Ready or not!
18 april 2016, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
OK, I know we did this before ... now how do you create a new trip in FindPenguins? But ... DAGNABBIT! I DID create a trip ... but it's not showing up! Heyyyy ... that new post was supposed to beMeer informatie
Departure Day
19 april 2016, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
How exciting!! Six of you managed to comment on yesterday's post, and more sent emails. NOW I'm getting in the spirit. We leave today and will try to post every day.
As far as planned itinerary goes,Meer informatie
On our way
19 april 2016, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
Housesitters arrived, check. Trailer and car packed and checked, check. Taco salad eaten, check. Picasso kissed, cuddled and photographed, check. Starbucks in console, check. I guess we're on our way.Meer informatie
Ellensburg KOA
19 april 2016, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
Well, we made it.... We hope. We got a call from the fire alarm company saying that they had a fire alarm and had sent the fire department to the building. They said they would call me back and let meMeer informatie
Coffee at Connell
20 april 2016, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
We needed a bathroom stop so we pulled into Connell, WA. We drove up the main drag of the city looking for a place with a bathroom and good coffee and we spotted the Flying X Coffee almost at the endMeer informatie
Driving through the Palouse country side
20 april 2016, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
Kamiah KOA
20 april 2016, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
Lovely KOA here in Kamiah, ID on the Clearwater River.
Heart of the MONSTER!
21 april 2016, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
You mean that there are monsters in these mountains?
Or maybe just their hearts scatterred around. Covered with blood. Dead Warriors everywhere. Guess we better get going.
Kamiah to Lolo Pass
21 april 2016, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F
Very scenic drive through mountains, most of the time right beside a ROARING river. Gordon had his first run in with serious bugs.
Lolo Summit
21 april 2016, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
Oh heck ... we were going to eat our lunch up here, but it was really snowy and there were no picnic tables to be seen, and no shade that was not in 3 feet of snow. Ate crackers and cheese in car.Meer informatie
Butte MT KOA
21 april 2016, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
We're in a nice spot ... a little close to freeway noise, but beautiful views right from our trailer. We rolled in about 4:00 tired from having driven straight through with no real breaks. (Not theMeer informatie
Drive through Butte
22 april 2016, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
Butte is a cute town on the side of the the richest hill in the world. Lots of copper, silver, and other metals have been mined here since the late 19th century. The mining continues to this day inMeer informatie
Butte Visitor Center
22 april 2016, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
Great exhibit for fly fishing lures. There were lots and lots of flies and the people who tied them.
Activity report
22 april 2016, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
We got the the YMCA this morning! Gordon got to run 3 miles and move some weights around. Heather got to look at the equipment and feel that showing counted as a work out. (Heyyyyyy ... pay noMeer informatie
Weather coming in
23 april 2016, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F
We're on our way to Jackson hoping not to get snowed on til we get there. Plan to hole up and enjoy the weather. Oh and MAYbe a few of those excellent bakeries they have there.
Ennis MT
23 april 2016, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 48 °F
We meant for it to just be a coffee stop, but it was LUNCH time so that cinnamon roll we split ended up being our noon meal. It allowed us to feel virtuous.
Ennis is a cute little town, emphasis onMeer informatie
MOOSE!
23 april 2016, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 45 °F
So far this has been a banner trip for wildlife. Normally we are lucky if we see a DUCK! We have seen baby ducks, deer, elk and many, many Canadian geese. We have seen several snowy white herons theMeer informatie
Crossing the Continental divide
23 april 2016, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌧 41 °F
No comment necessary I think.
Chocolate Moose Royale
23 april 2016, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌧 45 °F
Embroidery, floral arrangements, assorted jewelry and art, specialty chocolate and coffee drinks, homemade treats, and thank goodness, plain hot tea. It took 15 minutes to get, but there was plenty toMeer informatie
West face of the Tetons
23 april 2016, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌧 43 °F
Pass above Jackson
23 april 2016, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 39 °F
Quite a lot of snow over this 8422 foot pass, including recent dusting in the trees.
Jackson Hole KOA
23 april 2016, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 46 °F
Nice KOA 12 miles south of Jackson, right next to the snake river.
Our greeter has been working at KOAs for 19 years. He and his wife live in a bus. When they first retired, he spent 5 years fixingMeer informatie
Supplies, food and lunch
24 april 2016, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 41 °F
Stocked up and had lunch at the local better than Whole Foods grocery store.
Gathering wool
24 april 2016, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 45 °F
We spent some time wandering around Jackson today. Visited a gallery which had wonderful Navaho jewelry, traditional and contemporary, and some gorgeous pots. I found out that the beautiful stone inMeer informatie
MEESE!
24 april 2016, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 45 °F
These poor guys are really MOULTING! You can imagine how wild that moose flying across the road in front of us looked. They are still really really cool to look at.


































































It's NOT showing up! Safe travels. Look forward to hearing about your new adventures.
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Stephanie EldringhoffI love it - panic before leaving. Have a great trip. I hope I can figure out how to keep track of you as you travel - it will require me remembering the pass work I just set up. Golly, I am in trouble already.