We left the Minneapolis Northwest KOA on Wednesday, September 6th. It is always hard to say good-bye to our family and friends, but we had a very fun and full spring and summer. The biggest event was the birth of our 16th grandchild in July, Amelia. Of course, I'm not prejudice at all, but I think that she is the most beautiful baby on earth.
Our first stop, was visiting Roger's brother and our sister-in-law in Grand Rapids, MN. It was a short but sweet visit but we were able to spend the day/evening and a nice breakfast at a great local establishment the next morning. The next two days we hit the road running and arrived in Helena, MT so that we could spend a few days with Roger's sister and our brother-in-law. We always have a great visit with them and on one of our afternoons we went on a boat tour through the Gates of the Mountains.
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The Gates Open
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Bald Eagle
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The Devils Slide
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Eagles Nest |
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Natural Arch Bridge |
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See the Elephant? |
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Petroglyphs |
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Mann Gulch where 13 of 16 firefighters lost their lives |
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End of the Gates |
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White Tail Deer that crossed the channel from the other side near the Mann Gulch |
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See the Rhino? |
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What a view! |
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See the mask? It's toward the left just next to the 2nd tallest pine on the top row |
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Golden Eagle just to the left of the "hole" |
On our way to Idaho, we ran into a lot of smoke near Wolf Creek, Montana then it cleared and near St. Regis, Montana we ran into a fire close to the Interstate.
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There are mountains behind the smoke in Wolf Creek |
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Fire near St. Regis Montana |
See you in Idaho!
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