Leg 19- May 21- Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park, MT

Snow begins again

Leaving Livingston, the snow started to come back with a few flakes at first then began to stick.  We knew which campground we were headed to so we pushed on wards down canyon pass roads.  Three years ago, Dallas and I had stopped by this campground.  It made me fall in love with Montana then.  When we came back, I fell in love all over again.  We picked out a spot and began to set up the Bounder as flakes began to fall harder (EP was busy holding the wheel for us).  By the time Sasha and I had completed her just got done with riding walk, the snow was coming down enough to stick while the temperature plunged.  We all bundled up and were the only ones on a nearby hike.  By the time we hit the turn around point, the temperature was well below 30 and snow was piling up to the point it got hard to walk.  We barricaded the front windows of the Bounder with reflective insulation, cranked on the small electric heater then were forced to go full force on the mid and rear propane furnaces.  The Bounder beat back the cold and we enjoyed magical views outside all night. 

I couldn't believe it was sticking again

The forward scouts of our hiking party

The main force of the hiking party

Snow went from not sticking, to sticking, very fast

EP was jazzed

 

Her new thing is playing with the wheel

Montana, being magical again