Thursday, September 29, 2011

Jim Mullin: we found you a girlfriend!

Heyyyyy Loverboy...... Come on to Montana!!

Look what you can get in Montana at restaurants!


All the delicious food that was sent with us. THANK YOU!!!!

Scotch Farm Bag o' joy.

Homemade Baba ganouj

B'bye baba!!

Incredible Barely WOrking Farm Shortbread.  Please send more. ASAP

Flat bread and Vt. maple horseradish mustard (thanks to the Ashleys). Heaven

yummmmmmmm

The "left overs" after Snedder picked through the gourmet mix.....

AWESOME moravian ginger snaps from the Lloyds.

We waited until at least 11 am daily before we tapped into this puppy.  Thanks Wee martha!

Day 1 Baldy Mountain Road




M.O.W. arrived at the new doorstep!!



Closing in on Sandpoint

Neatness took low priority as the days went on.........

In addition to 2 people. 1 old dog, 2 cats, we had a weed whacker, house plants, a LOT of technogadgets,  some water, a lot of food, a few Guiness-es, some Knob Creek, a cat tent, cat litter box, 1 CD (Carmina Burana, that we couldn't really hear on the stereo), and an M.O.W.  All in a borrowed Dodge Caravan!

We discussed many options for alternative careers,  Here, Snedder tries one out.  She looks fetching doing it.  Multi-talented woman!


Sign to Sandpoint!!!

Big Hole to Missoula

HUH?!?!?

Coming down the pass arriving at Lost Trail Powder Mountain Ski resort.
Look right: MONTANA!!

Look Left: IDAHO!!!

A very small forest fire outside of Missoula


The BLOODY SUN!!!!  What a pain in the NECK!!!!   (How's the weather back east........?)


Just a nip every now and then....

Big Hole River. Gorgeous.

Disembarking........ Crawl out of the front seats,  stiff and cramped, leaving Birkenstocks on the floor in front, over the dog, dodge the weed whacker,  step on something sharp, chip the toe nail polish, put one cat in the tent, grab the other, the first cat darts out of the tent, grab it again, keep alternatively re-stuffing, saying "sorry kitty, it's only for a minute....", zip them in, go back up front, grab Birks, let dog out, barely able to stand straight up.....

Big Hole River. Driggs enjoys.

Really super creepy.  The Creepster wanted a dip in the river.  We tried to drown him.  He came back.....

Essentials when roadtripping

Going for a "jog".......

Snedder, petting the M.O.W.  A cherished friend...

Still life with MOW

Snedder, having a religious moment with the Creepster

Art at any cost.  Just before we drop kicked it into the river

Perspective: LARGE MOW, Medium Snedder, tiny creepster

Sned does Roadside Yoga!

Big Hole valley

Driving shots

Meeting Rico in Chico Hot Springs, MT

Dry dry dry, with an oasis of irrigated land



Driggs in the cat tent, because the cats took over his bed

The creepster at Chico Hot Springs.  Wanting out.  Wanting to get in the Hot Springs.

Still wanting out.......

Chico Hot Springs.  MOW, Celestial Driggs movin' out

Somewhere near Chico Hot Springs / northern Yellowstone park