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I was really hoping we could spend some time around Missoula, MT and go to Denali, visit the Hot Shot, fire jumpers school, and some of the other things I got to see when I was in Missoula for software training back in the day. But the RV needs its oil pan replaced so it is here in the Cummins parking lot, boondocking in Billings, MT for the next couple of days.<\/p>\n

We took the bike rack off of the RV and emptied out the back of the Jeep in anticipation of having to be gone tomorrow while the RV get\u2019s worked on. It is the 4th of July and we are surrounded by fireworks so there is no need to find any. Sweet. We can watch them out our front window.<\/p>\n

Wednesday is here and they can\u2019t get us in until tomorrow, Thursday. Hmm, what to do. John decides to hit some pawn shops, I\u2019m getting my nails done, we get some groceries, and find this really cool dog park. It is a small island with trails all over it for hikers and bikers and off-leash dogs. Look what we found!<\/p>\n

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John has a nice drive planned out for us tomorrow, Thursday, to keep us busy since we will be \u201chomeless\u201d for the day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I was really hoping we could spend some time around Missoula, MT and go to Denali, visit the Hot Shot, fire jumpers school, and some of the other things I got to see when I was in Missoula for software training back in the day. 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