We had to get moving again and get back to California. We had a trip scheduled to Hawaii (Maui), without the trailer, and had a hard date to take off. We had almost 2 weeks to get back but we were trying to balance driving time versus distance and we had to throw in the factor that it was getting hotter the closer we were to Visalia. After Great Falls we drove a bit over 200 miles to Beaverhead campground near Dillon MT. This was a FREE campground with spots, pit toilets and right on a lake. It was cool as some rain had just passed through. True, it was right by the interstate but a large on-ramp berm blocked some of the noise. It was a wonderful place (we even saw a man-moose for George – embedded in the concrete of the pavilion):
We still had to stop in Idaho Falls to retrieve our handgun that we didn’t try to take into Canada. I ensured that our next stop would take us right by Idaho Falls. Here are some ‘Idaho’ vehicles that I spotted:
Our next stop was for 2 nights at a Passport America site, Downata Hot Springs. I didn’t get any photos while we were there but it is a nice, family oriented, park and it has a full water park with hot springs. We did go to the hot springs but it was 90+ degrees, not the hot springs but the ambient temperature! It would have been more enjoyable if it was cooler but that appeared to be the trend as we got closer to California, HOT!
We still had miles to go and headed toward Nevada. This took us more west than south and through a corner of Utah. This was extremely rural country with very few services. We ended up in Elko NV for the night at a Casino RV park. We needed hookups from now on due to the heat as it required air conditioning in the trailer for comfort. Here is our luxurious spot and my lego block building prowess to level the trailer!
The next day we did another I80 leg across Nevada ending up in Fernley NV at another Passport America campsite. We did 4 nights there prior to our next stop. While in Fernley I was looking for some fast WiFi and checked the library. Above the doorway was a quote from my favorite 4 book trilogy:
Still a bit to go…
