SOMETHING OTHER THAN MOUNTAINS
AND RIVERS!
We had a good week while we were in Kalispell MT. Sunday was our 46th Wedding Anniversary and our son Craig’s 41st birthday. Yes, he was our 5th Anniversary gift, one that we have never been able to top! Our week was up in Kalispell so we packed up and moved on. We had a lovely drive of about 90 west to Libby MT. No particular reason that we picked Libby, it just looked interesting.
Libby is a lovely little western town. It is called the ‘City of Eagles’. So, we went to the Visitor’s Center to see where the eagles were and how we could spot them. WELL, two local residents have made several metal sculptures of eagles and they are displayed all over town, so now it is ‘a City of Eagles’. The sculptures and murals around town are awesome. Double click on any picture to enlarge it.
We couldn’t get it all in one picture. Then we drove up to view the dam from the top.
OK, I had to give you at least ONE picture of mountains and rivers didn’t I??
Tuesday I spent on the computer, doing some web page work for DKG and also finishing the August edition of the Chapter 20 Newsletter. With that done, I will be able to concentrate on my work for the Escapade when we get there.
Wednesday we headed west into Idaho, just for fun. We followed the Kootenai River in the other direction and came to the falls.
Lake Pend Oreille is a lake in the northern Idaho Panhandle, with a surface area of 148 square miles (380 km2). It is 65 miles (105 km) long, and 1,150 feet (350 m) deep in some regions, making it the fifth deepest in the United States. It is fed by the Clark Fork River and the Pack River, and drains via the Pend Oreille River. It is surrounded by national forests and a few small towns, with the largest population on the lake at Sandpoint. All but the southern tip of the lake is in Bonner County. The southern tip is in Kootenai County and is home to Farragut State Park, formerly the Farragut Naval Training Station during World War II.
The drive back up to Libby was pleasant. We had a dry, sunny day. Up in the 80’s but there is little humidity here. They could use a little rain.
Well, it is Wednesday evening and we don’t have much planned for the rest of the week. I’ll update this blog if we do anything interesting! All the photos will not make it to the Picasa Web Album for another day or so. My account is full (can you imagine??!) so I had to purchase more storage. When they have updated my account, I will add all of the latest pictures.
See ya!
Hi Phil and Cindy
ReplyDeleteFinally caught up with your blog. Looks like you're having a great time. Carolyn and I have spent a quite summer here in south eastern Ontario. We are eagerly looking forward to heading south again. I've tried to talk Carolyn into going to Nick Russel's rally in Sept but probably not. At the moment the plan is to head for Plantation in mid November. We had a wonderful time there last winter. The Escapade is a little too far for us this time. Hope you enjoy it.
Pat O'Brien