Goodbye Idaho, Hello Montana (Happy Birthday Mom!)

Our home in the woods

We are currently in beautiful Dillon, Montana and getting to relax!!  When we got here Sunday I told Jeff I just needed to stay in one place for a couple of days.  And what a great place to stay!  Bob, the KOA owner, is a hoot.  This is the best KOA we've stayed at on our trip.  (We are becoming experts on KOAs!)  This is a quaint little Montana town of about 4500 people and the weather is PERFECT.  We are at about 5200 ft in elevation so it's cold at night - around 50 degrees.  During the day it heats up to about 80 or so.  Locals think it's HOT but we thinks it's just right!  And there are trees here - big trees! And Eagles! I've decided I'm not a desert dweller.

We made our way from Green River, Utah up to Idaho on Saturday and stayed one night there in Lava Hot Springs.  It reminded the girls and I of Eureka Springs, Arkansas that we visited on our trip back from Iowa a few years ago.  It's located on the Portneuf River which is perfect for tubing.  The water is a bit chilly but the area also has the Lava Hot Springs which are anywhere from 102 to 112 degrees - so it's very easy to warm up.  We only stayed the one night but it's one of the places we plan to revisit on the return trip or on a future trip.

Jeff's first Brown Trout

We have been here in Dillon since Sunday.  We watched Game 5 of the NBA finals and what a game!!!  GO SPURS GO!  Tonight they play game 6 and we are hoping they win so we can head into Canada.  Otherwise, we'll have to wait to "cross over" until after the 21st:-)  Here there is a lovely heated pool with a slide that the girls have been enjoying, and the Beaverhead River "runs through it" and Jeff has had a chance to practice his fly-fishing skills.  He is out there now as I type this.  Yesterday he caught two Brown Trout - a species he's never caught before so he was thrilled.

We will head out tomorrow to the KOA in White Fish, Montana just this side of the U.S./Canadian border.  The MOST EXPENSIVE KOA on the planet. They charge extra for more than two people.  Seriously?!! $8.00 a kid.  What would they like us to do - leave them at the entrance and toss them a snack or two - geesh!  But the guy on the phone said "they will have a blast" - Jeff said they better - for the price we are paying. They better have great wifi too!  I think it will be a one nighter:-)

The Mermaids

The girls are still sleeping.  They like not moving every day too but Jade is anxious to get to Alaska and see everyone.  Mya is just happy if there is a pool.  We plan to walk into town today and maybe hit the SUBWAY for lunch.  It's only a mile from here.  Do a little exploring.  I could stay here a long time but it's time to get "on the road again".

Relaxing at the pool - Hooray!