TD2 2021 Adventure - Week 2 - "Falling Water"

Hi Everyone,

Here is your third installment of Thistle Dew Too's (TD2) 2021 Adventure.  This time we are actually heading to places we’ve never been before, but still not yet heading back East, as we have a bit longer to wait before re-uniting with other family members for a weekend camping adventure. 

 

Week 2 includes a visit from northern Nevada into Idaho and onto Montana, and what a glorious route we found.  Beginning on RT 225 in Nevada traveling through the Humbolt forest we found a great little boondocking location right next to the river.  Then taking RT 51 to RT 20 to RT 75 in Idaho, we entered the Sawtooth forest, and snabbed the last free boondocking spot in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area – what a great area!

 

After that we continued up RT 93 along the Salmon River and into Montana.  We stumbled upon the Charles Walters Campground in Florence, MT.  And we enjoyed so much, we returned to it again, with some lovely hikes along rivers and creeks. 

 

Then we continued on into Missoula, to have dinner with Susan’s son Julian, who we had met back in Nevada in 2019.  There we stayed just outside the wonderful and natural Greenough Park.  What a lovely spot, within walking distance to downtown Missoula!

 

Finally, based on a brief comment by a visitor center lady, we headed north out of Missoula to a place called The Garden of 1000 Buddhas, in Arleen, MT.  We found it to be very peaceful, and quite interesting.  I hope you’ll enjoy some of the pictures and movies from that location.  Who would expect to find such a place in Montana?

 

Anyway, here are some preview shots:

This sure beats the I80 Rest Area!  Check out those River Nostrils!!

Some beautiful scenery from a pullout along the road!

Did I mention the "falling water" theme for Week 2?

A very surprising find, in Montana, of all places!

Please click this link to access the full set of photos for Week 2 ("Falling Water" theme) of our TD2 2021 adventure.  As you move your cursor over each photo, you will see a descriptive caption, and place the cursor on the caption itself to read the whole thing, or just double-click the photo.  

Finally, in keeping with the Falling Water theme, I wrote a short poem based on the visceral experience I had moving out of the desert and into areas replete with falling water.  You can find that on one of my other blogs by clicking the link above.

 

And for you RV cooks that are curious what sort of whole-food, plant-based (WFPB) and no-added salt, oil, and sugar (SOS) meals we are eating (and photographing) on this adventure, we'll include recipes in future blog posts -– really, I promise!

 

Next up will be the second half of our whirlwind tour to some parts of the Pacific Northwest, with an somewhat aborted venture into Glacier National Park, and an enjoyable trek through more of Montana, Idaho, and a little bit of eastern Oregon and northeast California.  It's always an adventure when going to new destinations, especially when we're just following our noses.  

 

As always, we like to keep Thistle Dew Too's motto in mind:  

 

Until next time ... wishing you all the best and hoping you are having fun!