Camping with Jeb & Amy's
crew
June 25 & 26, 2016 |
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We enjoyed a lovely campout with Jeb, Amy,
Madison, Colter, and Aubrey in the Flathead National Forest. Our
campground was near Polebridge, MT, just west of Glacier Park. Our
views were of the North Fork of the Flathead River and the mountains of
Glacier Park - stunning! Then we topped it off by heading into the
park to explore Bowman Lake, which was truly breathtaking. I felt
like I had walked into a Post Card!
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We took the scenic route to the campground though National Forest most
of the way.
This is the landing site for a big avalanche sometime in the past. |
Me exploring a small creek at the area where we met up with Jeb & the
Gang
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| Eric had to check out the pump at the nearby cabin |
Me with the river behind me, the mountains were mostly covered by clouds at
that point |
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Setting up camp - what a sweet spot!
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| Smoky picture of the family roasting hot dogs and catching up |
Aubrey has an endless supply of energy. I wish she could share
it! |
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| We didn't have enough chairs so we just had to make do the best we
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The clouds lifted for us the next day. We got a
beautiful, warm, sunny day to enjoy together.
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| Eric acts as a consultant while Madison works on the fire |
Volleyball time |
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| Colter & Eric, staring at the fish they'd catch if only they had more
grasshoppers |
An old beaver dam |
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| Aubrey, Colter, and Jeb enjoying the day |
Beautiful meadow near our camping area. The wildflowers were blooming
everywhere. |
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| Grasshoppers beware! Colter needed bait. |
Heading out to Bowman Lake |
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| This was our first visit to Polebridge. What a cute little spot! |
Arteests at work. |
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| Heading out on the short trail to the lake. |
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Beautiful Bowman Lake in Glacier National Park -
amazing
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Jeb and Amy chatting with the first of two friends we ran into that
day. They know
people everywhere we go!
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Me & the beautiful lake |
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Amy, convincing Jeb that the trail beside the lake wasn't a hike - just
a short stroll.
(Hiking is not Jeb's thing, unless it is from one golf green to the next
tee box.)
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Beauty |
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| Aubrey and Jeb on the trail |
Madison and Colter keeping some distance from the boring grown-ups! |
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| Soaking it in |
Me & my Okie friends are not used to water that you can see
through. It's a neat experience. |
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Here we try to keep up with Aubrey, who is way ahead of us
on the trail
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| Eric checking out the stability of that partially fallen tree before going
under it |
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Final views of that lovely spot
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The view out the back window of Jeb's truck - Colter was airing out the
dogs
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Tourist info sign at Polebridge |
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Back at the campsite, the mountains were showing off for us
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I used to do a photo series called, "Put Your Feet
Up"
which I think I need to revive. Here's one for the collection
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| There were two dogs in this boat, having the best day ever |
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| Lovely mountain wildflowers |
The mountains being photo-bombed by a tree! |
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| Colter returning from a fishing trip using a very innovative lure |
He used a hot dog tied inside a baggie. I'll bet the fish have never
seen that before! |
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| More mountain wildflowers |
On the drive out, we got to see a black bear. Here he is heading
for the trees. |
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| When he got to the first tree, he stood up and gave it a hug. |
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| Then he turned around and started giving himself a back scratch. |
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Then he looked directly at us.
It almost looks like he's giving us a wave.
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I was pretty excited so I took a lot of pictures of him.
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We drove out a different way and saw more beautiful sights
along the way.
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This area was burned by a huge forest fire back in the
late 80's
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Views of the Canola fields in Kalispell with the sun
lighting them up. Beautiful. What a great trip!
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