Friday June 9th 2017

The campground came alive early. Many of the overnight guests, including my immediate neighbors, left before seven this morning. I rolled over and managed to sleep until eight. When I got up I notice that many other sites that were occupied last night were already empty. There are new guests on those sites tonight. This is a stop for travelers.

Our Lady of the Rockies statue looking down on the city of Butte from the Continental Divide. The statue is 90 feet tall.

Today was a mixed bag weather wise. It started out cool and cloudy then transitioned to occasional showers. There were a few brief periods of sun and a thundershower mixed in. Overall the temperature didn’t get above the mid 60s. Tomorrow is predicted to be similar and the beginning of the week has steady rain in the forecast. The only reasonable day in the forecast is Sunday.

I spent some time today checking out the area. There is a nice park with bicycle and walking trails beside the campground that I’d like to take advantage of if the weather will cooperate. This seems to be an old community. The streets are narrow and don’t follow any particular pattern. It fits the idea of a community that built up quickly with the discovery of gold, silver and copper in the surrounding mountains. I’m looking forward to learning more about it.

The one major goal for the day was restocking the refrigerator. I found the local Walmart Super Center and replenished the basics. I was struck by how friendly the people were at the store. The greeter actually greeted people and the checkout clerk engaged me in conversation. Most of the time the greeter is half asleep in a chair and the checkout clerk doesn’t even say hello.

Back at my RV home I listened to the rain on the roof. As the evening progressed the rain became heavier and more constant. I had to crank up the volume on the TV to hear it over the rain. Continuous rain acts as white noise at night to help with sleeping, but occasional rain overnight will wake me up every time it starts.