Take That Exit – Page 18 – Leaving the fast lane, to enjoy the view

Bozeman – Music on Main, Museum of the Rockies, Belgrade library visit {Montana}

Aug 42015

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Ahh, Bozeman, Montana. You are a groovy town. I was looking forward to spending some time in Bozeman because it’s near Belgrade, where my dad grew up. He spent most of his childhood running around with his beagle named Taco and his fishing pole, fishing in the local streams. The community has changed (and grown) considerably since his childhood in the 60’s – but I think it still feels like a small town.

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The first night we got into town early and after playing in the pool and making dinner, we decided to head into down Bozeman for a Music on the Main event. A free community event, Music on the Main is held on Main street and we had no idea what a big (or awesome) event it would be!

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We got down there early, parked our big truck and walked a few blocks to the action. Food trucks, beverage vendors, storefronts – it was a lot of excitement. The band, played on the back of a flatbed truck in the middle of the closed off streets, with people dancing in the crowds.

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Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park – Dry camping and we tour the caverns {Montana}

Jul 282015

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After leaving Glacier National Park we headed southeast to Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park. This place was incredible and I would definitely recommend it. Even if you aren’t going to be camping here, I definitely recommend taking the cave tour.

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This was our FIRST campground we stayed without electricity or water – dry camping! We had been wanting to do this – but wanted to get our feet wet living in the trailer first. Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park does have spots with electricity – but when we made the reservations online they weren’t available. Dry camping here was awesome and much easier than I expected.

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We have solar panels on the top of the trailer – that soaked up the sun and kept our battery at almost full power after two full days of camping. When dry camping you can’t run things like the TV or the air conditioner or the microwave – but it’s actually a welcomed break from the buzzing of electronics and we didn’t miss it at all. We have two Honda generators, but we never pulled them out.

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Glacier National Park – Apgar area, Junior Ranger program, picking huckleberries and more {Montana}

Jul 192015

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After leaving Coeur d’Alene we headed east and north to Glacier National Park, Montana.

Glacier-National-Park-West-Glacier-KOA Our West Glacier KOA campsite

We had stayed at the at the West Glacier KOA cabins a couple summers ago and we loved the location so much, we knew we had to go back. Initially we were going to spend five days at the West Glacier KOA but it’s so expensive we decided to cut it short and stay only three nights. Although not nearly enough time to explore the whole park we made the most of our time there.

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The first day at Glacier we drove to the Apgar Visitor Center (West Glacier) where the kids picked up their Junior Ranger booklets and we looked at the educational displays.

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Winner of Silverwood Theme Park tickets

Jul 192015

Thank you to everyone who entered our giveaway for a family 4-pack of tickets to the Silverwood Theme Park. The winner was selected using a random plugin that selects a qualifying comment on the post.

The winning comment is from Karen (email kbuck…@hotmail.com) “After a morning of rides, etc the Lazy River looks inviting, especially if it is hot.” Congratulations, Karen!

If this is your name, email and comment – check your inbox, I emailed you with details for how to claim your prize!

If you didn’t win, don’t despair, we’ll be giving away more fun things down the road. Stay tuned!

Coeur d’Alene, Idaho – McEuen Park, Tubbs Hill, Luby Bay (up north) and more. . .

Jul 182015

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As I’ve mentioned before – we spent 10 wonderful days in the Coeur d’Alene, Idaho area (see our post about the 4th of July here). During that time we did a LOT of free activities and I thought I’d share some of our favorites.

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We spent at least two different afternoons down at McEuen Park – this is a must-see park, it has so much to offer.

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On one particularly hot day (temps were reaching into the 90s!) we took the kids down to the McEuen Park spray pad. This free public spray pad was a lot of fun.

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Bozeman – Music on Main, Museum of the Rockies, Belgrade library visit {Montana}

Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park – Dry camping and we tour the caverns {Montana}

Glacier National Park – Apgar area, Junior Ranger program, picking huckleberries and more {Montana}

Winner of Silverwood Theme Park tickets

Coeur d’Alene, Idaho – McEuen Park, Tubbs Hill, Luby Bay (up north) and more. . .

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