We've finally made our move eastward... Being now in Biloxi, MS, we have run into warm and humid weather but are excited to be moving back to where we're from...SC :) I am posting MANY photos from Montana to here, and I hope you enjoy them! Here, in East Glacier, golf was a nice, beautiful, relaxing break from all the recent health distractions. We had a ton of fun and actually came back for more punishment a couple of days later. WE BOTH BROKE 90!!!!!!!!!!!!! The ride along "Million Dollar Highway" had us cross 2x 11000 ft passes and another over 10600 ft. Our truck had no problems except for our tire blowout. The origin of the name Million Dollar Highway is disputed. There are several legends, though, including that it cost a million dollars a mile to build in the 1920s, and that its fill dirt contains a million dollars in gold ore. Many old, abandoned mines dotted the mountainside along the highway. We had to stop for a while at the first pass while a crew replaced phone lines. They had to tie their parts and equipment to lines in order to pull them up the mountain slope and secure everything. Many pieces still fell across the road and could have hit passing vehicles if the road was not blocked while they were working. As we waited it began to sleet and snow. Luckily it didn't amount to much! The weather followed us to our Santa Rosa SP campsite in New Mexico. We were spared any violent weather and treated to a beautiful sunset :)
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