November 10
We awoke to a free breakfast of waffles in Hot Springs, then
headed off to the Jewel Cave National Monument and Wind Cave National
Park. Today proved that tours are
totally dependent on the tour giver, as Jewel Cave’s tour was informational and
entertaining, and Wind Cave’s tour basically just made me feel awkward. We saw some awesome “jewel” rocks and “bacon”
at Jewel Cave and some pretty cool “boxwork” in Wind Cave. The 20 degree
weather outside dictated that we stay in another hotel tonight, so we stayed at
Econolodge, complete with waterslide. 145 miles
November 11
We lazed around the hotel room for a while and then headed off to
Montana. After going through Deadwood
(and losing $40), we opted to leave I-90 for the cute little Highway 212. We drove through a tiny little bit of
Wyoming. It would have been a good idea
if it wasn’t so cold. We ended up taking
way longer to get to Missoula than we should have and hung out in the Walmart
parking lot for yet another evening. 338
miles
November 12
We woke up to 18 degree weather in the parking lot and headed off
for Missoula. We stopped at a little
coffee shop in Livingston for an amazing Black and Tan Mocha and then continued
on down the road. We got to Missoula
before Mark was done with work and classes, so we went to a little Princess
Bride themed coffee shop. We also said
goodbye to the pumpkin that had been keeping us company since New
Hampshire. Then we had some elk steaks
and headed off for Skyfall. 346 miles
November 13
We spent the day chilling in Missoula. We saw Christopher Haxton for lunch then went
grocery shopping and saw a bit of Missoula.
Then we went back to Mark’s to continue Karen’s 007 education with
Casino Royale. We made some pizza then
went to the Big Dipper and went bowling, which turned out to be a horrible
bowling night, but a pretty great day other than that. 9
miles
November 14
We got up and made some waffles, and then headed on down the
road. We stopped at Target and REI to
kill a bit of time before really heading off.
We both got a little sad at the
fact that the roadtrip was so close to an end as we were driving through Idaho,
but we perked back up with a stop at Ferdinand’s Ice Cream Shoppe in
Pullman. Then we went to dinner with
some of Becca’s friends. After dinner we
went to Becca’s and passed out watching Quantum of Solace. 275 miles
November 15
We hung out at Starbucks with Becca for a bit, and then headed off
to Portland. A shake at Sonic and a
latte later, we arrived at Jana’s parents’ house where Karen hung out for the
evening, while I headed out to hang out with my two favorite little men. 377
miles
November 16
I woke up and hung out with my boys while Karen went to Bob’s Red
Mill with Jana. Then we went and hung
out downtown some. We went to Powell’s
to wander some and read some Elephant and Piggie books before getting some Thai
food from a street vendor. Then we
headed off to WinterJam to see a bunch of bands, but mainly Chris August and
Toby Mac. 18 miles
November 17
We woke up early at Jana’s and headed off for Seattle, but not
before a stop at Random Order, one of Food and Wine’s best pie places. We drove through some crazy rain on our way
to Shoreline so we could make it to the Wicked show on time. We had some Chipotle for lunch, followed by
an amazing show, followed by some Valhrona Chocolate Cake. 198 miles
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