Great Falls, Montana

 

We have spent the last week here in Great Falls, MT doing a little “housekeeping”, such as washing the car and the coach, stocking the pantry and getting all the laundry caught up. We have also spent some time just relaxing with a little sight-seeing.

 

                                                Minuteman Missile

We are staying at at Malmstrom Air Force Base which is a missile base.  The Gateway FamCamp is just outside the main gate and is a good place to stay for a while. The spaces are all long pull-thru-s,  is well kept, and appears to be a prime “jumping off” place for RVers heading to Alaska.

The weather has not been great……..lots of wind and some rain, interspersed with periods of glorious sunshine!

Great Falls is built around 3 different falls on the Missouri River. Lewis and Clarks had to make an 18 mile portage around these falls and it was a extremely rough endeavor.

 

 

 

 

We had visited the Interpretive Center a number of years ago but it was fun to see it all again.

This is a depiction of the portage around the Great Falls.

               

 

          Painted buffalo in the lobby………..

 

 

Bill toured the museum on Malmstrom AFB as he does at all military bases we visit.

                                 F-101BF  “Voodo”

B-25J  Mitchell Bomber…………

                                         Missile transporter……….

       Globemaster……………….

 

                                 F-84F  “Thunderstreak”

 

It’s been a good week just relaxing and catching our breath, and tomorrow we cross into Canada and on to Lethbridge and Edmonton, Alberta…………………….!

 

Just us kids, on the road again!!!!