RV Storage–Look Back at Glacier National Park

This is the first time we have had to put one of our motorhomes into storage.  There is a very uncomfortable feeling about doing this, and I think we made a very choice in what we did.  We decided upon a storage facility which is covered, has 30amp to keep the fridge going and batteries charged, and if needed, we can have the AC going too, but it will cost an extra $30 per month.  (Down here in Florida it would be a wise thing to do for 6-8 months per year.  I think we will be fine until May 1st. but we will have to evaluate that in April.

My other concern was how to get the motorhome into such a tight area without hurting it, and even more important, a neighbor’s RV.  We were lucky in that this Allegro to our right was gone when we moved in….and the other side is a wall.  If when we take it out for a few days, and we will, our neighbor is still there…we will just go head first.  Being on the end this will be easy to do since there is a side road on the other side of the wall…and when I say road, I don’t mean a public road…it is all behind a security gate, another plus in our choice.  Now the cost…well, it was $700 for 3 1/2 months paid up front.  Not much we could do about that….

In 2012 we visited Glacier National Park in August…it was a hot summer…too much of the snow was melted, and the wildlife was scarce.  But the beauty of this National Park is beyond words.  It was the first visit for both of us, and we wish we would have had time to stay longer…five days were not long enough.

I wish Marcia had the ability to go where I am able to go to….like this walk that I did at Logan Pass.  I don’t like to do very long hikes…never have…but I enjoy the hikes that I have done…this was a very nice hike.

One area we definitely want to spend more time at is the Many Glacier area….we were there for only a handful of hours because it was such a drive from the west side where we were camped.  This year, on our way to Alaska, we will be spend a few days on the east side of Glacier.  By mid to late May, most roads should be open for vehicle travel, except the Going-to-the-Sun Road….but we don’t care about that because we did that road three times in 2012.  Yes it is pretty, but we want to see more of the east side of the park…and the northern part which is in Canada.  And we sure hope to see some more wildlife this time….

I know one little girl that is anxious to get back there….

Dog Days of WINTER???

Someone needed some doggy, I mean, daddy time today.  Can’t reveal the “exact” location of where we spent our time together….(wink, wink).   In reality, Bubba needed to go back to the Vet this morning, so I headed over to my brother-in-law Mike’s house at 7 a.m. to pick them both up.  Bubba was having some mouth issues, and the Vet felt that a good teeth cleaning might provide some more information.  While he was “under the gas” we also had them clip his nails way back, clean out his ears real good, and do a close shave around his mouth.  Bottom line is that there was no major problem with his mouth other than a large gum overlap in the front of his mouth that had much tartar buildup in it.  He also has a “dog acne” around the bottom of his mouth that he is going to be given an antibiotic for.

In the meantime, while Bubba was out having fun at the Vets, someone else needed some special attention, and Skruffy had just what was needed…I mean, I had just what Skruffy needed….some special time for Dad and Skruffy.  (Skruffy is the one with the black skin, just in case you needed some guidance on that….)

Well, I, I mean, she really enjoyed her visit today.  And she was such a good girl…no barking, no one saw her, no evidence of her special, “short” all morning visit.  Boy, I sure feel….I mean, she sure feels better now!   Pictures of Bubba you ask?  Who’s Bubba???

Well, if you read yesterday’s blog, you know that we went to Cracker Barrel yesterday.  I “thought” we were going to get out of there without a purchase at the “Country Store”, but just after the lady said, “No, we don’t have it in that size….”, she adds, “…but I can call another store to see if they have it.”  Sure enough, the Cracker Barrel Old Country Store a few miles away from the secret hiding place, I mean Condo, had it, and would hold it for pickup for Friday.  So we sneak our special visitor back out to the car and head to the Country Store.  After that, we called the Vet and Bubba was ready for pickup.  This caught me off guard, and without camera, so that’s why Bubba is not “shown” today…but he is much better, we spent some time at a park, and in the car while waiting for the antibiotic to be filled, and both were dropped back off at Mike’s house around 4 p.m. ….which ended our Dog Days of Winter…and oh what a day it was!