August 16 - 31, 2021 It Is Starting to Wind Down!

Our boss, has told us previously that the crowds start to slow down about the third week of August, when the Northwest Montana Fair starts up in Kalispell and people think about kids returning to school. And he was definitely correct this year. The lake crowds have started getting smaller. 

Monday  (16th) started out with some phone calls to get medications renewed. I talked to the Tony (our boss) about 9:00 AM and told him that Reddy Freddy had finally made it out on Saturday night. He had said he would get the outdoor toilet pumped out before the 3rd week of August - but he barely made it. We also had a visit from the game warden over the week-end. Sometimes they just drive through and sometimes they get out and do some "education" or ticket writing. The high was 87 degrees at 5 PM. On Tuesday the 17th it rained most of the day. We were slow to complete our walk and chores. But when we were in the parking lot picking up trash - guess what?  The was a car on the dock! Steve went down and asked them what the ______ were they doing! They were trying to jump start their boat with the car! Some of the  things that happen at Echo Lake are so crazy!

Wednesday (18th) was a routine day other than Steve getting up at 4:30 AM with Poopsie. I talked him into going back to sleep  and then I was up with her. She wants to eat grass - I guess her stomach was upset. We both got up at 10 AM and walked and did our chores.  

  

On Thursday Steve was again up really early at 3 AM, but it was because he had pain. He went back to bed and then we slept in a little. Later we walked and did the chores. Next was a trip to Kalispell to with stops at Cabela's and Walmart. The high today was 70 or 72 degrees. On Friday we were up and around by 9 AM.  After we walked and did the chores at Echo Lake - we drove to town and did the chores at the fishing access site in Bigfork. Tony (boss) was here about 2 PM and we visited about 20 minutes. Later Kristi called about Austyn's car and Steve tried to help them with telephone technical assistance. On Saturday (21st) it rained in the morning and we didn't do any chores. We walked later and had a late lunch. For the evening entertainment - we drove Foothill Road and looked for deer and turkeys. Sunday (22) was another routine day, with the high being 70-72 degrees. We are loving this weather. 

Monday (23) We got up and around and completed our walk and chores. After we did our chores in town we went to Denny's Barber Shop for hair cuts for both of us. After supper we drove to Bear Creek with the dogs to walk.  I was driving the pickup back to the RV and had put my phone down but it may not have been locked. Poopsie stepped or jumped on it and it dialed 911 the emergency number (Ithink she had her paw on it too long). I hung it up but they called back and wanted to know if we were ok and what our name, number and location was. Wow! That was efficient. I explained that the dog stepped on the phone and that we were fine. I guess if anyone gets in a bind- let your dog call 911 for you! Tuesday (24th) It was a cool morning-47 degrees! We putzed around with our routine things then went to  town to do the laundry.Steve is worried about the jack on the passenger side of the RV (front). Later we went to Kalispell to hear politicians talk about hunting regulations. We thought they would discuss other things related to Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) but it was all about hunting. So we hung out about and hour and returned to the RV. We thought our boss would be there and we would be a show of support - but he didn't even attend. So we heard the Helena director of FWP - bloviate about how he was listening to all the sides..... blah, blah, blah. Wednesday (25th) was another cool morning and we waited for it to warm up before we did much. Today is my sister's birthday, so I called and talked to her.  When evening rolled around, Steve painted the floor in our outhouse. We also had a fire and made s'mores after supper.

 

Thursday, August 26, my birthday! It was a lovely day. We got up and around and completed our walk and chores. Today there was a contractor here and he was pumping water out of the lake! I called our boss and told him, plus texted him the pictures and license plate. I also told the guy that he needed to check with our boss and/or get a permit before doing that again. 

So we took care of that and then loaded up our dogs and headed up to Polebridge Mercantile for Huckleberry Bearclaws! Also we found out that Steve forgot his wallet - so I funded this little excursion! LOL We stopped and walked at a forest access  site along the North Fork of the Flathead River. There were people camping here also (no hookups). Then we got to Polebridge and got sandwiches and bearclaws. We considered driving North to the border at Canada, and we did go a few miles, but the road is rough and it would have taken a few hours at 20 mph for the 20 miles up and back. So we turned around and got home about 3 PM. We were pooped when we got home - so we rested.

The Famous Polebridge Mercantile!

Friday (27th) it rained most of the day off and on. The hi was 59 degrees. We worked on calling people about our leaking front jack with no luck. We called HWH, Winnebago, Big Dog RV Repair, Salvage yard - No luck. In the evening we took a nice walk around the loop and saw two deer. We also saw where someone had erected a fort/deer stand (?) on the DNRC part. Not sure if that is OK. But we will inform our boss and he can figure out what to do. 

Saturday, we were up and around slowly. We did all the routine things. After lunch we went to an Open House and it was a beautiful log cabin with a shop and acreage. They only want $845,000 for it. I need to buy some lottery tickets! Real Estate in this area is absolutely expensive. We also did some weed eating later in the evening. Sunday was more of the same. 

Monday (30th) we had breakfast and walked and did chores at Echo Lake and in town. Our boss called in the afternoon. The high today was 80 degrees. Tuesday we did our usual things. We also did weed eating til noon. Then we had lunch and took it easy for the afternoon. The low was 50 and the high was 72 degrees. This weather is almost perfect! For supper we went to town and ate at Rosa's Pizza. Later we walked the dogs on the north shoreline! This wraps up August, 2021!

A worm trail that fascinated Steve! It's hard to see!