CAMP LITTLE DIAMOND-NEWPORT WA. 12 AUG. 2013

         Greetings from the Washington backwoods.

FISHIN DOWN WITH THE BREHMS

Here we are in the beautiful Washington wilderness. We are practically on the Washington, Idaho, and Canada borders.
Now that marijuana and same sex marriage are legal here, I am thinking of marrying a pot grower just to get the family discount. Just kidding..... Diane is showing you the one that got away.

WAITING TO CATCH MY LIMIT

I love fishing! I didn't get a bite, but look at that scenery. Besides the deer and land animals, there were ducks, Canadian Geese, and bald eagles to watch. Weather was real nice.

NEWPORT, WA., A TOWN WITH A PROUD PAST

MUSEUM TRAIN DEPOT

Pretty sophisticated for it's day, Newport was available for almost all types of transportation, both human and cargo.

A ONE HORSE OPEN SLEIGH, JINGLE JINGLE

Evidence of the cold winters was very evident in the museum grounds, everything from this personal family use sleigh to huge lumber gathering sleds, to delivery van sleds were common.

DIANE COULD NOT RESIST SHOPPING WITH THE GIRLS.

This museum is very complete is all the towns activity. It is strictly run by town volunteers, and the pride in the towns history is evident. For a small mining town, it was surprising how many social organizations were active here.

NEWPORT MINING MUSEUM

A lot of mining and mineralogy studies took place here in Newport. Several ores were mined here, and the waterways were often modified, or redirected to facilitate extraction. The museum is very telling of the past mining activity.

LOCAL WATERING HOLE SINCE 1894

This is the oldest bar in Newport. Right across the street from the Town Museum. Real friendly folks here, and fantasmal burgers. This place is like the olde Public Houses of earlier times. It is almost the town convention center. As a matter of fact, Saturday before last, the 30 year high school reunion was held here in the poker room.

Community Service Center at Kelly's Pub

Thought a few of you would get a kick out of this service. Some may even want to take advantage.

SALUTATIONS FROM SHERIDAN, WY 25 JULY, 2013

         YEEEEEEEEEEHAAAWW, SHERIDAN, WY

INSIDE THE MINT BAR, SHERIDAN, WY

One of the most famous and popular cowboy bars in the high plains. This place reminded me of Hussong's in Ensenada on a busy day. Standing room only.

RODEO ROPE KING OF THE USA

I'm glad we have visited Kings Saddlery on a previous visit because we visited on Sunday this year, and being a traditional American town, Sheridan, WY, rolls up the sidewalks on Sunday, so a visit was out of the question. It looks like a hole in the wall from the street, but it is huge inside.

WEST ENTRANCE TO GLACIER NAT'L PARK

We are camped at Columbia Falls, MT, which is just North and East of Whitefish and Kalispell. The Park entrance is just 20 minutes East of our camp.

SNOW IN THE PEAKS, LATE JULY AT GLACIER PARK

This is a wonderful place to visit this time of the year. Water is running everywhere, vegetation is bright green, snow in the peaks and mountain goats wander the hills.

DIANE DRIVES THROUGH A WATERFALL

The mountain roads in the Park, especially the "Going to the Sun" road, offers almost constant views of waterfalls. Some way off in the distance, and some right next to the road, as we see here.

CLIFF HANGER

When I first saw this, I thought I was somewhere in the mountains of Ecuador. This cliff bridge is all constructed of native boulders. Pretty narrow, but part of the thrill of driving the "Going to the Sun" road.

LAKE McDONALD, AND GLACIER VALLEY

Hard to take a bad photo in Glacier Park. This is a view of the glacier formed valley at the end of Lake McDonald.
Hope you all are having a wonderful summer. We depart tomorrow for St. Regis, MT. for 1 day, then on to Newport, WA (Little Diamond Preserve) for a three week sabbatical from all this pressure.

GLACIER PARK EXCURSION CAR

These are interesting tour cars run by the Park. They seat somewhere between 12 and 16 people. They appear to be 1930's vehicles, but I believe they are pretty modern. They are manufactured by Ford and run on propane fuel.

HOWDY FROM THE WONDERLAND CAVE, 21 JULY, 2013

1.     This is the entrance to the Wonderland Cave in South Dakota.