Trip to Montana

I asked Mom (Drinda) to tell about this incident, this is when I was a newborn.

A little bit of family history. I think we should be gathering all the info we can from our parents! I love each of you and hope you will be inquisitive as well!

Love,

Michelle-

My mother wanted us to bring you home to Idaho Falls for a visit right after you were born.  The safest way we could do that was to ride the train.  We had a private sleeping compartment so we could be away from all the strangers and their germs.  I think they (my mom and dad) just decided that we should take you to Montana to see Grandma Ann before the weather got too bad.  So they drove us over there. The Interstate 15 was not there then so we followed Hwy 93 through Salmon. The Lost Trail Pass is at about 7000 ft and that is where we had an accident.  Your dad says that my mom was driving as we went over the pass into the Missoula area. We hit some ice and the car slid to the edge of a very steep cllift. The car hit the guard rail and the large pole that holds the rail stopped the car.  The car was stuck on that pole and the pole was holding us up from falling over the edge.  It was too cold outside for the baby so I stayed in the car with you to keep you warm.  It wasn't long until a man came by in a pickup truck.  He was following his kids home over the pass to make sure they didn't have trouble. So he hooked up a rope to the car and pulled us back off the pole and onto the road.  We were almost out of gas so the next emergency was to look for gas. We saw a home off to the side of the road with the lights still on.  It was after midnight.  We stopped and knocked.  They were very nice.  The parents were up with a daughter who had just arrived home to tell them she was getting married.  They had a gas pump for farm equipment so we were in luck.  The rest of the trip was uneventful as I recall.

I did not remember the name of the pass or the highway.  I figured out the shortest way to Missoula and that goes through Salmon. This is the only option.

Lost Trail Pass
Elevation	7,014 ft (2,138 m)
Traversed by	US-93
Location	Lemhi County, Idaho / Ravalli County, Montana,  United States
Range	Bitterroot Mountains,Bitterroot Range,Rocky Mountains
Coordinates	45°41.6′N 113°56.9′W45.6933°N 113.9483°W

Lost Trail Pass is a mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of the United States, on the border of Idaho and Montana.

Just thought you would like to know as many facts as possible.