Mile 8985 – Dubois, WY

Wed, Aug 31:  Arrived at Longhorn RV Park in Dubois, WY for 8 days.  Hope to get in a little fishing (and hopefully a little catching) during the week.  We have booked our reservations for next season (July 15 thru Sept 15, 2012).  Also good to see the group from North Carolina.  These fellows have been making the trip to Dubois for fishing, etc. since 1967.  Normally two trips per year.  One with wives and another for serious anglers only.

We are looking forward to seeing our Newmar club friends Dick and Peg White and Earl and Lynn McClelland next Wednesday here in Dubois.  Only sorry we won’t have more time to visit.

Sunset on the Wind River

We had a great visit on Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning with our RV friends.

See below, Earl, Lynn and Dog (as in D-Oh-Gee) McClelland, Doris and Bill, Dick and Peg White.

Mile 8958 – Togwatee Pass, WY

Spending three days near Togwatee Pass and Brooks Lake at Falls Campground in the Shoshone National Forest (about 20 miles west of Dubois on Hwy 26, El. 8450 ft.).  The campground has been here for years but was recently refurbished and reopened last year.  Very nice place to stay put for a few days but definitely a little remote.

The falls…

If you double click the pic below you can find us tucked in behind a clump of trees.

From the other side.

Mile 8758 – Ennis, MT

We spent two nights in Ennis at the Ennis RV Village (good park).  Ennis is a very small but neat town.  Ennis is on Hwy 287 that follows the Madison River and has a reputation as great trout fishing area.  However most of the river is really only fishable form a float boat.  Bottom line is I didn’t catch any fish.

Mile 8526 – Missoula, MT

Spent three nights in Missoula at the Jellystone RV Park (don’t stay here).  We have stayed in Missoula twice before at Jim and Mary’s RV Park and thought we just give Jellystone a try.  Should have stayed with J & M RV.  Stocked up on groceries at COSTCO and Walmart, the frig is packed full.

We had an orthopedic doctor check out Doris’s fracture.  It appears the bones have slipped a bit since our visit to the orthopedic doctor in Fairbanks.  Unfortunately there was no clear or obvious course of action at this point.  Doctor estimated that even though there will be some misalignment there is about a 50 percent chance the wrist will be acceptable after the cast is removed.  Alternative is to operate, reset the bones, add screws, plates, etc. in order to force correct alignment.  We decided to wait and see how the wrist works ‘as is’ since there is not likely to be any more slippage and only two weeks to the cast can come off.  If necessary the operation can be done in Houston once we are home.  Doris did get a new cast that is much more comfortable than the temp provided in the emergency room in Fairbanks.

Heading to Ennis, MT tomorrow for a day or two.

Mile 8411 – Columbia Falls, MT

Back in the USA.  No more border crossings or custons checks.  Spending two nights in Columbia Falls, MT located just east of Whitfish and a few miles west of Glacier NP.  .   Also appears to be the end of the cool weather, 90+ in the afternoons.

Mile 8121 – Donald Station, BC

Spent three nights at Donald Station (Campers Haven RV Park)  For the most part we just passing time as we have made an appointment with an orthopedic doc in Missoula, MT for Doris on Thursday, 25 Aug.  Pictures below are at the RV park in Donald Station.

On Friday we drove over to the natural bridge on the Kicking Horse River at Field, BC just a few miles west Lake Louise.

Mile 7864 – Cache Creek, BC

Stopped over here at the Brookside Campsite for two nights.  This is one of those rare RV parks in Canada that permit washing the RV in your site.  Couldn’t pass it up.  We were really dirty and the normal sprayer RV washers just don’t get the job done.