The high level bridge around Lethbridge.
Taz stood between us and panted non-stop all the way to the border.
We finally got sick of it and harnessed her in to the back seat where she continued to pant.
She did eventually settle down but only for a few minutes. Every time a truck passed or we hit a bump or a railway crossing she was back up and panting. She almost hung herself a couple of times when she tried to jump down.
Arrived in Great Falls around 7:30 absolutely ravenous. Discovered Taco John's and practically inhaled a couple of burritos.
Checked in to the less-than-deluxe, but perfectly adequate Super 8. Somewhat sparse, but cheap and dog-friendly.
Taz approves the mattress.
Slept in until 7:30 on Wednesday and headed back to Taco John's for breakfast. Yes really!
Why you ask?
Check this out - a $20.00 fill!!!
Not too far out of Great Falls we ran into some icy patches with blowing snow so we pulled into a view point to change drivers (I'm a huge chicken on ice - at the speed I was going, it would've taken all day to get to Helena)
Nice view:
But we got stuck there for ages. For some reason, Vincent refused to shift out of park. After some bad language and stomping of brakes and ramming of the gear shift, we were finally on our way again.
Almost immediately after crossing into Idaho, the weather deteriorated. The roads got worse and the visibility was really limited in places.
It did clear up eventually though. By the time we got to Utah, it was clear sailing again. Blue skies and nice scenery.
We arrived in Provo around 8pm and checked into another Super 8. (Do they all look the same?) At least the internet works in this one. And it's even cheaper than the last one - $47.00 and no extra charge for the dog because the front desk clerk likes dogs and thinks that a $20.00 surcharge is ridiculous. She warned us that if Taz chews the furniture she'll have to charge the extra fee though. The weather forecast is dismal for the next few days. We'll see what it looks like in the morning, but we might just hunker down in Provo for a couple of days until the storm warnings subside.
We have lots of reading material, we stocked up on wine and Taz has her favourite toy so if we do end up staying here, it won't be awful.
