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sreigle · 07-12-2005, 05:14 PM

Thanks, Judy. We're in Missoula now and have 'experienced' that stretch of 90. Fortunately we had only 4 or 5 miles of it. I don't recall it being this way last year when we towed all the way through Montana on I90 going east. Maybe it's just the westbound lanes. I noticed the left lane is far better than the right lane.

I managed to hurt my foot (all healed now), so we were later than planned getting out of Independence, throwing our schedule all out of whack. We did our very first Walmart overnight in Lincoln, NE. Not a very good experience. No generator and it was hot and noisy. Also, next morning our battery was dead as a doornail. I don't think we overused it although we did run the fantastic fan for several hours but when I shut it off around 2 or 3am it was running strong. The battery was 3 years old so may have died a natural death. Thankfully it was just a matter of getting a shopping cart to tote the battery into Walmart for a replacement.

Anyhow, we decided later to make up some time so did an 18 hour stint, including a two-hour nap in a rest area, towing 773 miles from Lincoln, NE, to Ft. Bridger, WY, about 34 miles west of the Utah border. Long hours driving used to not bother me when I was younger and didn't really bother me now until we stopped and I sat down to relax. We decided to stay two nights at Ft. Bridger as we wanted to see the fort and also do the 49 mile (plus 49 back) scenic driving tour through the Uinta (Snowy Peaks) mountains in Utah. Then back on the road. Sunday night was at McCammon, ID, and we planned to stop Monday night at Challis, ID. But the drive was quicker than I expected (heavy mountains on US 93 so I expected it to be slow) and we arrived at Challis at noon. So we decided to just keep going on to Missoula, MT. So that was a 397 mile day. We're now in Missoula (for 3 nights) and Thursday will go on up to Hungry Horse. We're trying to work out with RC and Samantha to get together with them on Thursday as they pass through the area. Hopefully we can get the timing down to do this.

You're having a tremendous trip. Keep on keeping us posted!

07-12-2005, 05:14 PM	#3
sreigle Montana Master Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Oceanside Posts: 20,028 M.O.C. #20	Thanks, Judy. We're in Missoula now and have 'experienced' that stretch of 90. Fortunately we had only 4 or 5 miles of it. I don't recall it being this way last year when we towed all the way through Montana on I90 going east. Maybe it's just the westbound lanes. I noticed the left lane is far better than the right lane. I managed to hurt my foot (all healed now), so we were later than planned getting out of Independence, throwing our schedule all out of whack. We did our very first Walmart overnight in Lincoln, NE. Not a very good experience. No generator and it was hot and noisy. Also, next morning our battery was dead as a doornail. I don't think we overused it although we did run the fantastic fan for several hours but when I shut it off around 2 or 3am it was running strong. The battery was 3 years old so may have died a natural death. Thankfully it was just a matter of getting a shopping cart to tote the battery into Walmart for a replacement. Anyhow, we decided later to make up some time so did an 18 hour stint, including a two-hour nap in a rest area, towing 773 miles from Lincoln, NE, to Ft. Bridger, WY, about 34 miles west of the Utah border. Long hours driving used to not bother me when I was younger and didn't really bother me now until we stopped and I sat down to relax. We decided to stay two nights at Ft. Bridger as we wanted to see the fort and also do the 49 mile (plus 49 back) scenic driving tour through the Uinta (Snowy Peaks) mountains in Utah. Then back on the road. Sunday night was at McCammon, ID, and we planned to stop Monday night at Challis, ID. But the drive was quicker than I expected (heavy mountains on US 93 so I expected it to be slow) and we arrived at Challis at noon. So we decided to just keep going on to Missoula, MT. So that was a 397 mile day. We're now in Missoula (for 3 nights) and Thursday will go on up to Hungry Horse. We're trying to work out with RC and Samantha to get together with them on Thursday as they pass through the area. Hopefully we can get the timing down to do this. You're having a tremendous trip. Keep on keeping us posted!