Angel:

Sunday July 1

Last night there was some crazy thunder and lightning. I totally felt like I was asking to get hit by lightning sitting in my tin can parked next to a bunch of trees. Thanks for sparing us mother nature ;).

Went down the road a few miles and toured 50,000 silver$ gift shop/bar/restraunt/etc.. I got a mocha and it was crappy as hell. I had to add heaps of sugar and some hot cocoa mix when we got back in duke. I’m not a coffee person but I am now willing to admit I like caramel mochas. I should just buy a mix.

We didn’t make it very far today. Duke won’t hold a charge or something. Idk. I just want to keep on trucking and see America. I don’t want to miss out on anything but I’m afraid some stuff is going to have to take a back seat and possibly become another trip all together.

Tonight we are at a KOA in Butte, MT. and btw that’s not pronounced Butt.
(Highlight of the day: didn't have one today)

Doug:

Sunday 1/Jul/2012:

Woke up, ate a bowl of sugary goodness (coco pebbles) and fired up the hot h20 heater. Had a great shower! (h2o on, get wet, h2o off, soap up, h2o on, rinse, repeat x3) but was a great shower! Ready for the day. Pack up the stove/chairs and start putting the bike rack to proper position… Snap!!…stupid straps break on the last position of the rack…………..gdmfa!!! A small tantrum ensued. Walked it off, set it up, locked it down, good enough! Lets go! On the road, put on the pwr inverter to start the crockpot and hit the gas! Hmm, why is this truck running so hot… better keep an eye on it. “Hey Doug”, crockpot’s off…. Hmm.. K,  gotta pull over and check it out… not enough batt power.. Why isn't the batt getting charged? 2hrs later after crawling around in the gravel tracing wires and not gaining much gound… forget it I said…well something like that was said. Swapped the inverter over to the main batt. Seems to be working again, but still running hot. Not comfortable with inverter or heat issues…hmm, better call it a frustrated day. Only 200miles today and KOA. Tomorrow morning gonna stop by the RV mechanic and check on the cooling & voltage regulator.  I hope they are easy on me. Kids watchin Princess Bride!

(Highlight of the day: My shower!)

Dennon:

Survivor Log: Day 2

Another long day of Intense Heat causing a  terrible headache,  causing an intense amount of hallucinations while I slept, Technical difficulties with the camera mans van had me on edge of wits and survival skills. Between these difficulties and the morning heat I stopped by a small broken down shack in the middle of a ghost town and bought a small hand knife and two bottles of beer for me and my camera man Craig. We had to stop due to our broken down van, but luckily we stopped in an area of complete wilderness and are going to camp through out the night. Another huge thunderstorm is among us.

(Highlight of the day: naa)

Riley:

We went to this super cool store! I got a thimble that says Montana on it and got my friend Ally a lucky rabbit foot that’s yellow. Other then that duke just like broke down or something like that so were staying at a KOA. The awesomesuace thing is it has a pool!!! Yaaaa that’s what I'm doing tomorrow!!!

(Highlight of the day: nothin)

Kasey:

We are still in Montana. I took a shower and the shower was really hot and nice in duke. In Montana there is a gift shop and I bought something and there wasn’t anything piggy except for a stuffed animal and the rules for souvies is that it has to say Montana so I got a bottle with silver stuff and it says Montana so mom bought it. Our car, dad kinda got mad at the car for not working very well and we are staying somewhere and a neighbor came over and talked to dad. We took tucker on a walk and  my dad stepped into a pile of skeeters. Riley was kinda surprised and pointed it out and dad still walked thru it like naa-na-naa-na-naa. Tonight we are watching a movie and for lunch we had top ramen and for dinner we had chicken-n-rice.
(Highlight of the day: touched the St. Regis river water & found a diamond shaped rock!)