Kings Hill Scenic Byway

This morning Mike took another photo through the windshield of our mountain view. Yesterday there was a motorhome parked in front us blocking part of our view and it left this morning.

From Montana

We left Conestoga Campground this morning at 10:20 and headed north on US-89 and through downtown White Sulphur Springs.

From Kings Hill Scenic Byway

We entered the Lewis & Clark National Forest 20 minutes after leaving White Sulphur Springs.

From Kings Hill Scenic Byway

We were now entering the Little Belt Mountains and the topography changed from farms and ranches to pine forests and winding roads through the mountains.

From Kings Hill Scenic Byway

This part of US-89 is known as Kings Hill Scenic Byway and it is aptly named. We were constantly climbing through the mountains and began to see patches of snow through the pine trees. We stopped alongside Sheep Creek to take some photos - we were now at an elevation of 6200'.

From Kings Hill Scenic Byway

From Kings Hill Scenic Byway

We walked a short distance down a national forest road which was still covered with ice and snow - it was 11 a.m. and 48°. Tinker had a great time playing in the snow, but he wasn't too crazy about when he jumped into some deep snow.

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We drove through Kings Hill Pass at 7393'

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and through the town of Neihart.

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We descended to a plateau and the scenery changed again.

From Kings Hill Scenic Byway

We were thinking about a place to stop for lunch when we saw this scenic pull-off and what a view it was! These limestone cliffs that were created 330 million years ago from seashells when this area was below sea level and was under a vast sea. Another motorhome stopped to enjoy the view and have lunch and a couple of truck also stopped for the view.

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We crossed the Missouri River at Great Falls

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and stopped to take these photos at Black Eagle Falls & Dam.

From Kings Hill Scenic Byway

We arrived here at the Wal-Mart Supercenter on the north side of Great Falls at 1:45. Then I went shopping for groceries for our stay at Glacier National Park for 3 days. I only bought enough meat and fresh vegetables for a few days, so we wouldn't have any left when we crossed the border into Canada. I did stock up on some canned groceries and paper supplies while we were here because they'd be cheaper than in Canada - just under $200.

Mike called Verizon to add their Canadian calling plan to our cell phones starting next Monday when we cross into Canada.

It is 43° and raining tonight - no electric blanket tonight! Also, it's so windy here that we're not able to use our rooftop satellite dish and we're using our local antenna for TV. The only stations we're getting are PBS and half of those are children's programs.