Froid, Montana

Friday, June 29, 2012 (Days 224)

We knew we had a longish drive ahead of us, so we got up early and took off as as we could. Early for us, that is..7ish. We drove north a bit, and then hit highway 2 at Havre. Once on 2, it was pretty much due east on a straight road. We did go through a few tiny towns, and stopped at Glasgow for a quick lunch, but other than that we just drove….and drove….one of those days! The landscape is green and brown and hills and fields. The highway follows the Missouri River here, so there were lots of signs about the Lewis and Clark expedition along the way.

A sturdy looking building we saw on our way to Froid

Highway 2 leads directly to Culbertson, a small town where there are hotels. Keith and other wedding guests were staying here, as Froid has no hotels. So we stopped here first to find out if Keith made it in. He had missed a connection in Minneapolis, overnighted in Denver, and headed to Williston ND in the morning. We didn’t know if we’d have to drive another hour to pick him up…and our cell phone coverage was very spotty, almost non existent. Luckily, he was at the motel!


Nice to be welcomed

So, we drove 15 miles north to the tiny town of Froid. We were told we could camp at the ball field, so we looked around…hmm…football field? Baseball field? We found Ann (mother of the groom) at the church, and she told us the baseball field. Great…easy to find, and there is electricity here! We came and set up our camp…which takes all of 2 minutes.


Our spot for 2 nights

The grain elevator was our next door neighbor

Just a little while later, Ann drove up to invite us to the rehearsal dinner. So we “packed up” and drove back to Culbertson to join the party. We had a great dinner of prime rib with all the trimmings, and enjoyed seeing some of Keith’s friends and meeting new people.


The rehearsal dinner gathering

After dinner and visits, we drove back to our site and watched a small thunderstorm move over us. The highway was quiet during the night, and our sleep was peaceful!

Total miles driven today= 330