Our car was nearly out of gas. We only drove about five miles on I-90 E before we stopped at Templin's Country Corner in Sprague, WA to fill up the tank. While Matt was pumping the gas, I purchased cold drinks for both of us. Templin's has a small restaurant inside, but it looked like the were closing up for the day.

Neither one of us wanted fast food, but we also didn't have time to stop at a restaurant. Matt was using his phone to figure out where to stop and found a number of choices in Liberty Lakes just off exit 296. We agreed to go to Taco Bell.  After sitting in the drive thru line for 10 minutes, we changed our minds and decided to just grab something at the grocery store.  That's when I saw the sign for Jimmy Johns. That was definitely a better option!

When we got out of the car, I noticed the setting sun and took a few pictures.  None of them did any justice. We really need a better camera.  Grrrrr.

After we ordered our food, we were back on the road. When Matt was finished eating, he tried to figure out the best place to stay. When I was doing my research on Skydive Lost Prairie, I had read that there were no hotels near the drop zone, but I didn't go any further than that.

Skydiving in Montana was on my "wish" list for this trip. It's so expensive to get from the east coast to the west coast. Between airfare, car rentals and hotel, getting Montana while we are here would save us over $2,000!  

Our best bet was to stay in Libby, Montana. Matt found a hotel called Venture Inn. It was only 60 miles away from Meadow Peaks Skydiving. He called and secured a room for the night. It was a relief to know where we were going to stop. If we didn't hit any traffic, we'd be there in roughly 2 hours.

As I was driving, it seemed like I was trying to reach the moon.  The closer we got to Montana - the bigger the moon appeared.  It really was amazing!  Now I understand why the refer to Montana as "Big Sky Country".

When we arrived at the hotel, the local time in Montana was almost 11:30 PM. After quick showers, we went right to bed. 

At first my brain was busy, thinking about our day.  We woke up in Oregon, went skydiving in Idaho and Washington, and we were going to bed in Montana. We'd driven more than 725 miles in one day. It wasn't long before my tired body over powered my busy brain and I drifted off to sleep.