One the road to Great Falls

It has been a few days since I posted, much to do in the final days before we launch ourselves over the border into Canada and beyond.  The drive from Rock Springs to Great Falls was beautiful and nail biting as well.  While the weather had broken and was improving, we were heading up in elevation where it was possible for icy road conditions to be ahead.  Jim drove and I tried to take pictures as we drove along and keep myself calm.  Somehow, it is the passenger that is always looking down as the truck clings to the side of the mountain.  Taking pictures helps to keep my mind off my fear and on the beauty around us.  Here are some of the pictures I captured.  Hope you enjoy them.

 Much of the route took us through the national forest land.  Sticking to our plans to follow the secondary roads, we were not disappointed by the scenery along the way.

The color of the vegetation in the foreground was so striking.  There was lots of mist and at times it settled into the valley making the outlines fuzzy to the eye.

The road markers were especially interesting to me.  The top half was red and obviously done this way to be visible when the snows come.  I cannot imagine that much snow!

This lovely home caught my eye.  It was located all alone in the bottom of a valley surrounded only by trees and the mountains.  The folks here are certainly self sufficient and love having plenty of space around them.

The ever present snow-capped mountains give a beautiful backdrop to the ride.  Of course for some of us, there is the apprehension for the ride ahead :).

The river that flowed all along the way reminded us of the Little Colorado up around Greer, AZ.  It winds and winds and is rarely very wide but we are sure there are lots of fish in the waters.  A good fly fishing pole and we would have dinner!

No, the photo is not out of focus.  The mist in the air gave the mountains this fuzzy look.  I would love to try and capture it on needlepoint canvas!

Like the home from above, this lovely little church sat in the valley all alone.  What a peaceful place to whisper into God's ear.

The road wound and wound around these rock formations.  

We were not far from Great Falls and the river on the right is the Missouri.  Great Falls has a good museum on the Lewis and Clark expedition.  We plan to visit it while we are here.


While the journey has been beautiful so far, we are sure what lies ahead will be even more so.  Tomorrow we will be on our way, Alaska, here we come!