BIL -- COE
For you non-airport code folks, that's Billings, MT to Coeur d'Alene, ID!
We left Billings at 7:30am CST after defrosting the car, as it snowed overnight, and arrived in Billings at 5:30pm PST. While not quite a 12-hour day....IT....WAS....L-O-N-G!!!!
Our first stop after leaving Billings was to visit Julie, my sister from another mister, in Bozeman. Because I was more focused on spending time with her, sipping on a turmeric steamer, and eating a green stuff sandwich, I completely forgot to snap a photo memento of the monumentous occasion - being her first friend/family to pass through Bozeman. In lieu of this, I will share this gem. I told you Julie, "mistakes have been made."
Montana
Obligatory photo op:
Then things took a turn....a U-turn in fact. After leaving Butte, MT our oil lamp light came on. Damnit! We were only 20 miles out from the Butte Subaru dealership (and more than a hundred miles away from the Missoula one) so we turned around and went back. I am not going to get into details except that our Subaru has a documented oil consumption issue that may, as of now, be bad enough to get replaced (for free). Still, the tech, Dan, hooked us up with more oil and the necessary paperwork to share with the Vancouver dealership. Overall, it only set us back a hour and $7.41.
But the hits kept coming. I am going to say it again here, Brandon is a God. He drove all day because the roads were icy, wet, and winding; while I spent the day trying not to have a panic attack in the passenger seat. Yes, I know, I am a wuss and I will have to get over it, but guys, I am from Florida. Roads are flat and ice comes in drinks.
Idaho
We eventually entered Idaho, but y'all, the weather was jank. So we didn't stop. And let's face it, if I had gotten out of the car at that point, there would have been no way I would have gotten back in it. It was pitch black and foggy at 4:30pm. THAT DOESN'T EVEN MAKE SENSE! I doubt we will get a chance to grab a photo op, as we are crossing the skinniest part of Idaho and I don't think there is another rest area.
We left Billings at 7:30am CST after defrosting the car, as it snowed overnight, and arrived in Billings at 5:30pm PST. While not quite a 12-hour day....IT....WAS....L-O-N-G!!!!
Our first stop after leaving Billings was to visit Julie, my sister from another mister, in Bozeman. Because I was more focused on spending time with her, sipping on a turmeric steamer, and eating a green stuff sandwich, I completely forgot to snap a photo memento of the monumentous occasion - being her first friend/family to pass through Bozeman. In lieu of this, I will share this gem. I told you Julie, "mistakes have been made."
Montana
Obligatory photo op:
Then things took a turn....a U-turn in fact. After leaving Butte, MT our oil lamp light came on. Damnit! We were only 20 miles out from the Butte Subaru dealership (and more than a hundred miles away from the Missoula one) so we turned around and went back. I am not going to get into details except that our Subaru has a documented oil consumption issue that may, as of now, be bad enough to get replaced (for free). Still, the tech, Dan, hooked us up with more oil and the necessary paperwork to share with the Vancouver dealership. Overall, it only set us back a hour and $7.41.
But the hits kept coming. I am going to say it again here, Brandon is a God. He drove all day because the roads were icy, wet, and winding; while I spent the day trying not to have a panic attack in the passenger seat. Yes, I know, I am a wuss and I will have to get over it, but guys, I am from Florida. Roads are flat and ice comes in drinks.
Idaho
We eventually entered Idaho, but y'all, the weather was jank. So we didn't stop. And let's face it, if I had gotten out of the car at that point, there would have been no way I would have gotten back in it. It was pitch black and foggy at 4:30pm. THAT DOESN'T EVEN MAKE SENSE! I doubt we will get a chance to grab a photo op, as we are crossing the skinniest part of Idaho and I don't think there is another rest area.
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