Friday night, after fixing a flat tire, packing and going to the doctor, we loaded up the CR-V and headed to Missoula to go see our long lost friends...Bob (AKA Dote Dee) and The Lovely Sandra (AKA TLS). We had a great time and found some other unexpected sites, as well!
Here is their new beautiful house!
Dote Dee pretended to be grouchy...
...but nothing a little unt couldn't fix!
Little Matthew (prefers to be called "Handsome Man") was Spiderman, a Pumpkin, Batman and Buzz Lightyear before 10AM that morning! Here's what happens when you push the button on his suit!
Unfortunately, Katherine didn't want her pic taken...
So anyway, we decided to take a hike up Rattlesnake Trail.
There were red bushes with the coolest white berries on them, I think they are called "snow berries". Scott thought they were pretty cool, too.
Here's the cute little family, hiking up the trail. It was a bit wet and chilly, but nice hike. Lots of cloud cover and humidity in this area...Scott calls it "the east point of the west coast".
Here's The Lovely taking a little break with Handsome man. Aren't they dang cute?
Back at the house, we enjoyed chips and drinks before our BBQ. Bob enjoyed his beer, Scott liked the beef stick.
And I enjoyed being with my dear friend. Can't wait to see them again!
We had to take advantage of the area, and check out Clark Fork River to see if there are any interesting spots to float next summer...and there is! The water is obviously low (look where the water line is on the pillars of the bridge) but there are still some interesting rapids.
This particular area is called "Alberton Gulch". We dropped a rock from the bridge counting slowly...one thousand one, one thousand two, one thousand three, one thousand...PLOP. 32+64+96+96= how many feet below??? It will be a gorgeous float next summer.
We did see a couple of other sites...they left the liver???
What the heck kind of experiment are they doing??? Ya think they realize the ground is a bit dry for such a vessell??? ffs. lol.
We headed back to Missoula. The area is pretty yet scarred by the "healthy forest thinning". Looks horrible and the erosion is apparent.
Or, there is the patch cut. BOO!
So, we got back to Missoula and HAD to go to the REI outdoor sporting goods store (of course). Lots of good things.
Then we drove through the fog and some snow and some rain...but it was worth it!
We stopped to see Pretty Girl!
Teyla is almost 2. She loves to play with her toys. She loves grapes!
And we sure enjoyed watching and hanging out with her!
We stopped to get gas in Big Timber. It was difficult seeing how much the gas was...
The wind had made the sign topple. Yeah...I don't miss that wind!
We got home at about 8:30 last night. Good to be home, but really good to see our friends, family and the countryside. It brings sunshine to the soul, even in the foggy haze of Missoula!
Next up...getting ready for Thanksgiving!
