Memorial Day
Weekend Camping
May 28 - 30, 2016 |
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We were blessed to get in on an
annual Casazza tradition - camping on Memorial weekend in the South Fork
of the Flathead River. The weather can make all the difference in
the amount of joy in a trip like this. We had some chilly times, but
overall it was an amazingly good weather weekend. We had a great
time having many adventures with family and friends.
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| Eric chatting with long-time friend Roger |
The view from our campground |
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| Jeb, entertaining the group as always |
Aubrey fishing while Lane was relegated to assistant |
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| Storm watches as Madison still falls for Jeb's tricks -
even after all these years! |
Beautiful scenery |
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Crazy Aubrey, always underdressed for the weather and
never cold.
She's always asking to take her coat off when I'm in my winter parka. |
My handsome hubby |
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Parts of this area burned in a forest fire last year so
that makes them prime Morel
mushroom habitats. A-hunting we will go! |
Dan's gang took off up the side of this steep hill covered in
debris
and charcoal. I made it about 10 feet before deciding I needed
flatter terrain.
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Mushrooms found!
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We filled our sacks and headed back to camp.
(After playing one small prank on Jeb first.)
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Thanks for the picture Dan!
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| When you have no hatchet... |
just burn it as nature gives it to you. |
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| Lovely view of the mountains across the river |
Dan Sr, Roger, and Dan Jr share a good laugh |
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Scenes from a beautiful walk with Amy that evening
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| Jeb's lap was very popular around the campfire |
Jocelyn decided Jeb needed to paint her fingernails by
headlamp light. He did good! |
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| Early morning beauty |
Dan using his spotting scope to find a Grizzly bear mother and
cub |
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We tried to get a picture of it, but it is tricky business.
The blob on the left was the mother, the blob on the right
was the cub. You could see it better in real life.
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There's that handsome hubby again |
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Aubrey and her partner in crime, Carson. Those two
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always up for an adventure. |
Loading up to go fishing at Meadow Creek Gorge |
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Dan & Rose stepping it off!
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| The gorge is lovely |
The fishing spot |
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| Tom, Jocelyn, and Hayleigh being supervised by Eric |
Dan & Rose taking a rest in a lovely spot |
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| Maya, Ashley, Cody, and Lily enjoying life in the outdoors |
Ashley caught one! |
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| Colter can fish and look handsome at the same time. |
Jeb, surrounded by ladies as usual. |
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| Also as per usual, my man has to go farther and higher
than anyone else. |
Extremely cool logs caught in these narrows. |
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| View of the logs from above. |
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| These were huge pits in the rock where smaller rocks were
trapped. |
Aubrey taking the business seriously |
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| Jocelyn stole the show, she's a cutie |
Eric hanging out with the folks |
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| This is some kind of post-fire flora, I saw them a lot |
Neat rock formations along the edge of the river |
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| Wildflowers were in bloom all along the trail |
Jeb, Storm, and Madison took a steep, scary trail to a fishing
hole that was worth the trouble. Madison caught a huge fish. |
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Rose blowing her Shofar over the area
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| Dan Sr, Rose, and Eric on the bridge over the gorge |
This is the dirtiest poor little Red has ever been! |
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We left Sunday afternoon so Eric could catch an early flight on
Monday. Our vacation
continued at Casa Jeb & Amy, what a peaceful spot. |
They have beautiful landscaping. |
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| On a walk near their house we
saw these scenes. They look like they could be from 100 years ago. |
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