July 15 - Aug 1, 2021 The last half of July!

We did all the usual things today, but it seemed a little quiet with Logan and Kristi gone. We mailed Kristi’s wallet to her when we went to town. I tried to find Zoe a halter - and I bought one for about $17 and it didn’t stay on. Oh well! What else did I have to spend my money on. We made a return trip to the vet in Bigfork because Buster was still having trouble with itching/scratching. She gave him a shot and a flea/tick treatment. It seemed to help him. 

These pictures are at the vet office. I have no clue who the artist is, but I love the pictures!

We’ve had several 90 degree days this summer which is unusual for this area. At least the morning start out cool and the evenings are nice too! Friday we did laundry. The week-end was pretty busy with boaters, floaters, swimmers and recreators. 

Turkeys we saw on our drive on Foothill   Road

My attempt at a moon picture. It was a lovely night.

But we do most of the same things. Many days we take an afternoon nap. On Sunday evening (18th) we drove Foothill Road and saw lots of deer and turkeys. Monday was routine. On Tuesday we went to Kalispell and  I got some new shoes at Sportman’s Ski Haus. Later we went to Walmart and then returned to the RV to put away all our supplies. 

We saw the Weinermobile in Bigfork on July 22, 2021

The pickup has been giving us problems with the fan switch. It only blows on 2 and 4. So Steve worked on figuring that out. Steve also provided telephone technical assistance to Kristi for her battery Charger. I guess Austyn was having trouble with her vehicle and Kristi was trying to help her determine if the battery was bad. 

Zoe working on a tennis ball!

On Saturday (24th)we did some weed eating in addition to the regular stuff. But I must digress to the night before, Friday. Stage II Fire Restrictions were also put into effect either the 23rd or 24th, so no campfires. When we closed the gate we noticed a Roadtrek Van was still here at 10 PM and this is a day use area.  We had been watching it most of the day. He had all the doors open. So Steve stuck his head in and hollered! But guess what, The Guy didn’t answer. Steve noticed an empty liquor bottle and the guy was passed out in the rear of the van. So we didn’t do anything else with him. We decided it was best to just leave him be. By Saturday morning we noticed his doors were shut - so at least he was alive! We thought the weed eating would rouse him up, but it didn’t. So we gave him the knock! We told him that this was a day use area and he gave us some story about meeting someone here, but they didn’t show up. We told him that we tried to rouse him the night before but he was passed out. We also told him he is not supposed to stay overnight and he needed to get a move on. He said he would be out in about and hour and a half (Noon). We talked to our boss, and he said to call him back if evening rolled around and he didn’t leave. Finally at 8:15 PM the guy left! I texted our boss and we were all happy.

Van Guy

A deer we saw on our walk

On July 25 (Monday) our boss was here to put up the Stage II Fire restriction signs and tell us a story about another guy trying to abuse the Day use fishing access at Horseshoe Lake. This guy was at our place today and so we kept an eye on him.  Tuesday was Laundry day and Wednesday we drove to Ronan to go to the Amazon Locker for the part Steve ordered. He installed that part but the problem was not resolved. 

Echo Lake Rocks

White flower

Butterfly

Painted  Rock we found at Echo Lake

Sunset July 26

Flowers

My sunglasses and a tiny pair we found during beach cleanup

Sunset July 26

On Thursday we drove to Kalispell and got a blower motor resistor connection. We went to two different NAPA stores to get the part. This did fix the problem! Most days this week were 90 degrees or more!  Friday evening our boss called and said he heard a rumor that some guys might be having a fishing  tournament (without a permit). He wanted us to find out anything we could about that. So we were on high alert, but nothing really developed. 

Sunday  (Aug 1) was a routine day. But that evening a Thunderstorm rolled in. The rain is needed, but we don’t need lightning! So glad another fire was not started. And we were lucky that we did not lose electricity!

People Bridge near Pablo MT

View of the mountains near Polson, MT

Sunset July 31

Thunderstorm

                                                         Calm after the storm!

August 24 - 30, 2019 Bear Sighting! OurFriends (Donna & Larry) Visited Us!

Saturday - August 24
We were up and around about 8:15 and did all the usual things. Steve did some weed eating this morning.  After lunch we watched some TV. About 4:00 we went to Ferndale and got gas and drove on down to Swan River Recreation Area. This is a forest place that has a day use picnic area, a boat ramp, and campground across the highway. After checking this out we drove south to Porcupine Creek road. We drove back quite aways then turned North for awhile then came back before we got back to the National Wildlife Reguge Parking area we saw a Bear! It ran across the road too fast to get a picture. But Steve, me and the dogs saw it! We came back home after a drive of about 55 - 60 miles round trip. I fixed us an easy supper and then watched a movie.

Pictures of Swan River at Porcupine Creek Road!

Sunday - August 25  67 degrees
I stayed awake late last night after reading a book , so I din't get up til about 8:30.  The mornings are pretty much the same from day to day. Steve did a little more weed eating today while I did the chores. We ate snacks for lunch and rested. Later we went to town for groceries. We has a simple supper, hamburger and chips. We watched football tonight. It rained about 9:15 PM.

My sister, Pam and me!

Monday - August 26
Today was my birthday! We did our routine things in the morning, including cleaning the Bigfork Access. We ate supper at the Mexican place in town to celebrate my birthday. Then we returned home and ate cake and ice cream. We didn't do any extra work today. Steve gave me cards and I got phone calls from Marsha, Tony, Pam and Krisit and the kids. It was a nice day.

Tuesday  - August 27
Today after chores we loaded up our clothes and did the laundry. After putting our clothes away we rested and didn't do much else that was exciting.

Wednesday - August 28
Well this was another routine day and I have gotten behind in writing the blog. I don't remember anything much about this day. We did have a spectacular sunset.

Thursday - August 29
After doing our chores, we went to Kalispell for supplies at Walmart. When we got back at 12:45, Tony, our boss was here. We visited with him a bit then put away the groceries. We both took it easy and played iPad games. At 4:00 we loaded the trash and hauled it off. Then went on to town and mailed an anniversary card to Pam & JC. We also checked the Bigfork Access. After that we went to Outback RV Campground and picked up Donna & Larry. We showed them around Bigfork. They are the couple we met when workamping at Farragut in 2015. All of us ate supper at Flathead Brewery. We drove them out to see our spot here at Echo Lake and then took them back to their site about 8:30.  We  visited about and hour and then returned home. After walking the dogs and went to bed.

Donna & Larry

Friday, August 30
We got around and did our routine stuff.  I also paid some bills. About 11:30 we met Donna and Larry at the Echo Lake cafe for brunch. Then back to the RV for a bit. Next we left for a drive up to Jewel Basin and spent some time up there. We walked part way up a trail. After we got back to the pickup we decided to drive up by Krause Interpretive Trail and Strawberry Lake trailhead, Then we were back to the RV and rested. When we got back a thunderstorm came up kind of quick so Donna & Larry went to their RV and I took a little rest. We ate snacks for supper. It was a nice evening  watching Oklahoma State beat Oregon State in football!  Woo Hoo!

Flowers  and Trees at Jewel Basin!