It’s been a beautiful day, even more so as we sit and enjoy a campfire outside of the confines of our pickup where we spent much of the day. I can see an owl perched in a tree and the lush greens of Connor Battlefield State Park ahead of me. I feel free.
Today, we left Missoula, MT and set out east towards Billings, MT and eventually to Ranchester, WY where we will be staying for the night. This state park is beautiful, and vacant. One of the local families we ran into while on an evening stroll informed us of two owls that make their home here. we have already came across one and are keeping our eyes peeled for a second one.
Over the past two days, we have traveled 1006 miles, 465 of those just today. We were in the vehicle less today, not by a lot, but a noticeable difference from the 541 miles traveled yesterday. Tyler has mastered navigation and I assume my position in the driver’s seat. The backseat drivers, Ashton and Addison have been great travel companions. I must say, the best travelers of all have been our two nearly 15-year-old pups (that might be because they can’t speak)!
Tomorrow we will make our way to South Dakota. We plan to stay in Hill City, located just miles away from Mt. Rushmore. The drive will be our shortest yet coming in around 3.5 hours. We will spend the night at another Harvest Host and are looking forward to the ease of hospitality before we set up more permanently in an actual campsite (with hookups) the following morning.
Last night, our family took a sunset run around Missoula before returning for 100 air squats. It felt nice to get our limbs moving (at least for me it did). Tonight, I made the unfortunate mistake of allowing Tyler to program a workout. We ended up with a brutal, long, and sweaty WOD. We went in sets of two and I was grateful when my turn was over. I must admit however, I NEVER regret doing it, sometimes it’s just a mental struggle to get to that point. How cool is it that we are traveling with much of our home gym?
These past two days have been a breeze and better than we could have ever expected for first-timers. The kids were able to enjoy smores, Tyler is watching the UFC fight and I am cleaning up and hanging 3M decorative hooks to organize loose clutter. Tyler continues to build his wish list of stops and at this rate, we may never come home!
Does anyone have any recommendations/must-sees as we navigate through the midwest?
The Church Hideout 
Hi, you will love to see Analope Canyon in Arizona. Look it up, along with Horse shoe Bend AZ, and float the river
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