Getting There

 Day 1- Drove 4.5 hours from home to Dayton, WA. A small town in the south eastern part of the state. I could feel the headache lurking for most of the drive so this was not a stop and enjoy the sights day. I made it to Dayton around 4 and took a 2 hour nap before forcing myself up and out for food. The small town has 1 main street on which the hotel and all the shops and restaurants are located. It's about 3 blocks in length to take in. I had plenty of choices for dinner but decided to go with the local brewery; Chief Springs Fire and Iron Brewery

I cannot speak to the beers though as I went with a Pear Cider which was decent. I had a German dog with Onions- which while good was over priced.  After tip dinner was $22. 

Day 2- While there were plenty of cute breakfast options in Dayton, part of the goal of this trip is to save money where possible so I packed yogurts for breakfast and got a cappuccino from the machine in the lobby of my hotel before getting back on the road. 

2 hours later I reached my lunch destination of indigenous eats just off the gonzaga campus in Spokane Washington.

2 freshly fried pc of fry bread surrounded pretty generic chicken sandwich. But you're not there for the chicken you're there for the fresh Fry bread and huckleberry Sauce and those 2 things did not disappoint. I also picked up a  2nd plain fry bread with honey to enjoy once I reached my final destination.  Cost for lunch and a snack $18 

3 hours and 2 states after my stop over in Spokane, I reached my destination of Hot Springs MT.  Within 20minutes of my arrival I was submerged in the geothermal hot spring.  I used the 2 lower temp pools maxing out at 104 degrees.  There were 2more pools that reached as hot as 108 but that was too much for me.  I found they made my skin feel great, and muscles relaxed but the sulphur smell was a bit overwhelming for me. 

I got dinner at a place called Louise public house based on recommendations from locals at the hot springs.  It was a great call I got a raspberry ginger beer From Scotland, a personal favorite of mine that I was pleasantly surprised to see in this small of a town and a barbecue brisket flatbread total after tip $23. About five blocks from the Airbnb, I am staying in. 

Day 3 another me provided breakfast- The place I had wanted to try isn’t open on Sundays, and the back up option wasn’t open today. 

When I stopped to get gas, I picked up a gas station cappuccino, and a muffin for a few bucks. Today’s while shorter than yesterday Is still very long coupled with really bad rain and wind meant I had to stop for a nap at a rest stop about halfway through. 

Finally made it to Virginia City a town lost to time. The entire central corridor is a historic landmark. Dozens of old buildings from the late 19th century some kept in their original glory for viewing and others retrofitted with new shops. Wooden sidewalks line the entire town it is NOT wheelchair accessible as there are stairs and steep grades throughout. The other streets have inconsistent sidewalks, or are dirt roads. 

Today was a wet day with a mix of rain and hail throughout my visit- but I managed to walk both sides of Main Street, visit an antique arcade with movie machines; spend too much at the candy store and get a really good pesto turkey sandwich for dinner.  

Bobs was not my first choice for dinner but I couldn’t get service at the other 2 places I tried- the German place was busy but only had 1 waitresses after wait5 minutes to be seated and another 5 for a menu my rumbling tummy knew that it wasn’t going to work- the prices were also really high. I tried the saloon and it was dead- not a single person staff or patron- so I wandered back to the only restaurant that looked like people were being served. And I’m glad I ended up there as the pasta salad was zingy and the sandwich was fresh and filling. Dinner with tip was $17, which was also the most reasonable I saw in town.

For a town that is basically I tourist stop I was overall underwhelmed with the costumer service.

I stayed at the  Historic Bonanza Inn which is apparently haunted, and is located one block off the main street. The room had a bed night stands lamps and an on suite no refrigerator or microwave as you may find in a modern hotel. The bed was comfortable and sleep was easy until people come in the front door. Located at the entrance my room is next to the lobby which meant being woken up  by late and/or drunk arrivals. Getting back to sleep was difficult on the second half of my sleep was not nearly as restful as the first few hours.