Month: June 2023

I was visiting the cemetery in Polson (long story) and saw this.

Clearly this was someone who enjoyed board games with his family!

It’s nice to be able to see Flathead Lake from our front porch. It makes it easy to tell if the water is calm, if the weather looks nice, or if storm clouds are brewing. Today we looked out and the lake looked incredibly calm and still. We slipped into our swimsuits, loaded the jet-ski trailer, and headed down to Yellow Bay.

The water was so smooth. It was like riding on glass (okay, maybe slightly wavy glass) and even at top speed there weren’t any bumps. It’s hard to tell from this photo, but I was actually moving at 40mph when I snapped this view over the bow of my jet ski:

Here the speed and the smooth water are a little more obvious as Pepper zips past me.

We cruised over to Wild Horse Island, since we haven’t been there since last year. Everything was lush and green… perfect for a short hike.

The views from the island are great. We didn’t climb to the highest point, but we got some good elevation and enjoyed the scenery.

It was another glorious day on the water.

We took an impromptu trip to Spokane with some friends this weekend. It was a blast. On the way home we stopped for a bathroom break at a gas station in St Regis. As I was waiting for the ladies to finish their business, I couldn’t help but notice the wall-sized “postcard” behind Patches the Pony. And, well…