July 25 - Aug 7, 2022 Summer Continues

A forest cabin you can rent.  Swan River guard station.

 Monday (25) We got up a little later today. After Steve showered we walked and did our chores. I guess we just putzed around this afternoon. Later we went to town and got chicken strips and shakes for supper at the Dairy Queen. Then we drove to Lost Creek (a forest road). It's down by Swan Lake across from the Wildlife Refuge. When we drove back to Echo Lake there was a beautiful sunset and we saw a lot of deer on the way back. 

Squirrel!

Lost Creek

 

The sunset pics are out of order! But I can't get them arranged correctly without messing things up!

Just another spectacular sunset! Tuesday (26) After doing our routine things we got the laundry ready and went to town to wash it. Then we stopped in at the grocery store before retuning to the RV. Buster seems to have hurt his left front leg - so we babied him. He finally went outside. Later we took him for a ride. He also trembled in the night and would not eat all day. Hopefully he is better tomorrow. Wednesday (27) Today Buster is better. He ate and drank later in the day. It was hot here so we stayed inside during the afternoon. 

A deer hiding in the trees!

Thursday (28) Pretty much the same as yesterday. We have been having our hot meal at noon and eating cheese and crackers or peanut butter on bread for supper. The high today was 93°! Friday (29) Again we made a trip to town to get some fresh chicken and romaine for our lunch. Then it was back to the RV. We had to download the pictures off the trail camera card as it was too full. Our boss Tony came by and we visited with him. We told him it was too hot and we were just letting the people do what they want in the parking lot and on the dock. He laughed, I don't think he believes us. He is going to spend his weekend rafting and will be unavailable. Today's high was 96°! Saturday (30) Today was pretty much the same story as yesterday! There were lots of people here and we let them enjoy the lake! Sunday (31) Today was also busy plus I was awake about every 2 hours because my shoulder is giving me fits. The bathroom was a mess and we had to drag the hose over and wash it out! We continue to have high temperatures in the mid to upper 90's. At least the mornings are nice and cool so we can walk and do our chores. Also it cools off in the evening. Monday (1) Just another routine day. We finished the evening with burgers and shakes at Burgertown in Bigfork. We had a 40 minute wait for our burgers. But it is worth it. If you are ever in Montana, get a burger at Burgertown, pizza at Rosa;s and try to go to the following cafes: Echo Lake Cafe, Pocketstone, and Grateful Bread. They are our favorites. Hopefully you aren't in a hurry because there is usually a wait involved. Tuesday (2) Today we got up and around pretty good and finished our walk and chores a little early. We headed out to Walmart at 9:30 and were back home by 12:20. We put away our supplies and had lunch. In the afternoon we pretty much just relaxed.  

It's smoky from the fires! Their smoke is drifting up here.

A really cute pickup that rolled through.

Moon shining on the Lake. 

Wednesday (3) We   completed our chores and that included dragging the hose over again to clean the outdoor bathroom. Steve dumped our holding tanks and I paid bills. Later I also worked on the blog. I have been very remiss in updating the blog and I really don't know why. I guess it just hasn't floated my boat this summer. We did have a nice drive this evening to Krause Trail and Strawberry Lake Trailhead. It was 88° and breezy today. the evening turned out nice though. 

I am utterly fascinated with the rocks and clear water here in Montana!

On our way back down the mountain, you can see the smoke laying in the Flathead Valley.

 

Finally we see a buck!

Thursday (4) Today we did a short walk because they put fresh dust control solution on the road where we usually walk. It seems oily when it is put down and we didn't want to mess up our shoes. We walked up the loop road a bit and as we were coming back down we saw A1 Sanitation here to pump out the outdoor toilet. Then we did our chores. We also drove to town to haul off our trash, wash the pickup and go to the grocery store. After finishing all that - we took it easy. 

A1 Sanitation to the rescue!

Friday (5) It was 49° at 8 ish. so we were a little sluggish this morning. When we walked there were 2 guys with a flatbed trailer dumping some logs/branches on the side of the road. We couldn't really tell what they were doing at first and we didn't confront them. But they shouldn't have been doing that. They were gone by the time we arrived back. Sometimes we don't know how far to go in confronting these people because we don't really have any authority. I didn't even get a picture of their license plates to turn in. I guess the FWP guys will have to burn it this fall. It was so hot today - nice about 80. The game wardens were here about 3 it was Chris and a new guy. Also another highlight of the day included finding a bag of recreational pot near the bathroom. We saved it to show our boss, then discarded it the next day. It was 3.5 grams and appeared to have cost about $30. 

Saturday (6) We did all the usual things. Tony P was here and he pulled out the dock .Then we talked to him about the guys who dumped the branches/logs and showed him the pot. 

We see some pretty nice (expensive) boats out here.

Sunday (7) After our chores we sat outside. It was a nice morning. Then we were inside to relax and have our leftovers for lunch. About 2 PM we were back outside monitoring the dock and checking up on folks. 

Buster (left) and Poopsie (right) are doing fine and they say Hi!