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Helena Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Helena, United States
Boat ride and then riding the Plains
This is a top pick! ... of PLains Indians' clothes, tools, and crafts. From there I drove 3-4 hours south. The drive was great and exactly how I would picture the Plains with gentle rolling yellow hills and mountains in the background. I spent the night in ...
Thursday 31 July
This is a top pick! Thursday 31st July We rang the surgery twice after 7am but got no answer so we drove in about 9 am. We met Jason and he managed to juggle some appointments around so that I could have the work done that day. We agreed on 1pm with a break ...
Friday 1 August
This is a top pick! ... shocking and very tired so we chilled out on the beach by the lake. I told Steve that I was not ready to leave Helena until I was feeling a bit better just in case something didn't feel right overnight etc. We were just about to eat tea ...
Wednesday 30 July
This is a top pick! ... a badly chipped one from the previous owner. We were intending to sort this problem out at a later date but as we were stuck in Helena we though we might as well kill 2 birds with one stone. The table came out and we had it measured up and the cabinet ...
Sunday 27 July
This is a top pick! ... get to a dentist by Monday morning or maybe Tuesday. We picked up some LPG and gas and then continued on towards Helena. We stopped about 35 miles short of Helena in an amazing place on a lake called Canyon Ferry Lake. The campsite is run ...
Monday 28 July
This is a top pick! Monday 28th July We liked it here very much as it was peaceful and we had such a lovely campsite. We decided to stay another night, despite the tooth issue. We also thought I might be more likely to get an appointment on a Tuesday rather than ...
Tuesday 29 July
This is a top pick! Tuesday 29th July We really had to leave today and head to Helena. I was really dreading going to the Dentist...I suppose it was all a bit unknown. I wasn't going to know the dentist, I was worried he was going to pull out my tooth, and of course ...
Country
I spent all day riding country roads which was about 1/3 gravel. I stopped for the night and paid 45 bucks for a room. I realized that I was getting low on money and I need to head home. It looks like I will be finishing the TAT next ...
Gates of the Mountains
... to go back to their home in Billings, MT. The rest of us had wanted to take a train ride through historic downtown Helena, but that attraction closed early so we drove and walked around instead. “Last Chance Gulch” was once a ...
The last-chance gulch
... of solid rock and giant logs with a 75-mile view of the Continental Divide. The Gates of the Mountains Missouri River cruise explores territory once traveled by Lewis and Clark. Helena, Montana Population 26,353 Elevation 4,157 Mountain time ...
Electricity and WIFI that works!
The truck ran fine and we are in Helena Mt this evening. The office here was closed but they do have self check in and their internet actually works very well. Expecting temperatures around 29 degrees this evening. Tomorrow (Nov 1) we ...
Napa Tourists Suck
... as we encountered our first vineyards—vast, perfectly straight rows of green. Napa is an odd place. We’re in St. Helena, a small city north of Napa proper, and it’s just a bit too precious for us. The landscape is stunning. The locals ...
Finding My Nature
We woke up for our big day in Napa refreshed by our fantastic nights' sleep in our lovely Luxury Small Hotel of the World (Joe is an ace on Priceline, he and William Shatner go way back).ready to conquer Napa’s offerings. After a lovely breakfast ...
Lewis & Clark Caverns
The rain in Helena turned into snow shortly after we woke up this morning. We decided that the best thing to do with lemons is to make lemonade, and the best thing to do with rain is to head inside to somewhere nice and dry ...
Stopping for coffee in Helena, Montana
... our goodbyes and headed for Choteau, where Mike's Uncle Jimmy was supposed to meet us and show us old family history sites. On the way there we stopped in Helena, where Mike's mother was born and walked the downtown until we spotted a coffeee ...
On a roll
... A few bikes around - and even the Harley riders wave. Stopped to top up the oil and within seconds a couple had stopped to check we were ok. Overnight stop in a Days Inn in the state capital Helena - doing the blog and planning our foray into ...
Driving from Yellowstone to Helena
... a bit disappointed then that we couldn't see more of the park in the nice weather, because the new plan was to leave Yellowstone for Helena to see my aunt, uncle and cousin who live there. My mom, dad and sister had also flown in from the L.A. area ...
Everything and nothing with a little sweat too
... chance as $3.5 billion of gold was removed in 2 years. Helena had more millionaires per capita than any other town in the United States. Many mansions were built with a number of grand business and public offices too. We parked up to go and explore the ...
Where eagles dare...or just a rumour
... behind all the history and the property bargains we were on the road south once more, this time just a very short hop to Helena, Montana's State capital. The distant mountains were a welcome change, the road to eternity appeared again as we set off to ...
Look-See Day in Helena
... In the afternoon the weather turned nice and we tried one of the local mountain bike trails, which my aunt tells me the city of Helena is making a new push to popularize. It was very pretty but mountain biking is not really for me – – ...
Moments over Montana
... Mountain Standard Time: Flying over Montana, I could see why friends have touted this to be one of the most beautiful states in the Union. Pretty rivers wind peacefully through the scenic terrain. Population density is low so the land ...
Just Travelling
Today was a quiet day, we crossed into Idaho after leaving the Grand Tetons& travelled northwards just over the border. While most of the passes we have crossed have only had a 6-7% grade, even though they might go for 10miles, this one today was a ...
Yellowstone to Helena
... night we were at Three Forks where the Jefferson, Madison and Gallatin rivers come together to form the Missourri headwater. We're in Helena, the capital of Montana, tonight. It's got style, but expensive. Tomorrow we will have to climb again up to ...
First stop - Napa, CA
Its harvest time in Napa and B, Lila and I thought it was our duty to help contribute... From what i could tell, it looks like really hard work to pick grapes. It certainly made me appreciate that fifth glass of cab on my first night into the trip as i ...
Idaho to Montana
... 't think you need to irrigate our pasture to get enough hay. Shortly after noon we turned off I-90 onto US 12 toward Helena, Montana. The previous evening Pat called a grade school and high school friend, Frank Holub, who lives ten miles south of ...
A Surprising Day
... famous. The picture depicts Lewis and Clark meeting Native Americans in Montana. From the capitol, we visited the Cathedral of St. Helena a few blocks away. This was our second surprise of the day. It was more beautiful than we had ever ...
Day trip to Great Falls
We day tripped in the car to Great Falls today. Jane drove the entire day and the two of us are still on speaking terms! We visited the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center. Even though it's about the third center we have been to, each ...
Lynnie's last Monday until....
It snowed about 4 inches last night. I'm weary of shoveling the stuff. Lynnie completed her last Monday of work. Her Retirement Party is tomorrow night and she's a wreck, trying to get all done that she wants. Lisa is here and ...