RV Life Re-start 6/26/2026

By Liz on July 2, 2026

Leaving Flathead Valley for the 2nd time in Wild Thing II.  This time with a lot more experience in the Bigfoot than last launch:  passenger seat removed so Emmett can enter easily, cupboards and basement organized well, extra stuff back to storage.

?It was hard to store the Yukon again.  I was spoiled having it in Columbia Falls for errands, grocery runs, etc.  We’ll see.  

Saw the most colorful rooster in Paradise, MT at a small park:

Drive was beautiful.  The Clark Fork River valley is as beautiful as I remember … more so.  It was rainy, foggy, cloudy but Paradise to St. Regis was stunning even so.  St. Regis a bit disappointing as it just gave off a vibe not unlike Anaconda as in “not much joy”.  

The RV park … nice person in office but it reminded me of the east U.S. campgrounds which were weekend “camp” retreats vs the RV trip spirit.  Campfires, messy outdoor setups, kids, ATVs … blech!  My site was narrow but with bushes and terraced sites gave more privacy than I expected.  Still, I got wet and hot setting up.  Off leash dog area and trails but wet, tall grass and weeds.  

After being so tired, I then had a hard time going to sleep.  I paid for 10 days and was not feeling happy about it but kept telling myself it was supposed to be rainy and I could just hunker down, walk with Emmett, get a video(s) out, i.e. plenty to do.