Missoula, MT

We made it to Missoula, MT - a 260 mile drive from Colville, WA. It was around 8 AM when we left and the trip, although not that long, took us around 5 hours. There was lots of construction on I-90 and even with the construction, the road is in terrible shape. The worst kind of freeway is one made with concrete as it gets very lumpy as it ages with all the heavy semi truck traffic. Our RV bounces up and down on those old concrete roads. Anyway, we made several stops and basically took our time.

Our space in Missoula is below:

The park is a KOA park which generally have decent amenities. We set up while it rained lightly and the satellite dish was able to get a signal between the two trees that are visible in the above shot.

The weather today should be good for our trip to West Yellowstone which is also a 260 mile drive. We found out that we lost an hour yesterday so it was a bit more difficult getting up this morning to be ready to leave by 8 AM. I think we will come close to that targeted departure time.

We averaged 9.3 mpg yesterday with all the construction and mountain passes which is very good. It should be at least as good today and we are hoping for less construction along the way. See you from West Yellowstone...