We had some
thunderstorms thru the night and some rain.
Went for a run this morning around the town of Carstairs. Nice little town. It was still raining a bit. We got out about 9:00am.
Went around
Calgary. Was expecting a lot of traffic
in Calgary, but it wasn't too bad as we were driving thru about 10am after
rush-hour. Our goal today was to cross
the border back to the US. Looking
forward to having full service on our phones again. After Calgary, the landscape changed
dramatically to the plains. We could see
some mountains in the distance, but the drive was very flat.
Border crossing took
a long time (1 hour). This was the 6th
time on this trip that we cross the US/Canada border. All the other times, they were very small
border crossings, with no wait. This
crossing had a stack of cars and trucks.
Our route home took
us across HW 2 in northern Montana.
There are hardly any trees in this part of Montana. Very dry and desert like. Some road construction, but mostly a good
drive, thru the small rolling hills in this part of Montana. Amazing how far you can see with wheat fields
going on forever.
Our plan was to stop
at the city park to camp in Malta Montana.
However, it was really hot and the city park didn't offer electricity,
so we opted for a private campground near the park. Ugh…
Worse campground of the trip.
Bunch of rednecks in the campground with loud motorcycles. Watched a big bus RV pull in and almost take out the fence that bordered his site,
because his RV was sooooo long. Oh, and
there was a very busy train track right in back of the campground. Oh well, it gives me time to work on this and
get ready to get out of here tomorrow. I didn't include a pic of this campsite.
Temps today were
quite warm, getting into the 90's. Very
hazy as well. I expected it to be more
clear than that. The sun was out all day
today.
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| North Central Montana landscape |
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| No wonder they call it "Big Sky Country" |
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