Lincoln City

We arrived in this VERY busy oceanfront city on August 1st for 2 days. This is a happening place! So much to see and do, and what a beautiful Elks campsite. While here we walked the beach and, needless to say....Max loved every inch of it!! The trees growing from the rock was a fascinating and popular attraction. We really enjoyed this place and had a good time while here. But no Costco or a Walmart!!!!

Tillamook

What a place so full of surprises! We found some beautiful sites to see (the Meares Lighthouse,the Octopus Tree and, of course, the cheese factory) as well as breath taking ocean views! Too bad we couldn't stay longer!

Tacoma-Tillamook

We arrived in Tacoma WA Monday, July 26 for a 4-night stay. Wil spent quality time with his son, Mike - pictured on his back porch.
From here we drove through Oregon on our way to Tillamook. In Portland we experienced more traffic than we've had since leaving home!
As we got closer to the ocean the fog became more and more apparent, but still a very pretty drive!!

Lolo MT to Tacoma WA

A long drive that took us across Idaho and Washington, a total of 500 miles!! Still another beautiful experience, but very tiring. Anyway, we're in Tacoma now, visiting with Wil's son. Our stay at the Elk's Lodge takes us to Friday, the 30th.

Butte to Lolo, MT

This drive was one of many scenic drives that we enjoyed throughout our trip.
In Lolo we stayed at the square dance RV camp, where Jerry Junck was calling. He was really surprised to see us! Most of the big name callers have left their signatures in the hall.
The camp itself was very nice with at least 200+ trees. What a good time we had!

Butte Mt

This city is a very busy place! We had a campsite about 5 miles out of town, staying 2 days. Part of the city was closed off due to Evel Knievel Days for the weekend we were there. (The tall bldg in the background is where the stunt man jumped from the roof.) Yes...we were part of the crowd. The wealth of Butte is due to copper mining. Berkley Pit was abandoned by ARCO in 1994, now filling with acidic water. There's quite a history to this and very interesting!!

Beartooth Highway

Charles Kuralt called this the "Most Scenic Drive in America" and he was right!! It was an all day trip, but well worth doing. (We have Jerry Hamilton to thank for recommending this.) We climbed as high as 11,780 feet and the view in every direction was incredible!!! Cooke City was our "turn around", where we ate lunch, then enjoyed repeating the entire drive again to return to Billings. WOW!!!