana.  We talked about what would be best and decided to reschedule his flights so that he would leave from and return to Great Falls.  This would have us lined up to cross the Canadian border at Waterton as soon as he returned and I would stay near Glacier for that time.   It will cost an additional $200 to reschedule and he will be away even longer but it is important that all of those appointments are completed.

That settled and both of us feeling ready for travel we continued across North Dakota and into Montana, traveling all of the way to the Fort Peck dam.  430 miles is a lot longer then we normally travel in a day but the combination of uncrowded interstate and nearly empty two lane highway made for an enjoyable trip.  We stopped at the Theodore Roosevelt State Park overlook on I-94 and enjoyed the view while we ate lunch. Much of our ride took us through the Badlands of North Dakota and Montana.  Breland said that he kept expecting to see cowboys and Indians riding toward us.

Buffalo, antelope and deer are mingled with the cattle along our route.  I even saw a badger!  If only Bre would slow down long enough for me to photograph them!

Our stop for the night was at the Corp of Engineers park at the Fort Peck dam.   This is a great RV campground and one day we will return.  The concrete pads are over 70 feet long and there is 50 amp electricity at each site. It was clean and quiet with large treed areas between sites and it was only $9.00 for the night.   Breland grilled steaks and I sautéed baby portabella mushrooms and made a salad.  We ate outside under the cottonwood trees, listening to the birds and enjoying the warm breezes off the lake.  Tomorrow we head to Glacier!

Lilac Border

Highway Sculpture

Thedore Roosevelt State Park

Badlands Overlook

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