Day 5 July 7

We decided to slow the pace down a bit today and deal with some items that needed attention in the motorhome. The appliances and receptacles that run off the inverter quit working the other day when we turned on the generator. As long as we have shore power there are no worries as the fridge works. We want to boondock a lot so we have to get the inverter issue sorted. We are closer but haven’t quite figured out the problem. 

Thanks to the torrential driving rain yesterday, we found that some windows have leaks. A bit of caulking should solve that problem. 

We were on our way by 1, headed to Shelby Montana. The single lane highway was challenging in spots. We would drive for 20 miles on a flat smooth road with wide shoulders, then would have a stretch of rough, grooved road with narrow shoulders with a sharp drop off. 

Luckily the traffic was light again and we were able to enjoy the scenery. The land is quite barren and we would drive along on flat stretches for miles and then would encounter mini mountains. 

As we approached Shelby, there were the strangest landforms on the horizon. On otherwise flat terrain, there were random almost pyramid shaped mountains. The sky was turning black as we headed into another severe weather system so it made for some stunning visuals. 

The storm cell split up and we only got enough rain to do a good job of washing the bugs off the windshield. 

The Town of Shelby operates a campground at the ball diamonds. We met a couple from Michigan who are also on their way to Alaska and a couple from Iowa on their way back.