West Quest Part Deux - Days 25 and 26

Anaconda, Montana to Lolo, Montana to Lewiston, Idaho via scenic U.S. Route 12

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Saturday and Sunday, 3-4 September 2022

Writing a daily travel blog is not always easy, especially when I fall behind. The days quickly blur together and then without photos or a look at my trip planning software, I might not even remember what day we did what! Obviously, there hasn’t been a post in couple of days, and I’m now digging out.

Our drive on Saturday was short — just 125 miles — to set us up for Sunday’s drive along scenic U.S. Route 12 between Montana and Idaho.

Back on the road again. Farewell Anaconda, Montana. What a wonderful stay at the Old Works golf course.

Since our drive was so short today, I didn’t capture any other pictures before we arrived at Yellowrock Campground in Lolo, Montana.

A nice family-owned campground, Frieda and I laughed at this historic artifact that we found in the restrooms:

Good old American manufacturing dating back to probably the 1960s! Still going strong to include the very worn and polished metal crank handle. Truly vintage!

This overnight set us up for Sunday’s 207 mile drive between Lolo, Montana and Lewiston, Idaho through the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest. To say this was a spectacular drive would hardly describe it. It was simply breathtaking.

One last walk for Maddie and Skipper before hitting the road from Lolo, Montana.

What you’re looking at is not really the end. It’s actually the beginning of our drive to Lewiston, Idaho along scenic U.S. Route 12.

The picture above was our first stop to get a few photos. That angle is real. Frieda was very nervous that Ollie would flip over!

Down the road a bit, after we had crossed into Idaho, there was a wonderful place to stop and just relax a bit. One of our favorite things about our Oliver Legacy Elite II is our onboard solar, lithium batteries and inverter that allows us to make a pot of coffee whenever we feel like it.

I need a haircut! And to lose about 35 lbs.

A bit further down the road, we captured these shots:

The National Fish Hatchery

Overall, this was an absolutely spectacular drive that we would highly recommend to anyone traveling between Montana and Idaho.

And because we added Idaho today, here’s the latest map of Oliver’s Travels:

I’m still bothered by the fact we “stranded” Wisconsin and North Dakota on this trip! It only makes me want to go get them even more!

Our stop for the night was Lindsay Creek Vineyards, which we found using our Harvest Hosts membership. Overall, another fantastic experience and we cannot recommend a Harvest Hosts membership strongly enough if you travel in an RV.

See you tomorrow!

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