September 16 - 23, 2025 Winding Down the Summer

16-Tue-We were up a little earlier today. We got dressed and made our bed. I even took time to drink hot cocoa! We walked Buster and got Poopsie out. Then we were on our way to town to meet Tony P and Kelly for breakfast. We met at the Pocketsone Cafe. It was a good meal and a nice end of season get together. Steve and I both think Echo Lake cafe is best though. Everyone has an opinion. We did make a stop at the gift shop in Bigfork but did not buy anything. Then it was back to the RV. Steve got out his remote control speed boat (toy) and ran it in the water. We walked the north beach to the concrete blocks. Then we were back inside and watched TV. Supper was Chili nachos and berries.

Buster is puzzled by Steve's remote control boat!

17-Wed-We were up at 7:30 or so. After breakfast we watched TV til 10 AM. Then we got dressed and made the bed, completed our walk and chores. We putzed around after that. Steve did work on the awning a bit - because it was making a noise when we wind it up. We had lunch and Kelly came by and stayed about 45 minutes. At 3:30 PM we loaded up the dogs and went to Hungry Horse, MT and went to the Huckleberry Patch. I bought sweatshirts for the grandkids (5) and a fleece quarter zip for my sister. My sister has a birthday Oct 5 - so this will be her birthday present. We then went to Hungry Horse Dam and looked around and took pictures. While we were in the neighborhood we decided to drive into Glacier National Park. We drove part way up the Going to The Sun Road. It was getting late so we turned around and got Ice Cream at Apgar Village. It was really good but not cheap. Steve paid $20 for two ice cream cones and a bottle of water. It was 8:30 PM when we got home. 

Hungry HorseDam

South Fork of the Flathead River

Hungry Horse Reservoir

Steve looking things over

Mountains of Glacier

Huckleberry Ice Cream - The BEST!

18-Thu-We were up at 9:00. we had our breakfast and watched TV til 11:00 or so. Then we walked around the loop road and checked the bathroom. We had a late lunch. We went to town and mailed the birthday present to Marsha before the post office closed. Also we picked up Steve’s meds at the UPS store. And of course we had to run into the grocery store for a few items. Supper was chicken, mixed vegetables and berries and ice cream for dessert. 

There is a deer behind the tree! Look hard.

The lovely fleece quarter zip for my sis.

19-Fri-We did all the routine things this morning. We left for Kalispell about 10:20 and went to an RV place at the north end of town, called Bergeson’s. We checked out the RVs there but none of them suited us. We went to Walmart for groceries. We did not get home until almost 2:00 PM. We put our stuff away and had lunch. Then we were pooped so we rested. My Oklahoma State Cowboys football team got beat by Tulsa! That is not good. Supper was Hamburger helper and berries.

20-Sat-We were up at 8:30 this morning. We completed our routine morning items and watched football. Texas Tech won their game and OU won. Steve washed the underside of the awning. I assisted. 

21-Sun-We were a little late getting up this morning - it was 9 AM. After breakfast we walked the loop and did our chores. Then it was more football. We watched Dallas get beat by the Bears and then Denver lost also. I made us good sandwiches for lunch  (grilled turkey with cheese on sourdough bread). This is just like vacation the last few weeks!

22-Mon-We completed all our routine things this morning. We checked the outdoor toilet and it was fine. No cleaning needed. We had a small campfire this morning. Next we checked the air in the RV tires, also the oil, put away the perimeter  rope, life vests and dumped the tanks. I typed up a shed inventory and emailed it to Tony. We picked up the flag and reflector in the parking lot and put them away. We folded up the extra shade material that we attach to the awning. Steve also cleaned out the back of the pickup. We went to Rosa’s Pizza for supper. 

Early morning campfire

All these deer (7) were right beside Highway 35 in front of Sliter's Hardware store in Bigfork.

23-Tue-It was chilly 38° when we got up this morning. We did our chores and took a walk. After finishing, we loaded up the laundry and went to the laundromat. We also stopped at the UPS store and Harvest Foods. We ate lunch and put away our clean clothes. Tony P. stopped by and I gave him the volunteer notebook. We were inside about 30 minutes and Kelly came by to see us. Supper was turkey bacon, eggs, toast and berries.

August 3 - 16 , 2020 The Dog Days of Summer

Most of our days are pretty routine. We get up and  have breakfast, get dressed and walk the dogs. Then we do our chores

So I am going to try to hit the highlights 

Monday (3rd) Called the boss with the week-end report and car count. Later we went to town to pickup our mail and do chores there. 

We also drove through the Dairy Queen and got lunch to take home.  Tuesday started off  with me attending the WW Zoom meeting. After that we were going to walk around the loop road - and about halfway around we were met by two dogs, so we turned around and came back. My next task was to fill out papers to obtain the retirement money I have coming from Mercy. I worked a few years at St. Mary’s in Enid and had some contributions that I can now obtain since I will soon be turning 65. The paper work took a bit and I had to call for instructions. Anyway I finally got it done. Also I kicked kids off the dock three times! 

Wednesday I mailed the retirement paper work after making copies. We also went to the grocery store, post office and NAPA. Steve wanted a new air filter for his pickup - they ordered it and it should arrive tomorrow. 

On Thursday we picked up the air filter and then went to Walmart at Kalispell. We went through the drive thru at Wendys for lunch and then returned to the RV. I helped Steve a little with his project. Friday, my sister Pam called and wanted me to help JC figure out where a house was located in Perry.  So I helped them with that. We had kind of slept in because there was a thunderstorm and that makes sleeping great! The high temp today was 75. I checked the dock and explained to some kids about the no jumping and swimming due to danger. The kids were smart aleck. So I just stood around and watched for awhile. Then the adult came up and was very nice - she said some of the kids were not hers, they were friends of her kids. Anyway - she put one in timeout (WOW! ) big deal. But it stopped. When we woke up Saturday, it was 51 degrees and a little chilly in the RV - so we turned on the heater. Today was a little overcast  and cool. It was a really nice day and we had less people. Later we drove to town and picked up pizza and the dogs rode along for their entertainment. On Sunday it was chilly again in the morning, but that changed and lots of people showed up. The Game Warden, Nathan was here and I visited with him and we watched the dock for awhile. He was probably here 3 - 4 hours. Mainly just watching I guess. It was busy most of the day and when we walked up to the stop sign there were cars and trailers all the way on both sides of the road.

Monday (10) Today’s extra duty was the laundry and cleaning the Bigfork Access. Steve and I also went downtown and looked at some stores. I was trying to find a birthday present for my sister, but didn’t have much luck. Later in the day we talked to Tony, our boss and filled him in on the week-end. I also visited with my sisters. Tuesday, I did the WW Zoom meeting  and we did our chores around here. We also worked on Steve’s project. The afternoon was rather blah, resting and a nap. Later we decided to walk a bit and headed up to the stop sign. We saw a bunch of cars at the top of the hill on the north side and saw a campfire at the northern end of the lake. We didn’t know if it was DNRC or DNRC leased land, so we got in the pickup and took some pictures of the fire and the cars. We kept an eye on the fire just in case it got out of hand. 

On Wednesday, the 12th we went on an excursion. Before leaving,  we talked to Tony about the campfire and told him we had dismantled their rock fire ring also.

 After lunch we drove to Hungry Horse, MT and went on  the west side of the reservoir. We checked out all the campsites and saw two waterfalls.

 It was a lovely day, slightly overcast and nice and cool. The high was about 67 degrees today. We also found some huckleberries to eat while we were roaming around. We stopped at A & W for a burger and fries then went home. We had a fire in the evening after we got home. It was so nice to sit outside and enjoy the campfire. 

Thursday after our routine items, Steve did some weed eating. He slipped on a rock and fell and kind of hurt his ribs. We also did the Bigfork access site and noticed a homeless guy washing his clothes by the lake. While we were in town, we also stopped at the drug store and grocery store. Friday, we found the remains of a charcoal fire on the shoreline north of the dock - so we picked that up. Tony showed up about 2 PM and we visited with him a while. He said the DNRC said it was OK to have campfires on that land north of the access site. But he also said it was good we watched to make sure the fire didn’t get out of hand.  Saturday was pretty busy and Justin, the game warden was here with his boat. He was here about 5 - 6 hours. He sat and visited with us for awhile. Steve and I monitored the dock about every hour. Sunday we had lots of people here, but they were not too crazy. We walked the north shoreline and monitored the action here. We are halfway through August!