Hawthorn Suites Missoula

... For now, I must head his request. He is right, I should be out playing with him rather than posting a travel entry not slated to get published for another 5.5 months.
But, I had to mess around with things to get the hang of them you know?
Alright, Alright, Kingston.
I'm getting off now......

... br>Oct.14- arrive 6:45am in Reykjavik. Store luggage until check in @ HI, rent a bike and see city
Maybe rent a car and jet north to see A.B if it's not cloudy?
Oct.15- Head southwest towards Hofn, explore around Vatnajökull and Skaftafell enroute
Oct.16- Southern Iceland, Skógafoss, beaches of Vik
Oct.17- Caving in Laufbalavatnshellar lava tubes in ...

We went to Yellowstone today.Here're the headlines-- hard driving ,beautiful mountain views,waterfalls, and wildlife, blah,blah,blah!(Look at the pictures.) I know what my peeps want to hear - the dirt on how we're getting along.I told you that I was worried about Linda being too organized. Actually she's been totally flexible, going with ...

Well.....

We solved the "over heating" issue for now, turned out it was only the need for a new radiator cap. Our old cap was weak sauce apparently, couldn't handle the pressure. We'll see what happens when we hit the Rockies though....
After we left the dodge dealership this morning we made it all the way through the "skinny" part of Idaho, but it sure didn't ...

... then happy to show us his favorite micro-breweries and foods. We had a great time sharing stories and eating an awesome burrito, ready for this combo: wasabi, curry, buffalo, burrito! We headed off the very next day to an unexpected surprise.

A side note about couch surfing: I have believed for some time that people are generally good and kind, but I have not been prepared for the shamless acts of kindness I ...

... is still a working cattle ranch, but much smaller than in it's prime. The original home and bunkhouses are not used today, but are part of the historical site museums. The Kohrs ranch house is really something. The 8000 square foot home is just as it was when the Kohrs family gave it to the park service. The antiques and decor were exquisit ...

... before driving across Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin on our way home. Today will be the longest day have to take time and get things situated in the vehicle and make some time to get to Montana tonight. Part of the trip I slept through were going through Snoqualimie Pass only to wake up in the Washington State Prairie and Plains and now were are heading back into the mountains, in Idaho and Montana. The temperature when we left Bellingham was around 55 ...

... some time to write as a parallel creative enterprise; and it has also meant that any trip longer than a day needs to be postponed until post-concert, July 18 or later. The upshot is that we feel we've been in Missoula a long time. And yet, surprisingly to me, it doesn't feel like we live here. Perhaps it's because our house is barely furnished; with only a bed, a futon, two dressers, a table/chair set and a couch for furniture, we are, as I like to call it, "urban ...

Some of you know my friends Lori and Mona. They live in Palm Springs, CA now (next stop on the TV world tour). Mona works for a magazine and they get TONS of perks. Guess who was invited to see Pat Benatar in concert today, complete with backstage passes? ME!! I've had the MT trip booked since July. I stayed with the first trip. Now that I'm here and it's so beautiful ...

... more of a gentle route for another 10), you are more than likely to be rewarded with a fantastic downhill that literally goes for miles. On a couple of occasions, I've not had to put in any or much effort for a good 20 miles or so. This is also helped by the bike, which goes down hills like a rocket. The only drawback of this is that you do feel that you're going perhaps a little too fast at times, with the speedo touching 40mph and an un-nerving ...