Day 1 - September 7, 2005 - Monument, CO to Billings, MT After our alarm went off at six o'clock, we were packed and ready to go by 7:15 a.m. It was 50° when we left Monument. We hit the commuter traffic going to Denver so we took the E-470 Tollway to avoid the congestion through the center of Denver. Even before Lincoln Avenue, traffic was backed up and at a crawl. How ...
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Day 2 - September 8, 2005 - Billings, MT to Whitefish, MT We woke up early and got packed and ready for the road. We were able to have our complementary breakfast in the hotel dining room along with several coaches and football players from the Chadron State football team from Nebraska who had also stopped for the night on their way to Bozeman to play Montana State on Saturday ...
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Day 3 - 09/09/06 - September 9, 2006 Whitefish, MT and Glacier National Park The sun comes up late in this corner of Montana. We were up and ready to go at eight o'clock. We packed the car and then went into the dining room for breakfast. Gennie battled with the waffle maker and from the looks of the waffle, I would say the waffle one! It was only 52° as we left our hotel for ...
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Day 4 - September 10, 2005 - Whitefish, MT to Lethbridge, Alberta We woke about at about 6:30 and decided to get an early start for the day. We had a chilly morning as it was 42° as we packed the car. We had an excellent express breakfast at the Holiday Inn; I even had biscuits and gravy. As we headed east on Highway 40 we stopped to take a few photos of the sunrise at 7:45. ...
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Day 5 - September 11, 2006 - Lethbridge, Alberta & Head Smashed-In Buffalo Jump We woke up to a sunny day in Lethbridge. We are staying here a second night so we had the luxury of a leisurely breakfast and we did not have to pack the car this morning. At 8:45 we went out to get into the car and found the temperature a little brisk for shorts and no jacket. Back into the room and ...
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Day 6 - September 12, 2006 - Lethbridge, Alberta to Billings, MT We were up at 6:45, showered, packed, had our little breakfast, checked out, and were on the road by eight o'clock. The skies were clear and it was 57°. We left Lethbridge on Canadian Highway 4 heading south to Sweet Grass and the US/Canadian border. We saw several flocks of Canada geese also up and about early this ...
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Day 7 - September 13, 2006 - Billings, MT to Monument, CO Our hotel neighbors were up and out at six o'clock, we heard them banging doors and bumping suitcases down the stairs. Travel Manners -- I wonder who teaches courtesy on the road? We had our little breakfast, packed, checked out, and were given two apples for our lunch. When we got outside, it was 50° with a heavy dew, ...
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