Sept. 27, 2013

We left Polson, MT this morning and had a short jaunt over to Osburn, Idaho and we're staying at the Blue Anchor RV Park.  It's small, but has large sites, and according to the weather, we might have to stay a few days.  The rains have entered the west coast of Washington, and they are predicting 5 to 10 inches in any given area along the western part of the state.  There are winds accompanying the rain, so I guess we'll stay put until Monday.  Driving our motor home down the road in those conditions, is like driving a billboard!  Imagine that!  We had an absolutely beautiful drive over, following three different rivers that were alongside the road most of the time.  We followed Flathead River out of Polson, then Clark Fork River, and that flowed into St. Regis River.  It was great scenery the whole way, as the mountains surrounded us from Polson to Osburn. Jim surprised me today, as he spotted an Osprey sitting on its nest on a railroad bridge.  How can he see that while keeping his eyes peeled on the road?  I wasn't camera ready, so it will be a 'memory photo'!  You can tell that we are close to British Columbia, as the terrain here reminds us of that province in Canada.  Once we got settled in, and had lunch, we struck off to claim our Idaho Souvenir in geo-caching.  We had to go to a nearby cemetery to find it.  The weather was supposed to be sunny for the most part of the day, but it started to sprinkle, but we still headed off to Wallace.  Wallace is a very old mining and historic town, with many of the old ornate buildings still standing.  We would have loved to walk around town a bit, but the rain didn't permit us to do that.  We are thinking that we will extend our stay here until at least Monday, and hope the weather breaks by then.  We are so lucky to have built that flexibility into our trip.  I doubt if there will be anything exciting to write about in that duration.  I might even have to dig out the sewing machine, if it continues to rain. 

Scene from the area of Clark Fork River

Museum in Wallace, Idaho

Main Street Wallace....yes, that is the interstate at the end of the block!