The Long Way to Vegas

August - November 2023

The next place in time we want to be specifically is Vegas for Mati's birthday celebration in October. So we're going to take the long way there. Read more

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- Aug 17, 2023
- ☀️ 82 °F
- Altitude: 3,707 ft
- United States South Dakota Lawrence County Spearfish D C Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery 44.480548, -103.85827844°28’50” N 103°51’30” W
Day 1
Spearfish, SD
August 17, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
Having successfully accomplished our logistical goals in our base town of Spearfish, we're ready to head out west.

The whole area is pretty hot today and tomorrow, but we should find some cooler climes by the weekend.Read more
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- Aug 18, 2023
- ⛅ 97 °F
- Altitude: 2,917 ft
- United States Montana Big Horn County Hardin Wilson Park 45.739064, -107.61493845°44’21” N 107°36’54” W
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Hardin, MT
August 18, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 97 °F
Quick stop for the night in the small town of Hardin.

Looking forward to spending some more time in Big Sky Country over the next week or two.
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- Aug 19, 2023
- ⛅ 73 °F
- Altitude: 5,010 ft
- United States Montana Meagher County Mikesell Trailer Court Kaldor Park 46.541875, -110.91196746°32’31” N 110°54’43” W
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Day 3
White Sulphur Springs, MT
August 19, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
We arrived at our first full week stop ever in the small town of White Sulphur Springs, so named because of the hot spring the town formed around.

We got to soak in the hot spring water and, while comfortable and warm, it did smell like sulfur.

The skies are big, here in Montana and it's a great place to enjoy some cooler weather and get back into our work routine.

Also, I was served wine in quite the goblet on Saturday (pictured).Read more
Traveler Now that's a comfy cat!
8/22/23Reply
Traveler Somehow I don't think Isabel is finding living on the road a tough adventure
8/22/23Reply
Traveler Now, that's my kinda wine
8/22/23Reply
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- Sep 1, 2023, 3:08pm
- ☀️ 77 °F
- Altitude: 3,146 ft
- United States Montana Missoula County Wye 14N20W21BD__01 Well 46.960052, -114.1359146°57’36” N 114°8’9” W
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Day 16
Missoula, MT
September 1, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
We are spending the holiday weekend in Missoula as we continue our journey west.

This was our first travel day with Isabel's new stairs which she has made good use of.

We enjoyed lots of outside time, Isabel was very happy to explore and lounge outside for hours on end (and cried to go out, even on a rainy Sunday morning). We also had our first outdoor cooking adventure. We don't have a grill, but we are able to bring our induction cooktop outside pretty easily!

Our neighbors put out their "It's 5 o'clock Somewhere" flag at half mast in honor of the passing of the great Jimmy Buffet.Read more
Traveler How fun and happy Isabel has a nice view. Emily was telling us of a site her friends with a motorhome belong to its called Harvest Host, apparently it tells you places at wineries and breweries that accommodate large motorhomes.
9/4/23Reply
Traveler Ahh yes, Harvest Hosts is on our radar! Once we have our batteries fixed up so we can stay places without hookups we'll be joining. I already checked and a bunch of places in NOVA are available through HH!
9/4/23Reply
Good fishing in MT. [Dad]
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- Sep 4, 2023, 11:54am
- ☁️ 55 °F
- Altitude: 2,398 ft
- United States Idaho Shoshone County Wardner Milo Creek 47.534111, -116.12240547°32’3” N 116°7’21” W
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Kellogg, ID
September 4, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
Lunch break in the lovely mountain town of Kellogg. We had a tasty lunch at Radio Brewing Co. but opted out of our planned walk along the river due to the rain.

It's a brisk 50 degrees here, but we make it look colder due to our rain gear :)Read more
I didn't live here. [Dad]
9/11/23Reply
Traveler I hope you had cereal for breakfast. Support the local economy!
9/17/23Reply
Traveler This was from Jeff
9/17/23Reply
Traveler Wow. I changed my profile name and all of Lorie's changed to Jeff. Will try again.
9/17/23Reply
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- Sep 4, 2023
- ⛅ 66 °F
- Altitude: 2,310 ft
- United States Washington Spokane County Hazelwood 47.653754, -117.5635847°39’14” N 117°33’49” W
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Day 19
Spokane, WA
September 4, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
We're spending 2 weeks here just outside of Spokane, WA right next to a casino; there's a pretty significant overlap between RV living and casinos, it seems.

There's a nearby farmers market with some pretty veggies which we prepared into a tasty, if non-traditional game day snack. Like casinos, football also goes quite well with RV living.

Now that we're finally in a city with more than 1000 people, I was able to avail myself of some much needed salon services. I may have gotten a little carried away and decided on some fun hair color!

Isabel hasn't decided if her new tent is preferable to having her harness on to go outside, more research is needed.

There's also some pretty decent hiking here and downtown Spokane is only 10 miles away allowing us to get there with our bikes.Read more
Traveler Nice looking place! May I add the veggie dish looks delicious and I'm on the fence over Isabel's new hangout, she has an expression of " what the hell" hope she settles in. Have fun, safe travels
9/19/23Reply
Traveler Your instincts are correct. The tent is back in the box and slated for return. We tried...
9/19/23Reply
I see Christian is at his Farmer's market too! [Dad]
9/20/23Reply
To match your outfit, very clever. [Dad]
9/20/23Reply
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- Sep 18, 2023
- 🌬 79 °F
- Altitude: 1,322 ft
- United States Oregon Umatilla County Pendleton Patawa Creek 45.659595, -118.78083445°39’35” N 118°46’51” W
Day 33
Pendleton, OR
September 18, 2023 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 79 °F
A quick stop on our way to Boise. Cute little town, that apparently takes Mondays off. It's also our first back-in spot (vs pull-through) and we were complimented on our parking. :)

On the way here, we tried adjusting the way we transport our e-bikes to take stress of the derailers. Unfortunately, they slipped out of part of their securing restraints. Thankfully, they did not fall off and were not damaged. We're trying a new configuration today.

On the plus side, Isabel, is getting much better with her monorail impressions.Read more
Traveler Whoa, sounds like you avoided quite a mishap with the bikes. Isabel looks quite comfy 😌
9/19/23Reply
RV life looks to agree very, very well with Miss Isabel [ashley]
10/7/23Reply
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- Sep 19, 2023
- ☁️ 73 °F
- Altitude: 2,615 ft
- United States Idaho Ada County Collister Lake Elmore 43.659032, -116.27785443°39’33” N 116°16’40” W
Day 34
Boise, ID
September 19, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
We enjoyed staying in Boise for a few days. Our RV park was right next to a very long walking/biking trail that led straight downtown. We met up with some friends for dinner and they stopped by as our first official house guests--even if only for a couple of minutes.

Dinner was at an awesome steakhouse where we enjoyed a beautiful waterfront view. We had such a fun time we forgot to take pictures, but I've included some I found online. The one of the table overlooking the water was the table we ate at :)Read more
Traveler Great pictures. HappyAnniversary a day late. Hope you had a wonderful day. Hugs
9/24/23Reply
Traveler Nice way to spend your anniversary
9/25/23Reply
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- Sep 23, 2023, 3:46pm
- ☀️ 68 °F
- Altitude: 5,636 ft
- United States Nevada Elko County Wells Wells City Park 41.107344, -114.97438541°6’26” N 114°58’28” W
Day 38
Wells, NV
September 23, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
We're bee-lining to Vegas at this point. We're spending one night here in Wells, NV. Normally just another campground, but today happens to be our 12th anniversary--so we are celebrating with some nice patio weather, wine, cheese, and a board game.Read more
Traveler Happy Anniversary ❤️
9/24/23Reply
Grats! [Dad]
9/24/23Reply
Traveler I'll take you both on in RISK!
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- Sep 24, 2023
- ☀️ 73 °F
- Altitude: 6,309 ft
- United States Nevada White Pine County Baltimore Mill 39.271481, -114.85104539°16’17” N 114°51’4” W
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Ely, NV
September 24, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
Our last stop on the way to Vegas in the mountain town of Ely. The park we are in is really comfortable, beautiful weather and big, mature trees for lots of shade.

I haven't really been around many really big deciduous trees in the past dozen years of living in the desert or Texas Hill Country. It's so nice and an awesome taste of things to come as we continue our adventure around the continent.Read more
You need really big trees to park your really big home under! Nice location. [Dad]
9/24/23Reply
Traveler It looks like a nice climbing tree for your anniversary
9/24/23Reply
Traveler I want a picture of you both sitting in the top of that tree, really all you would have to do is get on the roof of your house and jump over.(mom)
9/25/23Reply
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