Me want food

A dramatic shift has occurred over the past 3-4 days, where we are beginning to miss various types of "regular people" food. Toast, tacos, spaghetti, lasagna, cereal that does not come in tiny boxes, and any and all refrigerated items are now sounding amazingly delicious. The past 12-ish hours have revolved primarily around food. Our hotel had a free continental breakfast, so we woke up about 20 minutes before it ended to utilize the toaster for some delicious toast. We packed up, left, and decided it would be a good idea to go to Walmart to stock up on some food items. We don't love Walmart in particular, but the prices are a heck of a lot cheaper than when you try to buy your food at tiny grocery stores or camping stores that are both known to charge approximately $17 for a loaf of bread. Speaking of Walmart in Montana...our atlas was purchased at the Walmart in New Tampa, and it conveniently lists every Walmart and Sam's Club in the country. This has led to fun games of "Guess how many walmarts are in ____ city" while driving, but has also provided us with a fun fact involving Walmarts in Montana. There are a grand total of 13 Walmarts in Montana, which is 147,046 square miles. In contrast, St. Louis, which is 61.9 square miles, has 13 Walmarts. So, we went to Walmart not only for the good prices but for the novelty/rarity of the situation.

It's never a good idea to go to a gigantic supercenter when your diet has consisted of five main foods over the past three weeks: Trail Mix, Chex Mix, Cereal, Fruit Snacks, and Mentos. We were kind of like rabid animals, salivating over everything and imagining how good certain things would taste if we only had an oven or a microwave. We were able to control our purchases only by envisioning the 1'x1' space available in the car for any new items. We did get a few new snacks, though, so we've been happy today.

After such an intense delicious-food exposure, we decided that we were then craving bagels, so we went to a little bagel shop in downtown Missoula known for its homemade bagels and cream cheese. It was amazing, and a nice little brunch before we hit the road. We drove up a gorgeous scenic road, and we are now at a KOA campground in West Glacier, MT. People are very nice here. The lady who checked us in had her face frozen in a smile, and we are pretty sure that we're already best friends with the people camping on either side of us.

We've had a very uneventful day, which is why we are blogging random food stories. Basically, we drove up a pretty road past a pretty mountain lake, and we had a relaxing evening at our camp.

We realized today that we're about 15 miles from Canada. A few weeks ago, we were about 75 miles from Mexico in Alamogordo NM. We began our journey in Florida near the Atlantic coast, and we will end about 45 minutes from the Pacific. Quite an amazing trip. Aww, look. We're already getting nostalgic.

Today's route:

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