Good Friday in Rapid City RV Park

We are "stranded" in our RV without a car, so every day our son and his family come to visit. The RV park is almost empty so it also feels a little isolated. We're in the yellow dot.

We stay in this park whenever we're RV'ing through here. It has great views of the surrounding area. The place is run very well by the family owners.

Our sons Alan and Josh brought their families for a visit today. We enjoyed their company.

In the evening we had a campfire and toasted s'mores.

Roger spent time outdoors with Wyatt and Odie.

Thursday snow storm!

#1. It has been sunny 🌞 and warm here until today! Wow! Temps dropped overnight and the snow started before noon. Yesterday it was 77° and blue sky. Today it's 33°, and windy outside. I'm glad we are plugged into electricity for our space heater and also have a full propane tank for our forced-air furnace. I don't think the snow will accumulate.

#2. The RV park had its septic tanks pumped this morning. It took three truck loads (3,000 gal.) to empty the tanks. This may only be of interest to those who have or have had septic systems.

#3. Roger taught 1-yo Harry how to take a selfie...

#4. Today is also CEF King's Zoom Club Thursday, which Heather will be teaching later today.

Parked in Rapid City RV Park

We arrived here yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon and got the RV all hooked up. Our son Alan's family came for a visit and came over again this evening.

Heather prepares an evening meal for everyone each day we're here. The RV gets a little crowded, but it works out.

It's fun to see how the grandkids have grown each time we visit.

The Rapid City RV Park offers beautiful views overlooking the city.

Parked in Sturgis, SD

 Yesterday, the14th, was a travel day. After a restful night we woke up to a beautiful sunrise.

Leaving Billings, we headed to SD to visit our sons and their families. It's not a long distance, but we had strong winds, which always adds to the fun of riding in a giant "sail".

We stopped in Hardin, MT, for fuel (@$2.95/gal.!), and parked for lunch at the Big Horn County Historical  Museum.

I went for a walk this morning and had to wait to cross the track for an oncoming train. I considered making a run for it but thought twice.

Palm Sunday in Billings

We parked at the Billings, MT, Walmart last night, a regular stopover for us on these trips. We can both shop and overnight park.

We attended Grace Baptist Church, Billings, in the morning and stayed for their potluck dinner afterwards. Great food and fellowship.

Heather teaches her Zoom Good News Club on Sunday afternoons. The pastor arranged for her to use a private room in the Church to have the benefit of good wifi. 

We stayed for their evening service. The teaching in both services was focused on the sacrifice the Lord Jesus was about to make on the cross to pay the price for our sin.

GBC is a friendly, missions-oriented Church and Pastor John McKinney is a very good Bible teacher/preacher.

We are parked here for the night.

Days 4 and 5 in Montana

It's Saturday evening as I write this. We are parked for the night in Billings, MT. 

Yesterday and today have had us mostly traveling through Montana. We love shopping in this no sales tax State. Heather shops for Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts.

Last night we did a jigsaw puzzle.

This evening we played Skip-Bo.

Tomorrow morning we will attend a local church here in Billings.

Day 3 of our journey

We are near Wolf Creek, MT, staying on a cattle ranch until tomorrow. We just finished a guided tour of the "maternity ward" where momma cows are waiting to deliver. It takes a lot of human intervention due to the very cold weather here in calving season.

We also toured a neighboring barn where the owner stores lots of old equipment. It is very old and very large inside.

Our host drove us by some painted rocks on the road (more like a path) to where his wife was working with the cows. It's about a 20 minute ride over some pretty rough terrain.

 

We have been enjoying the fellowship with friends and the beauty of God's creation, but we leave here Friday morning and continue our journey East.