I don't really know what is planned for today so I guess we will play that by ear. At least there is no rain falling this morning so that is a good thing.
Hogan has already been out doing the perimeter check and making sure things are fine. Gosh, if he ever ran into one of those big elk on the air strip I am sure he would have a heart attack!!
The morning was spent just chillin.
Gentry, one of Lorne and Marilyn's boys came for a visit and decided to do a bit of cleaning up along the airstrip. This past summer, this area got hit by what sounds like a plow wind and there were many, many trees down. The airstrip had a few trees impinging on it after the blow but the surrounding woodlands took a beating so now Gentry is trying to get the mess cleaned up. He certainly has a big job ahead of him. Today he was burning one of the many piles of wood.
It was nice to meet him.
The afternoon found us on the back roads in the tracker. We loaded up the refreshments and headed out for a bit of a drive. Today we did a backwoods logging road that took us up and over one of the nearby mountain passes. The scenery along the way was phenomenal and with John in the front seat, he was the designated picture taker!! It was funny with me reminding him to take pictures and not the other way around!!
We probably travelled today for about 3 1/2 hours and enjoyed every minute of it. Lorne is a encyclopedia of local knowledge and anecdotes so we are quite entertained. He has driven many of these back roads with his logging truck and is never short on little tidbits of information.
Once back at the house it was decided that we should have a campfire so John and Lorne got busy doing that and Marilyn and I waited inside the house until the fire was burning and sending off much welcomed waves of heat.
Kelsey (Lorne and Marilyn's daughter) and her boyfriend decided to come out and brought hot dogs, buns and marshmallows so we had an old fashioned wiener roast. It was nice to meet this couple as well so that leaves only Lani and her family for us to meet and since they live in Calgary, well that is not likely to happen this time around.
It started to rain after a few hours so that ended the campfire and we headed into the house for a nightcap (like we needed one).
We soon braved the elements once again and headed to the camper and bed. It looks like this rain is settling in for the night!!
Another great day spent with good friends. We truly are blessed.
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| Heading out |
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| Our Mascott |
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| Marilyn enjoying a beverage |
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| Three Sister Mountains |
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| Girls r peeing! |
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Lorne and Marilyn's kids have marked this spot |
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| Heading down the mountain and home |
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