WEATHER: Sunny, nice. Highs in 60s
We started the day with breakfast overlooking the lake where we were camped, near Helna. 
George is excited because Montana just passed a law that permits picking up road kill. Thankfully, other animals have beaten him to it, so far!!
Nicely located next to the bathrooms and shower house, too!
Since we hadn't unhooked, it was easy to get an early start.
We drove about 200 miles north. The Rockies were all around us.
We are in Glacier National Park for three days. Disappointedly, we will not be able to take a drive across the park called "Going to the Sun Road", supposedly one of the most beautiful drives in the world, as the roads aren't plowed yet. The pictures show about 10 feet of snow on the high mountain passes. We are going to hike/bike part of the way.
Our site is beautiful, with a great view of the mountains
We had a near disaster......George had cranked up the camper and unhooked it from the car. He told me to change the button on the refrigerator from gas to battery. I jumped inside to do that and to open windows when THUD, the camper jolted, rolling forward, and the tongue buried itself in the dirt. He had forgotten to put the chocks in front of the tires. We were in trouble. Thankfully, the site is gravel. Had it been pavement, it really would have been bad. He figured out a way to get it back, which involved using levelers and campfire logs. Whew!
We made a nice campfire and grilled our dinner.
DINNER: Grilled boneless country ribs that I had marinated in a chili/garlic sauce that we picked up months ago while visiting the Tabasco factory in Louisiana. We baked potatoes by wrapping them in aluminum foil, and nesting them in the coals. A side dish of sautéed mushrooms, green beans and onions rounded out the nice meal. A Cabernet Sauvignon complemented it all. This is called Glamping" :-)
We're glad we are not the only absent-minded campers on the road. We can fill a book with our misadventures.
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