We spent the night at Missoula KOA and ran across some people that we had camped near in Cody WY. They too had a bunkhouse camper and we spent some time catching up on where they had been since we had last met. They are traveling across the country and have been since May. They think that they will be home about September.
Our next destination was going to be Boise ID where we were going to spend a few days with our friends Mike and Miriam Luginbill. We went to Olivet together and they had visited us in May after traveling across the U.S. After looking at the map and talking with several people, it looked as if our fastest way to Boise was going through the mountains at Lolo Pass. The only drawback would be that there would be not service of any type for over 90 miles. We decided to take the chance and do it anyway.
Route 12 is the route that takes us through Lolo Pass. It was a good feeling when we saw this next sign. However, we had a long long way to go after that.
And this next sign concerned us also.
This road turned out to be a motorcycle riders dream.
The dream was short lived when we came across this next sign. The sign before said that there would be fresh oil and then this sign.
Lolo Pass started out following a small stream that measures approximately 20 yards across.
By the time that we got to the end, the river looked like a lake that was about 200 yards wide.
For lunch, we found a grove of cedar trees along the river and they had a picnic table. We walked back among the ferns and large cedar trees and ate. It was a little eerie being that far off of the road.
We came across signs like this quite often. My curiosity got the best of me so just before the next one, we pulled over.
We must have stayed there for over an hour and the only thing we saw was monopoly, checkers, and mexican train. Not exactly the game I was looking for.
This next sign would have really concerned me but I had about 3/4 tank of gas left.
We stopped often to get a drink or snack from the cooler. Judy caught me resting against a tree looking up this tall hill.
That 32 0z mug could only find so much space inside of my body. There wasn’t very much traffic so I just walked into the weeds. Unfortunately, when you trust your wife with the camera, you are completely at her mercy. And she showed NO MERCY.
The landscape started changing slowly and turning into a more gently rolling hills. Notice the road in this picture.
Then the landscape changed again and we drove through thousands of pines trees. The smell of pine was so strong that you could almost taste it. It really was a pleasant smell.
We spent the night at a campground in McCall ID. This was the first time that we would stay in a campground that wasn’t KOA. 
This wasn’t the best campground and it was full of high school girls who were playing in a softball tournament. Before we left camp, I decided to take a shower and clean up. While taking a shower, I kept hearing this baaa baaa sound. At first, I thought that someone was having a hard time in the stalls. After taking my shower and drying off, I walked out of the shower room to see a goat tied just outside the shower. That was a first.
It was hard to see the goat but he really was there.
Mike and Miriam had told us about a ski resort that was being built that had gone bankrupt. The company had also started building million dollar homes and everything came to a complete standstill. We drove up to see these homes and it was a shame to see all of these homes standing empty and partially finished.
After traveling in temperatures that reached 101 degrees, we reached Mike and Miriams house.