Western Pleasure Guest Ranch Sandpoint

... off and ended up on "Da Rock". <br><br>There was one bright spot where a rainbow was over the mountains...not sure you could see it in the pictures.<br><br>Somewhere between Fairmont and Kimberley (Canal Flats??) we found the reason for living in BC. It went from being 14 to 27 degrees in less than 2 minutes. NO KIDDING!!! We both asked if the other felt warmer at about the same time......weirdest thing ever!! <br><br>From there on the weather was great ...

... new challenge for me - wish me more than luck - PRAY! We will head for Oregon first to visit our sisters. My sister Myrna is in Salem and Dix's sister Jean is in Grants Pass. Then we will head south on I 5. You are all invited to travel with us and share our joys and probably some trials as we make our way to Arizona and Texas. We hope to see a lot of great country and will share our pics with you.

... Spokane, Washington, that I thought, "What if Washington and Idaho were to merge into a single state? Would they call is Washaho?" Hmm, sounds more like a charity event... I stopped for the night in Sandpoint, Idaho - a resort town on a lake here in the Rockies. I'm staying in a severely overpriced Best Western but the bed is comfy and the view is spectacular. Today's mileage: 808km

... had fireworks and would you believe, hundreds and hundreds of people turned out for my birthday party! It was so nice of them all to come! The 4th July fireworks was held on the beach and it was really quite nice. Not a New Years' eve on the harbour of course but given that it was a small town, one couldn't complain at all. They went on and on and the spirit was fabulous. At least Charlie got fireworks for her birthday!

... Habitat Bicycle Challenge. According to Wikipedia, "The Habitat Bicycle Challenge (HBC) is the largest annual fundraiser for any Habitat for Humanity affiliate in the United States. Led by Yale University students, HBC is a 4,000 mile cross-country bicycle ride that raises money and awareness for Habitat for Humanity. Each rider raises $4,000 (about ...

... 34 for information about the Darts' employer, Dr. Forrest Bird. Both Ken and Christy have joined the Pacin' Parson Yahoo Group, so you can ask them questions about Dr. Bird or about the paradise by Lake Pend Oreille that they call home. The Bonner County Daily Bee interviewed Don and Loretta during this visit and published an article on May 15: http://www.pacinparson.org/bee.html

We (Simon, Heather and myself) headed off just after lunch on Friday to head across the border as we were going to spend Saturday at the Silverwood Amusement Park near Sandpoint, Idaho. The trip started slow as myself and Simon had stayed up the night before having a few drinks with Sam who had just hit town and weren't in our peak state of mind. Once on the road we found another hindrance being that it was going to be a long weekend that weekend in Canada so ...

I tell myself I'm really not asleep, but only a moment ago I was looking at the city of Spokane, and now the station outside looks different, there's a lake, lights reflecting on the water there, I check my map. The next stop Sandpoint, Idaho, we're there, I think. In Idaho. I don't wake Andrew. Just soak it up dear grandson, soak a little Idaho into your dreams.

... gunned down by rednecks on a dark lonely road, far from home. The brakes screeched again and I found myself trapped like a frightened rabbit in a blinding glare of headlights - with nowhere to run. A door creaked open and a female voice called out angrily, accusingly: 'What in hell do you think you're doing?' 'Uh... going to the campground' I blurted out. The voice mellowed: 'Do you need a ride?' it asked, the slurred words those of an older woman, perhaps one of voracious ...

Hi everyone!!! Well our first snowy weekend here we spent unpacking (getting things together around the house) and exploring the downtown walking area of Helena. This past week everyone at work was telling us how the next couple of weekends would be perfect to get out and see the aspens turning and go take a hike in the mountains. They stressed the next couple of weekends because before too long it'll be too cold and the trails will be ...