We entered our 47th state, North Dakota, first thing in the morning. It was absolutely freezing at a lovely 18F/-8C when we got in the car in Montana, though it got up to a balmy 36F/2C by the middle of…
Day 143: Canada and Northern Montana
Even though we didn’t get to see any glaciers, we did get to see some pretty epic mountains in the far north of Montana: We also saw the continental divide:Chris then thought perhaps we should have lunch further north. He managed…
Day 141-142: Missoula and Kalispell, Montana
We have gotten seriously tired in the last week, so our distances have decreased. We really liked the hotel in Helena, so we stayed till noon enjoying the 100F/37C outdoor pool in 36F/2C cold. We went back west a bit…
Day 139-140: Bozeman and Helena, Montana
We checked out Bozeman the next day. It looked like a very well run and attractive city. Everyone we met was very friendly and the weather was not bad for late October. It was dry, cool and partly sunny. Here’s…
Day 138: Hunter’s Feed in Ennis, Montana
We entered Montana in the absolute middle of nowhere in the middle of the day. This was the kind of place where you were lucky if you had a single bar of 3G. That said, it was beautiful and covered…
Day 133-134: Eastern Washington
We drove across nearly the whole state in one day. The first 120 miles across were in constant rain on mountain roads. There were few towns but loads of thick mist. It was cold enough at 55F with high humidity…
Day 131-132: Seattle, Washington
We crossed into Washington almost immediately as Portland is right on the border. We decided to stop right away to get our oil changed in Vancouver, Washington. The weather had still been gloriously summer like, though we did see a few…
GUN!!! (safety)
Firearms are uncommon in Britain but the right to “keep and bear arms” is deeply enshrined in US law. The video below shows an explanation of three different types of gun and their purposes: Since it was a bit of…
Puppet Labs
During our time in Portland, we visited Puppet Labs world headquarters and were given a tour of the office: I am a systems administrator and their product, Puppet, is the first proper configuration management tool that I ever used. Others…
Day 127-130: Portland, Oregon
We drove up to Portland through a massive pine forest that went on for miles. As a result of all those trees, there were quite a few lumber related vehicles on the road: Portland isn’t just another American city, but rather…