Livingston MT

It was time to leave Carl G Wasburne and Heceta Head Lighthouse. I have to admit there were some tears when we left the campground. We had made some good friends and it was sad to say good bye but it was time now to head home.

We were on our way to Oregon City,Oregon to have dinner with Bob Kenny,a nephew on Gary's side,and his son Matthew. We stayed the night and the next morning we were on our way to see the Columbia River. 

The next picture does not do this scene justice. The sunlight brought out all the different colors. After I had taken the picture I stood in awe enjoying this beautiful spot.

This drive was truly awesome. It was a beautiful drive all the way to Spokane Washington.

From there we headed for Livingston Mt.

We drove 18 miles south of Livingtons to the Yellowstone Edge RV Park. It was  in a beautiful setting by the Yellowstone River...known for its ideal fly fishing.

I loved this area. Each morning when I stepped out of the  camper I would look up at the mountains and say.....I am in Montana! Wow.

It was cold when we woke up, hot during the day except in the shade and once the sun was down it was cool again. I truly loved it.

To get into the spirit of our surroundings we watched the movies.....yes we have a tv for our camper. It is for DVD's only.....Ledgends of the Fall about a family living in MT but filmed in Canada, and A River Runs Throug It, narrated by Robert Redford. This movie was actually filmed right here in this area. 

Once we left Spokane there was always a river on one side of us or the other. It fascinated me. Gary got tried of me saying, "a river runs through it" Robert Redford knew what he was talking about.

I wouldn't want to live in MT because of the cold winters and small towns far apart but I loved being there the four days we were there.

Livingston is were my grandfather on my mother's side grew up. When he married my grandmother they lived there then moved to Baker where my mother was born and 23 years later I was born there.   

My grandparents are buried in Livingston. Grandpa wanted to be buried at the foot of "Old Baldy"

Livingston is a town with an interesting history. At one time it was known for its railroad.

Then in the 70's it was discovered by Hollywood, artist and fly fisherman.Now it seems it is thriving on tourism.

We made several trips into Livingston for  groceries and to fix the tires on our camper. It seemed one of the wheels was leaking oil. It was an easy fix and not as serious as we first thought but it caused us to stay one more day because we wanted to spend a day in Yellostone Park since we were so close. 

The next day we headed for Yellowstone our last hurrah and then it was a serious drive home.