Travel Blogs from Great Falls, United States
Glacier National Park and Great Falls - Montana
... on hotdog smuggling at the moment. There's not that much to say really we spent 3 days at the park and then 2 days in Great Falls (midway through Montana), which isn't that great at all. First we stayed in a town called Hungry Horse, 5 miles from ...
Yuckey! Yuckey! Yuck-yuck....and Faith!
... be washing one day this week. The day, almost, ended on a high note. The temperature was plus 10 when I arrived in Great Falls. Then big snowflakes started falling. They didn't last. So that's good. We'll see what the roads look like when I get ...
Montana State Fair
... saying that attendance was down by almost a third from previous years and they blame the economy. Even so, they figure 100,000+ had attended over the two weeks of the fair. Exhibits were also down. A great way to get to know this community. ...
From Casper Wyoming to Great Falls Montana
... through the Lewis and Clark National Forest - a wonderful drive. There is only one mountain pass to cross before we reach Great Falls. We use the Mountain Directory West to determine whether a route will be safe for travel in the motor home ...
Friends are friends forever...
... ; We were immediately friends again. It was such a great, exciting feeling. She has had a wonderful, rural life here in Great Falls. We have both experienced much of life in our own separate ways. Families, friends, all that which ...
Back in the USA
... we are in Montana, land of the big sky and on Sat afternoon that beautiful blue sky opened up as it chased the gloomy clouds away. Great falls sits on the Missouri river, along a stretch that has five "falls" as the river descends about 500' The Missouri ...
Sometimes the simple life is the best life!
... is literally a part of its daily existence. She feels it's growing pains and readily takes part in it's successes. Thanks Great Falls! It was a relaxing stay and I found some jewel's in personalities here! Thanks again Max! FreDerick ...
Great Falls, Montana, United States - Day 3
... as a member of the Gulfstreamers caravan. We're #18. There are 18 rigs in the caravan. All caravan members are in Great Falls now except for two parties who will meet us in Dawson Creek, BC, Canada. We had a meeting to go over ...
Great Falls, Montana, United States - Day 2
June 29 and 30, July 1 and 2 - Great Falls, Montana, United States June 30 - Last night we dry camped at Dick's. They didn't have any spots with hookups since there is another Alaska Caravan camped here. When they ...
Nice town, lousy Internet!
... . Monday morning I went to the RV office and was able to keep our spot for one more day. We drove into Great Falls and went to the Charles Russell Museum which was really worth seeing. This afternoon we did laundry and came back to the ...
Don's Day of Rest
Don finally slowed down enough today that when he tried to watch a movie he fell asleep. We walked a bit after supper and I had to share my Montana sunset with you. There is a small park just outside the fence of the park. Although we ...
My Kayak Adventure at Great Falls-Dearborn Kayaks.
Dear Nae, My last day at Great Falls was blessed by a surprise from Max. She had secretly purchased a kayak trip on the Catabwaba for me. The day was perfect in that all the needs were developing. The weather was unusually ...
Great Falls, Montana, United States - Day 4
... shortest river. The Roe River is only 201 feet long. We just came back from a final short meeting before we leave Great Falls tomorrow morning. We were told to keep our mouths shut at customs when crossing into Canada, to only answer what is ...
A real bed!
... but today it is time to pack up and leave and kiss the buffalo goodbye. We decided to take the cross country route to Great Falls through the Lewis and Clarke National Forest, which was very beautiful. When we arrived at the Greystone Inn (booked ...
Learning the Ropes
We travelled south to Great Falls, Montana, not a long drive but one that let the caravan reconnect for the night. Some of the vehicles and people took longer to get paperwork in order so it was hard today to get a feel today for the real scope of ...
Lewis & Clarke
... , to try to imagine what it must have been like was almost impossible. Even standing below the Great Falls themselves it was hard to conceive how their hearts must have sank, the natives had told them of the thundering ...
Weekend in Calgary
... and there was little traffic. The pictures show how heavy the sky was. We really enjoyed the weekend and had a great salmon meal on Saturday with Dave and Lisa. They certainly are a busy pair! Saturday afternoon I was able to ...
Dick's RV Park
We arrived on the 25th a few days before we leave for Alaska so we could stock up and clean our rig. When we got there a few of our group were already at the park so we got to socialize with a few of our group early. The staff consists of a nice couple ...
Checking out the Plains of Montana
Today I travelled with one of the two 'supper wagons' into the remote areas east and north of Great Falls, towards the Canadian border. I've been hearing about this area since the beginning of the trip and how one of the more remote farms is a ...
Great Falls Montana!
Great Falls is a Great Place! I didn't study my history before going to Great Falls, but found out I should have. This is a famous place associated with the historical Lewis and Clark trek to find a way to the west coast. There is a museum ...
A really long drive -- unexpected construction!!!
... by 5:30 am. Today's animal count included: many prairie dogs (in Badlands), 2 rabbits, 2 llamas in a corral, and at least 25 pronghorn. No rattlesnakes. Here are some sunrise pics at Badlands, plus one of my campsite at the KOA in Great ...
Across the Continental Divide
... one point we passed approximately twenty miles of rail cars stored on the sidings - probably victim to the economic slowdown. Great Falls seems to have a history as a major railway center as there are tracks heading in all directions. Tonight we ...
Drive to Great Falls, MT
Spent nights in Buffalo, WY, and Livingston, MT, on our way to Great Falls. Still strong winds and even a few snow flurries--we sure didn't expect this! Very picturesque valleys with snow-covered Crazy Mountain range. There was a man on ...
Montana #1
... military personnel? Did you know that most of those soldiers had NEVER fired their rifle before that day? Onward and upward (North) to Great Falls. The weather was lousy and the wind was upward of 40 to 50 miles per hour. So little time was wasted ...
Great Falls, Montana, United States - Day 1
June 29 and 30, July 1 and 2 - Great Falls, Montana, United States June 29 - The 238 miles from Billings to Great Falls, Montana were some of the more picturesque that we have encountered. With grasslands, rock formations, trees, windmills, ...
May 14th. SLC to Great Falls
Found it really difficult to get up today as I am more of a night Owl than an early bird. Made our own waffles for breakfast and left early with Pete and Barry. It was a bit nippy but nothing like yesterday. We started in Utah into Idaho then ...
Almost Home
... be funny if we made a mahi mahi fish combo with cous cous, then it would be cous cous mahi mahi combo combo. The roads have been great, dry, clean and clear. OK, we have finished this break, and are getting back on the road. See you soon. Tres Amigos ...
4 seasons in a day - Alberta to Montana
... the highway. But apart from that no dramas. We're nowin a small town called White Sulphur Springs (about hr out of Great Falls) at a small, hugely friendly campsite, with horses grazing in the paddock next to us. Feels like we're on ...
Spring???? in Montana
Quiet day catching up with laundry, housework, maintenance etc, at home in Great Falls, Montana. Great Falls rests on the high plains along Montana's Rocky Mountain front range, located at the junction of the Missouri and Sun rivers. We took a ...
"The Short Day........."
Glen: I was really looking forward to this journey - it was meant to me a short trip from Billings, MT to Great Falls, MT via the Lewis and Clark National Forest. In fact, on our travels we have come across a lot of the Lewis and Clark trails, historic ...
