Sorry for the delay on writing. We have been without electricity and wi-fi for about 10 days. David Cundy must not know we are on the road because he would have sure been looking for the blog and let me know I was slacking.
Well the last blog talked about our previous issues with keeping rubber on the road and I can boastfully tell you that we are still riding on the same tires for this trip. Now the average tire cost is about 200.00 american dollars on the Winnie. So wouldn't you know it roof vents installed at Camping World also cost 207.42 to be exact. Yes! our roof vent blew off in a parking lot and we had no choice but to have it replaced. Cross your fingers because we have 3 total roof vents and an air conditioner hood.
We are having a great little adventure the mountains and waterfalls are amazing. They seam to be running out of glaciers though. By the year 2020 they will all be gone according to the computer statistics. So how are my Brownies doing with their stats. Where is Phil Dawson when you need him. 
There is a huge market for bear spray. They rent it at several stores. Even the car rental places have it for the customers. Of course it's cheap to rent but if you happen to discharge your canister on let's say the neighbors dog or your sister or that tree stump you thought was a grizzly it's going to cost you. A sign next to the terminal at the tour bus read "all bear spray canisters must be secured and safely locked". I wonder what kid decided it would be a good idea to test out his can of destruction on the bus and the park decided to implemented the new rule. Now this bear spray scam is a real money maker. They probably manufacture millions of cans of this chemical. I would like to know how many of those cans are actually unloaded on Yogi or Boo-Boo. In fact I would like to know how many visitors at the park actually saw a bear other than the stuffed one at the visitor center. I was so petrified of the bears I left my spray in the car twice on our hikes. We had our I-pod and when we thought we were in imminent danger we played Barry Manilow and turned it up a little. The directions don't tell you what to do after the grizzly rips off your arm and you no longer can spray.
We took several long and strenuous hikes most days about 4 to 5 miles. The scenery on each hike was breathtaking. Of course I had to find humor out on the rugged terrain. We spotted one guy almost on all fours studying the ground on the walking path. I thought for sure he had discovered big foot or something wild in those defined tracks. I waited patiently for him to move on so I could see the wonderment that must lie on the path. Well if my keen Indian tracking skills are correct what I see are Nike, Converse, Red wing and a couple of Wal- Mart work boot tracks. His wife was impressed she patiently waited for him to move on then followed right behind him trying not to trip him as he looked for more boot prints.
We stayed in Glacier for the whole week the only downside is tearing down the cooking equipment every time you leave the site. The bear rules are in all these campground in Montana so it is what it is. Better safe than eaten alive even if you have "the spray".
The color of fall is everywhere. They obviously go into fall color mode several weeks before we do in Ohio. The leaves are starting to fall but for the most part are just changing colors. The landscape is mostly a yellow leaf with some slight orange and a backdrop of pine green. So now that I bored you with that I will try to find something funny to write about. 

Good-bye for now and hello to tomorrow. Hi Mom and Dad send money...just kidding
​Jomama and Karen

Hi kid's it's time to travel again. Back in October of 2013 the princess, Minnie and Jomama drove into a closed Glacier National Park. If you can remember back that far the government decided to shut down and closed all the National parks and forest facilities. So we vowed that someday we would return to view this spectacular National Park. Well that time has come and this is our mission on this our 9th trip in the Minnie.
We have traveled about 37,000 miles during our 9 trips some trips longer and some only 3 weeks. We have as much fun and chaos on a 3 week'r as we have on a 4 month excursion. For example if you divided 13 into 37,000 miles you could get a ratio of miles per tire which is how often we have a blowout and need tire maintenance. So for our travels we have changed a tire every 2,846.15 miles. Now that statistic might sound alarming but statistics don't lie they are just a way of calculating the inevitable. Look how well statistics are working for the Browns. Every 2,846 yards we need a new quarterback. Every 2,846 hours we need a new coach. So I feel very lucky that I only need a new tire every 2,846 miles.
We left the comforts of home on Monday September 12 and headed to our new adventure. 
Of course it took us forever to get out of the house and for the first 100 miles we second guested if we had packed everything? I simply told the princess that God created Wal-Mart just for this very reason.
We drove 220 miles the first day that's a good warm up for us we don't drive to far ever.
We are now in Iowa and are exploring a campsite discovered by Lewis and Clark. I actually thought Lewis and Clark were a comedy team but I guess at one point Clark was fired and a guy named Dean Martin took over.
We are heading to the Badlands in South Dakota. We saw a lot of windmills today driving through Iowa. These people grow a lot of corn in this state it must be a... can of corn for them.
Hi Mom and Dad hope you were able to get on line and read see you soon.
​Jomama and Karen

     This was Kevin our first tire roadside changer!! 

   He is ready for Montana!!!