16-Mon-We got up and found out it was very foggy outside. We completed breakfast and a walk then we started putting away stuff on the inside. Next we dumped the tanks and finished outside. We had to run to Napa for hydraulic lifts for the pickup topper. They did not have any. So we left Echo Lake about noon. We stopped at Huckleberry Patch and did some shopping. Then we drove around the bottom of Glacier National Park on Hiway 2. We decided to drive Highway 2 and add Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to our map. We stopped at Shelby RV Park and Resort at Shelby MT. We got gas in the RV before we parked it. And do not be fooled by the name Shelby RV Park and Resort. This was a parking lot on a hill attached to a motel/casino. Our supper was Chili.
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| Fog over the lake |
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| All ready to roll out |
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| Flathead River Middle Fork |
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| Looking North at Essex MT |
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| Bison near Browning, MT |
17-Tue-We got up and had breakfast then walked the dogs. We left Shelby about 10:45 AM. We drove east on Highway 2. There was a bumpy gravel spot in the road. The right rear jack came down and Steve had to get out and use a bar to get it stowed away. We stopped at Glasgow, MT for gas . We arrived at Fort Peck and stayed overnight at Downstream campground. It was a Corps of Engineer park, so we had electricity. There were lot of bugs and it was windy. The TV went in and out. Tonight was nachos.
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| Train -Rudyard, MT |
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| Kremlin, MT |
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| Glasgow, MT |
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| Escapee! Nashua, MT |
18-Wed-We had breakfast and walked. Steve washed the RV windows. The mosquitos almost ate us alive!. We got on the road about 10:15 AM. Steve is driving. We stopped at Williston, ND for gas. This drive on Hiway 2 is pretty nice, not much traffic! We drove on to Minot, ND. We stay at Valley View RV Park. It was basically a parking lot attached to an RV Dealership. I spent 45 minutes with Dish trying to get the local channels. We did not have any luck.
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| Our RV in its spot at Downstream CG - Fort Peck Reservoir, MT |
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| More campground pics |
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| A picture of the reservoir |
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| Horses, Bainville, MT |
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| Tractors, Bainville, MT |
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| Me, Navigator |
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| Steve, Driver |
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| Entering North Dakota 12:25 PM |
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| Williston, ND |
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| They are burning off gas |
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| Burlington, ND |
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| Turkeys at the RV Park in Minot, ND |
19-Thu-We got up about 9 this morning. After a discussion, we decided to stay over another night. We walked the dogs and then went to look for some hydraulic lifts for the pickup topper. Then a stop at Walmart was in order. After lunch we went to a Scandinavian Park in town and enjoyed walking around it. It had lots of neat buildings to look at. Then we drove around the air force base and checked it out. It was windy and cloudy part of the day. As the day wore on, the sun came out so it was nice outside.
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| The Valley View behind the RV Park |
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| Scandinavian Park, Bemidji, MN |
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| How about those hinges? |
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| Dala Horse - National Symbol of Sweden |
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| Sondre Norheim - Father of Modern Skiing |
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| Leif Eriksson |
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| It's hard to get a good picture with the sun shining bright! |
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| Hans Christian Andersen- Author of man children's books including The Ugly Duckling and The Little Mermaid |
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| The Scandinavian Heritage Center |
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| I have no idea what is under cover here- Minot AFB |
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| Minot Air Force Base |
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| Stealth Plane |
20-Fri-We completed our breakfast and walk . Then we hooked up the pickup and disconnected the utilities. We headed east on Hiway 2. We stopped for gas at Devils Lake, ND. We kept driving but we did stop once at a rest stop to let the dogs have a short walk. Then we drove on to Bemidji Minnesota. We stayed at Royal Oaks RV Park We had to re park the RV because we were uneven from side to side.
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| Poopsie and Buster |
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| Grand Forks, ND |
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| Welcome to Minnesota |
21-Sat-We got up a little bit late. We decided to stay over two more days. Steve tried to work on the slide carpet. He did not have much luck. We went to a park in town and saw Paul Bunyan and Baby Blue Ox. Then we drove over to Lake Bemidji State Park. We got back to the RV in time to watch the Oklahoma State football game. My team got beat. Later we went out to Daves for pizza. It was pretty good but not as good as Rosas Pizza at Bigfork.
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| Paul Bunyon and his blue ox Babe |
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| Lake Bemidji |
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| Lake Bemidji State Park |
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| Driving back to the RV Park |
22-Sun-This morning we did some laundry here at the RV park When we finished we watched football. Dallas lost, Green Bay won and Kansas City won. I made chicken vegetable soup for supper.
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