Crystal clear deep blue skies and 55 when we left Greycliff/Big Timber at 9:30 this morning. We had interstate driving all day. Stopped in Columbus MT for coffee at Black 'n Brew and then in Billings for a much-needed wash of Flo and Big Red at a big RV/semi truck wash. $80 later we were outta there, but wow....nice and spanking clean! Of course, our campground is all gravel and the dust returns. Sure wish these folks could get some much-needed rain, but this is normal for them. Wanted a quick lunch and nearby was Burger King - not our favorite, but whoppers hit the spot and ate on Flo,
We had a package to pick up at GNC (Amazon locker) that was waiting for us when we parked across the street at WalMart. And then, back on the road for another 50 miles. And here we are at 7th Ranch RV Park with an address of Garryowen, MT - middle of nowhere but lots of RV's here, so....weather turned really hot and we just hunkered down this afternoon.
Kept in touch with Anne and others back in IL as terrific storms went thru this afternoon - a "derecho" which I had never heard of (Mark had) - very high winds (hurricane force), hail. etc. It did a lot of damage in Iowa and various parts of IL.
Drew arrived at Anne's this afternoon just before the storm - he's hanging out with them till Wednesday and then "University of Iowa....here he comes!"
When we checked into 7th Ranch (no clue what that name means), they gave Mark 2 tokens for ice cream. We walked down the hill (1/2 mile or more) to get our treats later this afternoon - ice cream bars or sandwiches! Mine was huckleberry ice cream coated in dark chocolate and Mark got the good ole stand-by vanilla with dark chocolate coating. Nice treat and much appreciated
Montana is sooo huge land wise and there are tiny little areas (not sure they would be called towns???) But the populations are so teeny tiny like tonight - here we are in Garryowen - population 2. Yup, just TWO. We will check that out tomorrow along with Little Bighorn Battlefield and Custer's Last Stand which are nearby.
Bummer about the Big 10 college football games cancelled this fall. Michael and Drew are very disappointed along with so many other fans! This may all be getting a bit ridiculous???
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