We are finding quite enough to keep us busy in Missoula. The downtown area is great and we've been able to eat at a new restaurant every day. Yesterday, we found a nearby state park and hiked around the river a bit, before picnicking and walking some more. We saw a large raptor holding a fish in its talons, and its nearby nest and mate high up in a dead pine tree. I later identified it as an osprey. We didn't see much else except swarms of horseflies and mosquitoes.
No apartment yet, but there are two potential ones. We have an application in for one, and the second we are seeing tonight and probably going to apply for. It's really close to the University and downtown area.
Meanwhile, I've been planning the rest of our road trip route. We'd like to be in San Francisco this weekend to see Drew's show and catch up with friends. From there, we'll continue seeing the parks of the West, which unfortunately has us making a strange 8-shaped loop ultimately.
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From San Francisco to Yosemite, across the Loneliest Road to Great Basin. From there, we'll head east and then south to Bryce Canyon and Zion National Park, and then to the Grand Canyon. Then, we'll head back west to pick up the Pacific Highway near LA and follow it up to Portland. From there, we'll travel directly back to Missoula. Ideally, after spending a bit of time settling in there more, we'll head east and south to the Badlands, camp and hike a bit, and then head out to Chicago from where DB will fly to Missoula and I'll drive back East. At least that's the plan....annnnnd I've just realized that this completely leaves out Yellowstone, Grand Tetons and Glacier....but those are within a daytrip's distance to Missoula. Still.....if only we didn't have to rush to get to San Francisco, we could hit a lot of the parks on the way there. Oh well....
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