Holiday Inn Great Falls, Mt

... Diamond and it was so neat and clean and the towns that we went through are just so clean and neat and just Mom and Pop stores. Would be really nice to spend time in some of these little towns. Each one seems to have a heritage park and museum. Such a pleasant drive and relaxing. We came into the USA again about 2:00 and settled in for the night in Great Falls, Montana. We have been on the phone to everyone and we are ...

Two years ago when we did a house swap we spent a month fishing the Missouri river , so when we came back into town we stopped at the old house, filled the water tanks , and headed for a small campsite on the river, only known by the locals. We spent two nights here, Brent fished the river with a friend, and Jo knitted socks.<br><br>Also our computer died and we feel we are missing our right arm, hence the short entries

... place where I could lay it out to assemble the layers. A little narrower than ideal but it worked, especially for using the spray glue that keeps the layers from shifting.<br><br>By noon on Friday it was decided that the weather was not going to improve and that everyone was free to do their own thing until Sunday night. We have been accumulating mail in Calgary and had some other business to do so decided quickly to pack ...

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 are located on a noisy corner where two main roads come together it is shady and handy to downtown.

... s cup of tea, both Don and I are enjoying being back in touch with the elements and nature, as you can only do when you are away from developed areas. Don is seeing a wide variety of wildlife each day, yes even a rattle snake, as the combines disturb feeding and nesting wildlife. <br><br>I am enjoying time to work on my fibre art and hope to soon finish my second large piece of the summer. I can't post pictures as that would disqualify entry in some competitions.

... the volunteers and they were 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.<br><br>A great way to get to know this community.<br><br>

... VA, presented all of us with a "Deal or No Deal" look-alike case with some travel goodies enclosed and a couple of very nice jackets.<br><br>As we share travel stories with the others, it seems as if everyone has a traumatic tale to tell about some sort of mishap along the way to Great Falls! There were tire problems, refrigerator problems, battery problems, water heater problems, and awning problems. You ...

... and god to many on this tour) Ed Bearrs, who is now 85 years old. There is a lot of laughter as well as great historical knowledge. Ed is such an institution that he has a Wikipedia entry ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Bearss ), Smithsonian Magazine ( http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-pl aces/bearss.html ), he's in Ken Burns' Civil War series, and he has several hits on YouTube. (Here's just one: http ...

... onto center ice. They hoist him on top with a cable. He did various combinations of this but the most amazing one was when, with skates on, he climbs onto a board that is sitting on a cube, that is sitting on a 5 or 6 inch cylinder, that is sitting on a cube, that is sitting on a 5 or 6 inch cylinder, that is sitting on a cube that is sitting on a rotating base. As he's perched on this combination of geometric shapes he slowly does a full rotation by inching around the ...

... Mexico, whereas the Bow that we had followed for so long flows north to Hudson Bay. You know this traveling lark helps the geography no end - perhaps I should have done it before I tried teaching! The falls are now harnessed for power and at this time of year though the water levels are lower than in the spring, it still makes for a welcome change in the relief. As we stood on Black Eagle Island ...