City park next to the Yellstone River. Two sections about 1/2 mile apart contain about 48 sites, some pull-throughs and space for group tent camping. No hook-ups. Flush and pit toilets, potable water, big cottonwood trees. Boat ramp. Fishing. Golf. Just over 1 mile south of I-90 on Highway 78 40 miles west of Billings. Donations appreciated but not required. Roads are rough but drivable with large motorhome. The free wood is from Timberweld, the local wood company that delivers at no charge for campers: mill end pieces of 2x6 and 2x8 kiln-dried wood. The park is FREE and donation boxes are set up for those who wish to donate a couple of bucks to help make improvements.
BTW we find spots like this on www. freecampsites.net

Who could ask for more.  Limit 10 days

We took a day trip to Red Lodge, MT 

They are replacing many streets so detour around town was in order.

Sure many of the tourist trap is still open for rip off deals. 

We didn't stop and drove part way up Beartooth Scenic Byway. 
This road is not for the faint of heart. Never attempt to pull a trailer up this road. 

On the way down this is what my Honda FIT average fuel economy read. Yep 199.9 mpg and it would have been more as that was as high as it would read. Now going up not this high more like 23.6.mpg

On Saturday Terry had a little job to do as we went to Billings and bought a new john. The trap slider on the old one wouldn't work. They said it would be easier to just replace it than to dig through the shit to change out parts. Esp. since the parts would have to be ordered. We were convinced and it took less than 30 min to replace it.  Makes for good sittin. Flush this.....
 

Dometic 320 series  Enjoy all the best features of a household toilet in your RV with a Dometic 320 series toilet. The elongated, deep ceramic bowl and enameled wood seat offer comfort that far surpasses most smaller RV toilets. The pressurized full-rim flush delivers a bowl-clearing rinse every time. Ergonomic one-direction foot pedal action results in easy, hands-free flushing for added sanitary benefits.  Deep ceramic bowl for sparkling, scratch-free, long-lasting performance  RIM WASH action for complete rinse New elongated bowl and full-size enameled wood seat Tall, 18-inch height with comfortable full-size seat Extremely low flush technology uses as little as 1 pint/.5 liter per flush Ergonomic flush pedal press partially to add water; press fully to flush.

Monday moving on to Ennis, MT to a fishing access site to hold up till over Labor Day.

Aug 23
Landed in Wall, SD
Buffalo Gap National Grassland  near Badlands National Park. Camping along "The Wall" offers unspoiled views of the Badlands and surrounding prairie. Dry camping, just find a spot and set up.  Going south form Wall, SD turn off left at  the gravel road at the two cell towers. Open the wire gate and head to the rim. 

We didn't want to get tooooo close so found a level spot just back a ways... 
Never know when one of us might sleep walk. 

This is the view from our boondocking site. 

The above we shot right after we landed and later on as it got dark we went to start the Honda 3000i generator. Guess what it didn't want to run right. Ruff running and not putting out any power. We had enough charge from solar so made it through the night. Of course I accused Terry of buying diesel fuel in the gas cans.. So this AM he siphoned out the fuel and went to town for new fuel. That didn't help so we called Power House a Honda repair shop in Rapid City and they said come on over so 55 miles later they found and fixed it. Spark Arrester screen plugged with carbon, It had the wrong spark plug in it, pilot jet plugged in carb, cleaned fuel sediment bowl. Now works like new and all for $90. We got off lucky and done the same day within a couple of hours. Can't beat that. Even had a great Chinese buffet while waiting. 
So now on Tuesday we will tour the main Badlands National Park more to the south of us. 

When in SD and you go by the town of Wall this is a must stop.

Aug 22 
Back on the road again

Well look at us in a RV Park in Mitchell, SD. 
 R & R campground  A Passport America Park 
So you ask what the hell have we been up to since early July. Ya we pulled off the RV highway so to speak. 
After Colorado we headed to Iowa driving all the way across Nebraska on US 30 the Nebraska Old Lincoln Highway ByWay   and Iowa Linclon Highway history
We both grew up in Iowa in towns in eastern Iowa where this highway ran through so it is near and dear to us and wanted to follow it thorough the small towns all across Nebraska and then in Iowa to Terry's home town of Newhall so we could visit his elderly parents and also help his nephew gut and remodel his bathroom on an old farmstead property he just bought. So from mid July to mid Aug back in hot and muggy Iowa it was... but nice also as it is sooo green with all the farm crops growing big and strong. Not something you see much of in Arizona to be sure. I also got to visit my hometown and the graves of my parents. After typing that I have to pause for reflection for just a bit.  As thngs and places change the stay the same. Reflecting old times and where did the time go from then to now. 
Barhroom done and our Honda bumper body reparied and new tires on the truck, so time to move on heading west. Took the truck in for brakes and was told 50% in fornt and 30% in back so no need to get worked on. Even at 156,000 miles. Wow. They said we would have another 30K miles left on the rears.
A night at a the nice city Secnic RV Park in South Sioux City NB right on the river. 
Red dot marks the spot $26 full hook up

Then over to to South Dakota to Emery to pick up our mail at our mail forwarding (our official domicile address) yes it's a back room in a house in Emery, SD where thousands call home. Hope the driveway can hold all the RVs. It's on a dead end street and a sign at the start sez no RVs allowed on this street. Either you have a towd and drie it there, or you have to walk several blocks to get to it. We wouldn't have stopped but UPS had deliverd a package the day before so we thought we might as well stop to get it. 
www.myhomeaddresinc.com

Now in Mithcell, SD and staying another night as the weather has changed as a cold front is moving through and with 35-45 mph and gusts to 60 today, so we are sitting still in the park for a second night. At $18.45 a good deal with fast WiFi and cable TV.
Since we had a extra day in Mitchell has to go to the Cow Palace.

Off to Wall, SD when the wind dies down for boondocking in the Buffalo Gap National Grassland  near Badlands National Park. Camping along "The Wall" offers unspoiled views of the Badlands and surrounding prairie.

See Ya down the road...
 
 

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