We went across the Bitterroot Mountains and enjoyed every minute of it. The Bitterroot Mountains connect Montana and Idaho. U.S. Highway 12 starting in Lolo Montana follows the same path across the mountains as did Louis and Clark. We liked the Lolo Pass area (explanation below) so much that we visited it three times. They …
Lolo Pass – Bad Roads for RVs is located on U. S. Highway 12 between Lolo Montana and Lewiston Idaho. This road has almost no services. This road is steep for five miles westbound from the pass. Following this, it doesn’t have a straight section for the next seventy-seven miles. This is a paved two-lane …
We heard that the Bitterroot Valley was a very pretty place in Montana. I have wanted to visit it for a very long time. There is so much more to the story. Yes, the Bitterroot Valley is very pretty. We spent ten wonder-filled days in a tiny campground on the edge of the Bitterroot Valley. …
In the “big fire”, as they call it, it all burned. Everything of value was gone. The big fire was actually 3000 smaller fires, yes the number is correct three thousand fires. The fire destroyed three million acres of prime, old-growth forest. The big fire Three million acres is three times the area of the …
It has been quiet at the lake, well at least it was quiet, and it will be quiet at the lake again — soon. Our travels have taken us south at a rapid pace with the change of seasons. Winter arrived in the west on Labor Day. Labor Day, the last day of summer isn’t …
Elk Park Pass is on Interstate 15, five miles north of Butte, Montana. It is steep and should be avoided in the winter. The descent starts just south of Exit 133 in the middle of a huge grassy valley (Elk Park). Of course, you could say that RVs should avoid traveling in the winter in …
Campsite Review: Beavertail Hill Campground is south of Interstate 90 twenty-five miles east of Missoula Montana. After departing the Interstate turn south on Bonita Station Road for less than one mile. The campground is along a bend in the Clark Fork River which flows westward to the Columbia River. The Lewis and Clark Expedition followed …
MacDonald Pass is on U.S. Highway 12, thirteen miles east of Helena, Montana. It is steep and should be avoided in the winter. Of course, you could say that RVs should avoid traveling in the winter in the northern Rocky Mountains and I would agree. It goes double for steep roads in the winter. In …
Montana’s Big Sky motto is obvious everywhere we look. Big Sky is stunning. The longer we stay in Montana, the more we love it. All that may change during tomorrow’s cold snap. We love the size and everything about Montana. This is our second year (in a row) visiting Montana. Last year we crossed Montana, …
Campsite Review: Placid Lake Campground is west of Montana Highway 83, five miles south of Seeley Lake on the shore of Placid Lake. To get to the campground exit Highway 83 on Placid Lake Road for two miles then make a left turn on South Placid Lake Road and then an immediate right turn on …
Lookout Pass is on Interstate 90, Montana exit ninety-six miles west of Missoula, Montana. It is steep and should be avoided in the winter. Lookout Pass is at the border between Montana and Idaho, on the continental divide. Just south of the pass is the Lookout Pass Ski Area. Just east of the pass (south …
FoxRVTravel-Snippet: Montana State Parks Pass is for non-Montana Residents. Should you get a Montana State Parks Pass? How much will it cost? Will it save you money? How do you get one and how do you use it. We didn’t figure this out right away. But it was clear the first time we looked at …
Glacier National Park is Majestic. We only saw maybe ten percent of the total area. It was super in every way. Spring was in full bloom in the last part of August. The snow melted off the high country only a couple of weeks before our arrival. We had perfect timing and didn’t have to …
Campsite Review: Holland Lake Campground is east of Montana Highway 83, fifty-five miles south of Big Fork, and twenty miles north of Seeley Lake. It is operated by the Forest Service and is on the north side of Holland Lake. From Montana Highway 83 turn east on Holland Lake Road for almost three miles. We really …
Campsite Review: Wayfarers/Flathead Campground is on Montana Highway 35 just south of Big Fork Montana on the shore of Flathead Lake, just south of the inlet of the Swan River. The nearest city with services is Kalispell. The campsite has 27 campsites for RVs and tents and a boat ramp with dock. The website says …
Campsite Review: Sundance Campground is six miles to the south of the West Glacier entrance to Glacier National Park. It is located north of the tiny town of Coram and the slightly larger town of Hungry Horse on Highway 2. Hungry Horse is big enough to have a post office so I can’t explain why …
Campsite Review: Tally Lake Campground is at the north corner of the Tally Lake. Tally Lake is at about the halfway point on Tally Lake Road. You get there from the north by turning south on Tally Lake Road from Star Meadow Road. Or you could get there from the southeast by turning west on …
Most people would say Montana is remote. We are now remote in Montana and more remote than most people ever experience in their life. We have been remote before and we like — remote. Here the nearest city is only twenty miles if you flew to get there. Flying to get there from here would …
Campsite Review: Montana Basecamp Campground is at the south end of Kalispell Montana north of Flathead Lake and southwest of Glacier National Park. The RV park is located at the corner of Highway 93 and south Highway 93 (Alt). This location is very convenient. Highway 93 (Alt) is a bypass type highway that routes traffic around …
We can say that we loved Yellowstone and will be going back….soon. In fact, we are going back next week.
We spent two nights in Livingston Montana at Osen RV Park — a commercial campground for the weekend. We avoid commercial campgrounds preferring the more rustic settings. Since we are living a lot more without reservations this year and last weekend, was the last weekend before school starts in this area, we got reservations for …
We survived the Rally. But we are still tired a week later. We departed Theodore Roosevelt National Park two days before our assigned arrival day at the rally, to stay in New Town, North Dakota, Marina & RV Park and for the first time ever, in almost two years of travel, we looked at our …
