Wednesday, June 4, 2008

We thought it was cool yesterday. Today is more like cold! We woke up to rain and it has rained all day except when it snowed. Yes, as we drove over the pass just east of Butte, MT, it was snowing very hard and the ground was white. Even in Butte it was snowing and 35 degrees. We managed to do some sightseeing anyway. First we visited the source of the Missouri River where the Madison, Jefferson, and Gallatin rivers all meet. Louis and Clark were here. It rained! Then later we visited Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site. I got a stamp in my National Park Passport. It rained but we keep slogging along in our raincoats. We met a family from Switzerland who were shocked at how cold it is here. Tonight we have abonded our plans to dry camp at a state park and are at a private place near Garrison, MT. We didn't put many miles on today. We have seen lots of cattle and all the rivers are overflowing. Hope it stops raining in the night and we have a sunny day to drive across Idaho tomorrow.

1 comment:

Mary said...

It was great to hear from you on Wednesday night. I hope it stopped raining. Also, hope your raft ride today was fun. The boys got your postcards from North Dakota today. Will thought the dog was cute and Sam thought you were near the Great Lakes. I guess there was a lake in the background on his. Have fun!! P.S. It was around 80 degrees here today. :)