Bear Paw Battlefield ...

Bear Paw Battlefield … “fight no more forever”

| Jimmy Smith's 'Another View', RV Journey 2010-11
It was 130 years ago today that the last battle of the four-month Nez Perce War of 1877 began at the "Bear Paw Battlefield."The 1877 flight of the Nez Perce from their homelands while pursued by U.S. Army Generals Howard, Sturgis, and Miles, is one of the most fascinat
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On road 4 days; first night of RV trip with hot showers, electricity at Fort Peck Dam

On road 4 days; first night of RV trip with hot showers, electricity at Fort Peck Dam

| Jimmy Smith's 'Another View', RV / Camping Destinations, RV Journey 2010-11, RV Life
This is the fourth night of our six-month RV road journey circumnavigating the Lower 48. It is our first night with electricity, internet access and most importantly hot showers ... we're tired, but clean.We are nesting in the Downstream Campground in the shadow of the
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Bearpaw Lake Campground, a picturesque place in northeast Montana

Bearpaw Lake Campground, a picturesque place in northeast Montana

| Lite / Green RVing, RV / Camping Destinations, RV Journey 2010-11, RV People
To find Bearpaw Lake Campground, it took us a little time, some guessing and finally asking directions from a terrific young man parked alongside a country road waiting for his child's school bus.From Hwy. 2 in Havre, Mont., take Route 234 about 16 miles south into Beav
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Glacier National Park, always spectacular

Glacier National Park, always spectacular

| Lite / Green RVing, Pacific Northwest, RV / Camping Destinations, RV Journey 2010-11
Glacier National Park is about buttoned up for the season. Apgar Campground will remain open; however, McDonald Lodge and almost all the retail outlets have closed.If you haven't been there, Apgar Campgound has flush toilets, drinking water and an RV dump station. Price
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Slight detour from Hwy 2, hot springs call

Slight detour from Hwy 2, hot springs call

| Pacific Northwest, RV Journey 2010-11
Originally we had planned to follow US Hwy. 2 from Spokane east to Michigan on the first leg of our RV trip around the edges of the USA.However, this morning we got up early after a mostly sleepless night brought on by sore muscles, accompanied by numerous other aches a
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First day of RV trip made it only 55 miles, but we crossed the stateline into Idaho

First day of RV trip made it only 55 miles, but we crossed the stateline into Idaho

| RV / Camping Destinations, RV Journey 2010-11
After a lo-o-o-o-ng day of last minute packing and cleaning the apartment, loading the camper, fueling up at Flying J, and stopping by Cabelos for a 'private privy,' we finally hit the road sometime after 5 p.m.We were determined to start our RV journey today and only m
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Out the door ... RV awaits

Out the door … RV awaits

| Pacific Northwest, RV Journey 2010-11, RV Life
We have just closed the door on our apartment and we'll be on the road heading east within the hour.We will of course be putting the broomstick in storage and jumping into the truck and camper.More from on the road when we have internet access.Photo: Julianne and Jimmy
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Underway on long RV trip soon

Underway on long RV trip soon

| RV Journey 2010-11, RV Life
Moving one's household belongings into a storage unit has to one of the most painful experiences--both emotionally and physically. My body is sore from head to toe and I'm off to the chiropractor later this morning.However, we are almost there. Another load or two and J
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RV friends Thom and Dar Hoch visit Spokane

RV friends Thom and Dar Hoch visit Spokane

| RV Journey 2010-11, RV Life, RV People
Fulltimer RVers Dar and Thom Hoch stopped by Spokane recently for a short visit and quick tour of the downtown. We first met the Hochs about a year ago while staying in the Watchman Campground Zion National Park on our first extended RV journey. We had just arrived a
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Tribute: Remembering a gentle being, my sister Nancy Jean Grandin Butler

Tribute: Remembering a gentle being, my sister Nancy Jean Grandin Butler

| RV Life, RV People
My sister, Josam Grandin Bullock of Austin, TX, and I met in Laguna Beach for a couple of days to remember and celebrate our middle sister Nancy Jean Grandin Butler who made her transition from this world on April 12, 2008. We selected this past week because Sept. 17 w
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