Summer Vacation

Here are some pics from Brandon's and my visit to Montana in July

 

 

 



We went camping at Holland Lake in Seeley Swan Valley

 We (all five of us, 3 people and 2 dogs) slept in the tent

very comfortably I might add

We took the "sheep wagon" and used it for storage and for a dressing room at times

Fred was put in time out :)

 Brandon was pooped out after all the festivities

 

Aug 2015

 

 

 

It has been a busy summer but I haven't posted anything in a while so I will try to catch up now.

 

 

Last week, a bear passed through here eating chokecherrys along the road. I saw him in the yard just before dark. At night, he climbed in the bed of my truck and put his paws all over it, leaving mud here and there.

 

 

Last weekend, the dogs and I headed down to Basin to camp with my friend Dave and his family..

 

 

We hiked in to the Emily C on Saturday morning. It had snowed above 7500' elevation the night before. We also had snow in the mountains in July this year.

 

Dave's girls were hilarious..

 

Hot dogs on the stump stove..

 

Some pictures from work. The contractor repaired on old truss bridge and used cranes to set it in place along with a new one. Believe it or not, the rusty one is the new one!

 

Cabin progress has been a little slow. I did get the floor down and doorway cut out. It will have to be a tarp roof for a while though.

 

Back to the Emily C mine

Last weekend I camped out with my friend Paul from work and some of his family. We hiked around and explored the area and also hiked in to the Emily C mine. Everything was there just as I had left it. I did a little work on the cabin, raising two logs. I accidentally uncovered another antique tool. This one I was able to make use of right away. It is called a log dog and is used to hold a log in place while it is being worked on.

Here is the old "log dog" showing off:

This weekend I stayed at home and worked on the workshop cabin roof. I will post pictures of it later.

Next weekend I hope to head back down to the mine and spend a couple of days there.

I am looking forward to Terry and Brandon's visit in a few weeks. I have a lot planned for us.