"Big Sky Country" comes through

   Here is the link to today's photos:  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151658526447456.1073741839.677627455&type=3&uploaded=40

   After riding for a week, and never having a day without at least some rain, it was nice to finally get an entire day where we did not have to put on our rain suits.  Almost the minute we left Washington State behind and entered Idaho, "The Gem State," we had clear skies and an enjoyable ride.  We fell in love for Idaho for the 80 odd miles that we were traveling through on I-90 and then entered Montana.  "The Treasure State" is one of the nicknames for Montana and it also didn't disappoint.  So far we have enjoyed the beautiful blue skies and lack of rain.  We are spending the night in Missoula and will ride to Yellowstone tomorrow.  We are trying to keep an eye on the weather, both along our ride and at home in Oklahoma.  It has certainly been a volatile spring and we are praying for safe travels and good weather for the rest of our ride and an end to the rain and storms to aid the cleanup going on in Oklahoma.  

   Finally got Jerry in a compromising picture today for all his friends at LifeChurch.tv.  We had been seeing these signs along the highway advertising one of those MUST STOP destinations.  This one said "See 50,000 in Silver Dollars."  Out of curiosity we stopped and the place had a gift shop, restaurant, etc. along with a bar where they actually had 50,000 + in silver dollars.  I went to the bathroom and when I came out . . . look where I found Jerry.  ha ha  I know that I'm pretty fortunate if that's the most "compromising" place that I can catch him. :-)

Here is another photo of the "Silver Dollar" collection.  It was actually pretty cool looking.  

Here are a few photos of the beautiful skies of Idaho and Montana.

   Thankfully, the beauty of the skies offset Jerry and the boys singing a modified version of "99 bottles of beer"  The words went something like "99 miles of road to drive, 99 miles of road, Drive real fast and the mile will pass, 98 miles of road to drive."  

    I kept thinking of my employer, Margaret.  (Who by the way, along with her son Matt, my other "boss", were VERY generous in allowing me to miss so much time from work.)  Anyway, Margaret kept asking me "Now, explain to me why you are going on this trip."  At the moment today, when they were all singing that ridiculous song, I thought to myself "Margaret, I don't know why I came."  ha ha 

   Off to Yellowstone, I can't wait . . .