The $28 campsite

Well, we headed out of Corvalis and up closer to Missoula. It wasn't more than about 60 miles. Missoula is considered one of the country's top 10 "trout towns" (the list also includes Mountain Home, AR where we were previously).

Missoula is home to Clark's Fork River and the Blackfoot River, which we explored during this travel day.

These rivers are EXTREMELY popular with floaters, tubers, boaters and fishermen ... in that order if this look was correct. There were people everywhere in these rivers... some in groups of up to 10 rafted together. It looked like the Saco on a summer weekend.

That was a bit suspect.

But we has a nice campground in mind at Beavertail State Park -- it advertised electricity. Nice.

We arrived at the campground only to discover that is was $28 - for a tent site! And electricity. It was also right along side of the Clark's Fork. Electricity means power for computers and lattes, so we took advantage. We had become fond of campgrounds that we found for free or for $7 ... so $28 was a bit of sticker shock - sheesh.

Alongside the Clark's Fork

Lattes at the campsite

Power and Blogging -- we had a 4G signal

Our spacious campsite - at least we got space for $28!