Salt Lake

November 13th - 14th.  We arrived in Salt Lake to really nice weather.   They had had a storm a few days ago with Bountiful getting 36 inches.  Some snow left on the grass but all the rest has disappeared.  Went to Draper today to visit Campers World to stock up on all the RV stuff.  Also got new wiper blades for the RV.  Then toured the temple area downtown.  Place has sure changed and lots more traffic.  Not a hard place to get around in.  City is built on four quadrants.  On Thursday we will find a grocery store and stock up for future.  May also go downtown again and shop in the Gateway mall.  There is 10,000 people here from 50 countries attending a conference on high tech computer stuff.  To bad it is not open to the public.

Fort Hall

Second day out.  Drove on lots of ice and hard packed snow from Helena to Butte.   After Butte we had lots of wind and some blowing snow until we got to Dillon.  Monida pass was clear with some blowing snow.  From Dubois on to fort Hall was bare pavement and good driving.   It was a good day driving, just a little cautious on the icy parts.   The Flying J Truck stop in Butte has been totally renovated both the store and the pumps.  Was able to use my new Flying J charge card there.  No more having to prepay and go into the store.  Fort Hall now has very good wifi.  Fuel here is $4.13 per gallon.

First Day on The Road

Left Warner in a balmy -14C.  The storm we had last week has moved on to Sask.  The roads today we fairly good to the border.  The lady at the border asked if we were the last Snowbirds.  The higways south of the border were snow packed and quite icy.  Traffic was light and everyone was quite patient.   That makes Linda a bit nervous.  The sun shone most ofthe day.  Diesel was 3.91 a gallon in Great Falls.  We are in Helena for the night.   They have great wifi here.  Plan on a short day tomorrow and end up in Fort Hall.   No wifi there last time.