We Almost Died........Literally!

Well we traveled almost three days, non-stop, to get home because of a sick loved one, who has now gone to be with the Lord. We left Fort Smith, MT and traveled to north east Texas, so it was a long trip. When we arrived, we were mentally, psychically and emotionally worn out. We set up our travel trailer, in the dark, at 1:30 am and went to sleep. A couple of hours later we heard an alarm going off but I was so tired that I just mumbled a response when Chris asked me what that sound was. He finally got up and noticed that our CO2 detector was going off but he thought it was broken because it has never gone off in the three years we have owned it! He took it outside to see what would happen and when he did it stopped alarming. He then brought it back inside and it started going off again. Long story short, we had our generator running at the front of the camper and the A/C was sucking in CO2! Thank God that our children weren't in the camper! 

This is my advice, have a smoke alarm and CO2 detector in your RV at ALL times! Make sure that you change the batteries ONCE a year! 

The life you save will probably be your own!!!

I thank God that we are here today to write this post and maybe save someone else life in the process!

 

1/2 of Yellowstone

We were finally able to go to Yellowstone yesterday after months of waiting and excitement building everyday. We only had one day so we were only able to see half of the park but we were definitely awe struck. Every pool was a different color, every geyser unique and there was even a lake with a marina.

We were very impressed with every pot and pool but the only part we weren't that impressed with was Old Faithful. Now I know you all are sitting there shaking your heads thinking we've lost our minds but everyone has an opinion. I just had this picture in my mind of water shooting out of the earth's crust with such force that it would shake the earth but it just spewed water out....that's it. Our little Izzy also wasn't allowed on any of the boardwalks so we stole someone else idea and stuck her in our backpack. We walked around every where with her, including the visitor center and all over the park. We were afraid that someone would say something but no one ever did. People only ohh'ed and awe'd over her. She thoroughly enjoyed her ride :) We will go back one day to see everything we missed. As far as wildlife, we saw a chipmunk, elk, deer, raven, bison and mountain goats but we never saw a bear :( Maybe next time!

Boondocking in Montana

It has been awhile since I have written but we were in an area where there was no cell phone or internet service. We spent a couple of weeks working at a campground near Fort Smith, MT but we had to leave early because of the lack of services. I recently started back to college and all my work is done online so I HAVE to have internet service. I have a Verizon prepaid mifi hotspot but while we were working at the campground we had to drive 45ish miles ONE WAY in order to get service. We left and we are currently making our way towards Yellowstone and boondocking along the way. We are currently staying in Columbus, MT at the Itch-Kep-Pe park. It is a city park right on the Yellowstone River and I was quite surprised at how nice it is. I had been dreading boondocking because I was basically terrified of the unknown. We have been here for two days and I am thinking we will definitely be coming back in the future! Now that we aren't virgin boondockers, we are looking forward to future free campsites!!

The first pictures were from when we went through Billings,MT at a Schell's which is a sporting goods store like Bass Pro Shop or Gander Mountain. We had a fun time walking through and taking pictures. They have a huge aquarium that is very cool and they also have a ferris wheel that you can ride inside the building. More to come from our trip to Yellowstone National Park.