Scrappy pages on the road

I have to tell you I'm struggling with the

scrapping on the road.

It appears I brought WAY more than I need and yet,

nothing seems to work.

Heavy sigh.

 The Lincoln museum, tomb and home were really amazing.

If you ever get to Springfield you need to check it out.

Just be aware - not to much else to do.

 I kept things to a minimum because really nothing worked

and I wanted to be respectful.

 Grand Portage was fun.

Lots to see and very informative.

 Roosevelt National park was beautiful.

I couldn't decide on photos.

So Maybe I'll do more at home.

So we did go moose hunting and not a moose in sight.

However, how can that adorable moose

not be used.

If any of you have any suggestions I'd love to hear them.

I am not doing things in order which is a relief mojo wise.

However, bringing all the wrong things...

according to me... isn't helping and then using

only a few things out of the way too much I brought.

Check it out for yourself LOL.

All my stuff. 

You see those really cool zippered pockets.

There's like 10 of them chockful of stuff.

Just sayin....

Grand Portage National Monument

This is very cool as it's a reenactment and reconstruction of

the fort and supply depot between the Ojibwe and fur traders.

 People dressed in period costume and

are very happy to share their knowledge.

 Lots of cool pelts for your stroking pleasure.

And some of them are soooo soft I can see why they were en vogue.

How cool - letters and documents.

Makes me swoon.

We arrived at the end of the day and things were starting

to close up but there were still enough

people to chat up and find interesting things.

Highlights from the Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum

I seriously don't want to spoil it for you - but it's a must see!

Absolutely amazing and needs to be on your bucket list.

It goes from boyhood to President.

(Ahem-my hubby's best side 😉 ).

 Mrs. Keckly and Mrs. Lincoln is the name of the book

written by Mrs. Keckly. They were friends until they weren't sadly.

It's a very good read.

 The Lincoln house in Springfield...

You get a tour with a ranger and of course I have inside shots.

You need to go see for yourself.

Amazing from a log cabin to middle class America.

A self-taught lawyer and legislator - then President.

How cool is that.

Scappy time on the road

Again, let me apologize for the photo, cropping.

Totally awkward.

Anyway its fun and since I rearranged stuff

I wasn't as annoyed tonight.

LOL.

Using Pink Fresh and various embellishments.

Got some photoshopping to do and

hoping for more downtown tomorrow.

Roosevelt National Park

What another beautiful park that is chockful

of wildlife.

We hit the trifecta of all wildlife:

bison

wild horses

prairie dogs

elk

Quaint little town that rolls its sidewalks up 

way too early.

 Prairie dogs - 100's of them all over

these fields.

 Elk coming out of the ravine to check things out.

 Bison - were everywhere.

 Baby bison too were all part of the traffic jam

happening in the park about sunset.

 These deer crossed the road, and we stopped of course

to gawk. The deer kept looking back across

the road and we couldn't see what they were looking at

but all of sudden they crossed back over to the right side.

Still didn't see anything.

 Bison rolling in the dirt.

 He was a big guy too.

 Feels better now.

 Wild horses.

Were they running through the ravine with their

manes flying.

No.

 This buffalo strolled on down this hill.

and of course, I didn't post the ENTIRE walk.

I was actually outside of the RV when he started

his stroll and when he got the bottom

he looked right at me so I hot-footed back in the RV

and he casually strolled right in front of me like

he had no plans and walked into the sunset.

So cool.

This photo looks better here than on my FB page.

Got some scrappy pages done

Whine ALERT!

I seriously brought too much stuff and while I

did get nine pages done, it was

painful.

I spent a lot of time looking for things, rearranging

things and hunting for things I laid

down 2 minutes ago.

Also, I apologize for the quality of the photos

but I have to strike while the internet is hot.

 So far my decision to use up my Pink Fresh stash

has worked out. 

I went to 4 Michael stores out here to pick up

my favorite pocket pages and none

of them had it.

Sigh.

It appears they're not stocking PL pocket pages in their stores.

 I decided to use the campground map for this page

of my scrappy spot.

It was a beautiful day, albeit a bit windy, to scrap outside.

 Picked up these free post cards and decided to pop

them in this pocket page.

They fit perfect and I'm leaving the backsides alone

so peeps can read the chockful of info on the back.

 I do love these patches from the parks and I think

I've picked up one from each park - or close to it.

They also have coins too.

I had almost caught up LOL.

As if that's even possible, but hopefully I'll

get another break soon.

Rollin' down Montana Roads

Love the monochromatic look of this.

If you look close there are two birds in that nest

that perches on the of a stick, basically.

Anyway, the sun was trying to come out, there was

a haze from the fires.

We were just coming from our boondocking at Lost Johnny Campground

that was really amazing.

While walking around the camp, right there in a

field, no 15 feet from us was a doe scarfing down some grass.

We kind looked at each other and decided all was well

and she went back to eating.

Later, she actually strolled through our camp.

Could have touched her out my window.

And of course, no camera.

 This is part of the Hungry Horse dam

that we had to roll over in order to get to the campground.

 This crane sits up on the dam.

 I was really disappointed that there was no water flowing

over, not even a trickle, however, you could hear the hum of power.

 Then there was this landscape that is just

soooooo pretty riding down the highway.

 Couldn't help I do have a million more but I 

only picked out a few for you.

You're welcome 😊

 Then, sadly, we came upon this sight.

Fire department putting out a trailer fire.

 Hopefully all came out of it alive.

 It happened in Sun River, Montana.

 And another dam - Black Eagle on the Missouri River.

It is huge and I love all the flowing water.

This little guy came to great us at our camp

and did a great job posing.

 Isn't he cute?

I'm assuming he. 

 Then decided some chillin' was required.

So cool. 

He's still out there as we speak, chillin'.