We truly enjoyed our time at the KOA in Billings. The staff were like little bees buzzing around in their carts and utility vehicles. For me every day was great getting to watch the flow of traffic in and out of the park. I love getting to see all the RV’s coming and going. It’s kind of my “thing” to try to guess different rv styles and brands as we see them go by our site.
Tuesday we went to the Pictograph Cave State Park in Billings. It was a pretty decent hike up a hill to get up to the cavern to see the little bits of drawings that are still visible. For us I think the real joy was getting there, to be honest. The drive up to the State Park had some tremendous views of the city as well as beautiful rocks and mountains that we were enjoying getting to see.
We had a lot of relaxation days while we were there. We did go up on Thursday to use the hot tub and pool – it was super empty at this point in the day. We went about lunch time – just after check out and before check in time. That hot tub felt nice but the pool was chilly as heck. I couldn’t bring myself to go under the water completely – when we were there it was just about 80 degrees. Somehow I feel if it had been a bit hotter outside it would have been much easier to get in that pool water.
Friday morning we had a delicious brunch at a local place called Stella’s. The size of our breakfasts were huge. There was no way either one of us could finish either of our meals. After brunch we picked up a few things we’d had shipped to an Amazon locker center. (Previously we had noted that there was some burned marks around one of our RV electrical plug prongs. We ordered a new cord to be delivered ASAP). Michael surprised me and we went to the T-Mobile store where I got my birthday present – a new Apple Watch. I was not expecting that at all. We stopped at Albertsons on our way back to the RV and picked up a cake and even some little shrimps that Michael grilled for me along with the chicken wings we had planned for dinner.
We spent Saturday getting last minute supplies, groceries and fueling up the truck to get out Sunday morning to Garrison, Montana. The drive to Garrison was probably the prettiest drive I’ve ever been on. Just east of Butte we rounded a curve to an amazing view of the valley and mountains and I literally lost my breath a minute. I got teary eyed and had to force myself to breathe a minute – it was the most amazing sight – I never did get a picture until a few minutes later. It took me a few minutes to compose myself and try to get my brain to comprehend a little bit of what I’d seen.
We spent the night in Garrison at a cute little mom and pop campground just off of the highway we were taking. The sites were a bit grassy and it was a lot of long term campers but it was a nice spot to spend the evening. Outside of our slideout window we had a pretty view of the mountains in the distance. I also got some really nice sunset shots that evening.
We made homemade Reuben sandwiches for dinner that night – we both love them and were craving one. It was a delicious dinner and super easy after traveling all day. We had a quiet night while we prepared to head into Washington the next day.
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