Photos from the past!

Son in law -Greg Upper Gold Creek Boulder Divide 2011

Kimber and I above Kim Williams trail to Top of Sentinel May 2011

Rock Creek November 2011

Rock Creek Nov 2011

Upper Willow 2011

Fall 2011

Ridge Between Harvey and Tyler Creek last week October 2011

Glacier September 2010

Granite Park Chalet Sept 2010

Saundra High Line Trail Glacier

In the clouds Glacier Sept 2010

Looking down on McDonald Creek Glacier 2010

Highline Trail Glacier Sept 2010

Mt. Sentinel Spring 2011

Kimmy and  I on the top of Sentinel she wouldn't hold still while the self timer went off!

It was fun I aint Lion

This morning I had the opportunity to go with Mark Hettick and a friend to chase a Lion.  It was a real hoot!  I will tell you one thing, the hounds will drag you all over if they want to go, we had a female on a leash, she was used to coons but not cats, so we were giving her experience.  We had a male hound "Sounder" on the run.  He caught the lion treed it and then we followed with the female.  The cat was on a pretty steep side hill about 45 or more minutes from the truck.  There was a skiff of fresh snow in spots and none in some, the side hill had a lot of loose rocks, partially frozen ground and when a dog is pulling you I managed to take a couple of fancy spills - off down the hill - a couple of them face first.  We couldn't turn the female loose until she could hear and see the action.  It was a thrill - the cat ended up on private property and we couldn't shoot her, she was a young female, but a beautiful lion.  She had great coloration a beautiful tail and was fair sized for her age.  She was probably 15-16 months old following are several pictures with the cat and the dogs.  The female dog ended up with a 4-5 inch slit up her throat from getting hung up on a dead branch the male dog had broken off on the tree (she had to have several stitches).  Following are several pictures of the event.

Many of the photos are sidewise I failed to turn them before I uploaded - you'll just have to turn your computer on the side - sorry!!

From a Friend - I like it!

An atheist was seated next to a little girl on an airplane and he turned to her and said, "Do you want to talk? Flights go quicker if you strike up a conversation with your fellow passenger." The little girl, who had just started to read her book, replied to the total stranger, "What would you want to talk about?" " Oh, I don't know," said the atheist. "How about why th......ere is no God, or no Heaven or Hell, or no life after death?" as he smiled smugly. "OK," she said. "Those could be interesting topics but let me ask you a question first. A horse, a cow, and a deer all eat the same stuff - grass. Yet a deer excretes little pellets, while a cow turns out a flat patty, but a horse produces clumps. Why do you suppose that is?" The atheist, visibly surprised by the little girl's intelligence, thinks about it and says, "Hmmm, I have no idea." To which the little girl replies, "Do you really feel qualified to discuss why there is no God, or no Heaven or Hell, or no life after death, when you don't know crap?" And then she went back to reading her book."

A Change of Lifestyle - About Time

I have been lazy again when it comes to my blog, We have been doing quite a bit of finishing things at the lake and a few projects in town.  We did bring home the "for sale" sign from the lake for the Missoula relator.  I need to get back on my editing of my book, I have done little in the last 2-3 weeks with that.

I joined the Y today and worked out.  I was going to join the Peak a real nice club on the way to Lolo, the facility is beautiful, after some thought however I decided to look at the Y and decided that would do just fine.  $15 less to join, $19 a month less and a lot closer to home.

Here was my first workout:  8 minutes on the bike (Campus ride on the new bikes - 2 miles), 12 minutes on the machine that works your arms and legs as you sort of run and 1 1/2 minute cool down, 5 laps on the track, 15 minutes in the hot tub and 7 minutes in the sauna.  I felt good until about 1 hour later and now I feel it in my upper back, not used to pulling on the handles.  I intend to keep this up I feel I have to do this or die.  I have high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes and am grossly overweight - so now is the time.  I am reading a book - that is pretty good except all the parts about evolution etc, the other science is good and I know I have to do this.  The book is called "Younger Next Year" by Chris Crowley and Henry S.Lodge, M.D. .   I still plan to get back to walking in the mountains when I can, but the Y will help and will encourage moire daily activity.  Also as the weather worsens it will make this easier.