Official Geocache – Please Do Not Disturb It Came as a Surprise How disappointing is was to discover that our geocache was missing. We had gone to check it at its secret location in Lawrence Park only to find that it wasn’t there. It came as a surprise simply because I couldn’t imagine why anyone would steal it. There were […]
Month: June 2010
Change ~ Embrace It
How many changes have you seen around your town lately? Has a building been torn down? Has a new store been built? Has a business relocated? Does a parking lot now cover some green space? Is there a new signal light where there wasn’t one? Look around, I bet you’ll find lots of little changes. Did you […]
A Hike on the Loop Trail in Glacier National Park
Hope you all had a great Father’s Day weekend….skipping stones and all! We were planning on driving the entire Going to the Sun Road, but persistent Pacific storms kept dumping moisture over the region. Weather conditions and an additional 6” of snow fell on the road between Triple Arches and Logan Pass preventing crews from completion […]
Skipping Stones on Father’s Day
While skipping stones at the river, I mentioned to the kids that I used to know the world record, but had since forgot. On the radio the next day, they announced the world record for stone skipping. ~ quoted from the article titled Answers by Grandpa Davey. David the stone skipper. Are you a stone […]
Weird Montana Laws
Ladies? Ever open your husband’s mail? Wait, don’t answer! The answer may tend to incriminate you. Can you believe it is a felony, yes a felony, to open your husband’s mail if you reside in Montana? That’s right. I was reminded of this quirky law when I received the dentist bill with my name handwritten […]
Montana Musicians Cash in on Folgers Coffee Jingle
“The best part of waking up is Folgers in your cup.“ Well, not for me. I’m a coffee and chicory kind of gal, Community New Orleans Blend that is. But that doesn’t make me any less impressed with 2008 Flathead High School graduates Ethan Thompson and Jenny Snipstead. Now college students, Thompson and Snipstead along […]
Memories of Grand Isle, Louisiana
Grand Isle, Louisiana is a town on a barrier island (of the same name) in the Gulf of Mexico. Located at the mouth of Barataria Bay where the bay meets the Gulf, Grand Isle is part of Jefferson Parish, as is Metairie, a suburb of New Orleans where David and I raised three of our kids. […]
Chinese Water Torture?
Drip, Drip, Drip…droplets of fairy rain floating down from the heavens. So sparse and light I can barely tell it’s raining except for the ground being wet and the steady dripping from my roof. It’s been like this for days, forcing us to cancel our Memorial Day trip to Yellowstone. Our picnic in the park this afternoon […]
Geocacher or Muggle – Which are You?
Geocacher ~ Person who plays the worldwide game of hide and seek with a GPS (Global Positioning System) device. Muggle~ A non-geocacher. Based on “Muggle” from the Harry Potter series, which is a non-magical person. Usually this term is used after a non-geocacher looks puzzled after befriending a geocacher searching for a cache, or when a […]