Holiday Inn Missoula Parkside

... and Gullfoss<br><br>That's it so far, I have a long way to go. <br><br>Once in Scandinavia I'm hoping to jet north. (no detailed plans here yet) I'd like to venture around Bergen and possibly up to Trondheim when in Norway, and if it's not to freezing, head up to Lapland north of the Arctic Circle, especially if I didn't get a chance to see the Aurora 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.....<br><br>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....<br> 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 ...

We decided to drive towards Glacier Park but near a larger city so we could do some shopping. <br><br>The landscape in Montana is unbelieveable. You have a large dry, barren mountain on one side with maybe a few trees or sagebushes and other other side is one green and loaded with trees. There there is going up and then coming down a 6-7 ...

... 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. <br><br>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 ...

We stopped into visit Jim Sampson in Missoula, Montana. Coach Samps was Darren's assistant coach at UTSA and still has a lot of dirt on him from his college days. Darren was able to go fly-fishing on the Clark Fork River in the morning with a ...

... cabin home with her two boys. She teaches at the University of Montana but also has about 30 sheep and lambs she raises on her land. On Saturday, we went to town and strolled through the farmer's market to stock up on fresh produce for dinner and huckleberries for breakfast. Back at the ranch, we saw dark clouds quickly moving in. In the distance, we could hear ...

... displays if not what they imbibed? At least I managed to stay up and, finally, write. The first week's entries will have to wait. I am feeling lonely, depressed even. Finally this morning I made contact with an old high school acquaintance, who became a friend when I lived here and found her again seven years after graduation. We'd pinned some hopes on her family, I'll admit. Our compost is piling up and we refuse to put it in the trash; no ...

... to live sustainably in a sea of unsustainability. This trip is not taking place in a carefully-crafted replica of tribalism. It is taking place in America, 2008. It is emphatically not easy. And so, try as we might, we (our family and anyone trying to live within the earth's means) are making tradeoffs all the time. A few examples. . . *** I was one of those moms who swore my kids wouldn't watch TV. Nasty stuff, I thought. Turns your brain to mush. Even ...

... a great nightlife and culture. Looking forward to a gig up at Sean Kelly's on Monday!!! If you wondering about Bear, I met him on the streets of downtown Missoula a few nights ago. He was standing outside a Cofee house talking to Lisa when I came out and introduced myself and my sister Beth. He is a Grizzly Bear incarnate in Human form. He is a recovering Alcaholic, Ex-Oil Worker, Ex-Cobra (similar to the Hell's Angels), Home ...