2069 miles!!!

Don wrote this blog:  Tuesday evening.  We got home about 4:30 pm.  It really rained last night in Salmon but was clear today.  We did not know so we put on rain gear.  It was cool but comfortable.  We took off our rain gear in Challis and our coats later on.  Had a great trip and saw lots of beautiful country.  Total milaeage was 2069 miles.  It was 1025 coming through Salmon.  Closer by 19 miles but slower.

Just want to mention the nice motel in Salmon.  It is on the south side of town and is called Sacajawea Inn.  Very clean and comfortable.  It is run by a husband and wife and would recommend it to anyone travelling that way.

Here are some pictures:  First one is Larry standing by his rig, second is the rig and the third is one of many drilling rigs that are drilling all over the area.  It is called the Bakken oil field and runs over into Montana, up into Canada and North Dakota and maybe even further south.

Big rig that Larry drives



drilling rig

Alfreda and mural in motel room in Salmon.  We really enjoyed the room.

I wish I would have had Larry stop in Canada and get some pictures of the coal fields but could not find a place to stop.

We really had a wonderful trip and glad that we got to see Larry for a brief time.  Alfreda was a trooper and endured the rain and the cold as well as the heat with no complaining.