Helen's Journal from Glacier NP to Spokane

July 31, 2011

     Yesterday we drove over to Kalispell, Montana to look around and eat at a Mexican restaurant. We came back did laundry and I washed the truck and RV.
     We left Columbia Falls this morning headed for Spokane, Washington. We drive down Hwy 2, a very scenic drive, if you enjoy mountains, lakes, tall Ponderosa pine and beautiful, wild rivers. We drove through Libby and Troy Montana where the Kootenai river runs along the road. Lovely !!!!. We drove across the panhandle of Idaho which is a very beautiful part of this country God created. We arrived at Ponderosa Falls RV Park and will be here ten days.

August 1, 2011

     Today we drove into Spokane to find a Walgreen drug store to refill two of my prescriptions, also had to fill the truck with diesel. Diesel was $4.29 a gallon. Ouch !!!!!!!!
     We had a late lunch at Golden Corral then drove over to Riverside State Park (see the pictures posted)
We walked the swinging bridge across the Spokane River and up a trail to a huge rock that over-looked the bridge and river. We drove several miles to Nine-Mile Falls which was a disappointment. We expected a natural waterfall but it was only a damn spillway. We drove back to the RV for a relaxing evening.

August 2, 2011

     Just a quite day here at Ponderosa Falls Resort. We did our morning walk then I got out my embroidery work and Michael is cleaning bug splatters off the front of the RV. Talked with Jerry Shaffer yesterday and he and Janice will be at this resort Thursday. We always look forward to meeting up with these friends that we met four years ago in California.

August 3, 2011

     Nothing special going on today. We went for our morning walk then I did some more embroidery and Michael cleaned on the RV. Sandra called today, it was good to hear from her.

August 4, 2011

     This has been a lazy day. We walked, then went to Walmart to restock groceries and supplies. I finished my pillow case I was doing embroidery pattern on. Now I need to do the other on so I will have a pair to use or give to someone.

August 5, 2011

     We had a quite morning today. We went for our walk then I did some embroidery and Michael did some route planning on the computer. He plans our journey, finding RV parks for us that are in our camping system.
This afternoon we meet up with Jerry and Janice at the Golden Carrol in Spokane for early dinner. They will be here at Ponderosa Falls RV Resort Sunday. Looking forward to spending a few days with them.
     I called Troy and Jeff to see how they were doing.

August 6, 2011

     Went for our walk around the RV park this morning. This afternoon we drove over to Riverfront Park in Spokane. We parked and walked to the Spokane Falls, saw some beautiful scenes there on the Spokane River Waterfalls and Cascades. Stopped at Walmart on the way back to the RV and dinner. Sandra called to see how we were and where we were. She and Lytle were in this area several years ago.

August 7, 2011

     Went for our walk then watched Charles Stanley on TV. This resort doesn't have a worship service and we did not find a suitable church close.
     Jerry and Janice arrived here at the resort around 11:00 A.M.  They got set up then came down to visit. We ha a good cook out about five o'clock, Jerry is an excellent stake griller. Janice fixed baked potatoes and corn-on-the-cob and I made a salad. We had a very good meal and caught up on all the news of each others travels since the last time we met.
     Jerry and Janice will be here two weeks but we will  be leaving Wednesday, August 10. Comparing each others itinerary we will meet each other again at Pio Pico Thousand Trails Resort south of San Diego for a few days around Thanksgiving.

August 8, 2011

     This morning we went for our walk after which I did laundry. We met up with Jerry and Janice and went to Spokane to Rancho Chico Mexican Restaurant for diner. It was a very good meal and we really enjoy spending time with these good friends.