THE ROAD HOME - DAY ONE

Proud Mary was pulling great and the weather couldn't have been nicer. We zipped along and got almost to Butte, Montana when it began to rain. BIG rain. LARGE drops splatting the windows in such a deluge that Norm pulled off the road for a bit to wait it out. 

The storm didn't last long and what a sight it left in it's wake: DOUBLE RAINBOWS!  

We drove on to just south of Butte and stayed in a secluded little campground off the beaten track (down six miles of rut-filled gravel road) . The camp site was lovely and I would have gone for a long hike but the BEAR WARNING SIGNS were a bit intimidating, and while I'm usually up for an adventure, making friends with Smokey-the-Bear was not on my agenda yesterday, so Norm and I just explored the area immediately surrounding our site and went to bed early.  

It was a good first day on the road.  We're heading towards the great Salt Flats of Utah as a little side trip on the journey home.  More tomorrow! .... and the beat goes on....

Anyone who says sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain” ~ Fredrich Nietzsche