Clark Canyon Reservoir Stopover

 Leaving Jim and Mary's RV Park in Missoula, MT, we stopped  at a rest stop near Anaconda. The Anaconda smokestack is quite the landmark, a holdover from the Anaconda Copper Company. It's one of the tallest freestanding brick structures and is the center of Anaconda Smoke Stack State Park.  

Coyote sitting pretty at the rest stop

Anaconda Smoke Stack

We traveled further down the road to stay a couple of nights at Clark Canyon Reservoir. There are seven campgrounds around the reservoir.  All are first come, first serve. We stayed in the only one that had hookups, Lewis and Clark. It was also the only one that charged a fee. The rest are dry camping and free of charge. As much as we had to block up our tires to get level, I wonder if the free campsites would have been better. 

Clark Canyon is the site of Camp Fortunate, one of the stops for Lewis and Clark. It's also home to the 45th parallel. 

We took a day trip over Lemhi Pass. It's a scenic route that crosses the continental divide and generally follows an old stagecoach route. It was nice to have the Jeep for the dirt roads.  

One of the stage coaches

At the top of Lemhi Pass

"Except for that one turn, I really think we could have driven this in the motorhome." 

Bonus!

Two nights at the reservoir was the right amount of time for us since we don't fish. It would have been a star gazers delight too had it not been for the bright moon. 

Relaxing at Clark Canyon Reservoir