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The Forbes Weekend Party - Libby, Montana - 2011
August 19, 2011 - Thursday We met Paula and Lois at Paula's house at 11:00AM. We drove to the Spokane KOA and met Kathie and Jim, Gail and Jay. Chris and Bob Foster joined us later for dinner. The BLT dip was a hit. The prosicutto and cantelope was good too, but it was also the favorite of the hornets. Several of the campers at the park had souped up old cars that they would frequently drive through the grounds. Lois helped me make a smore with Keebler cookies instead of Graham crackers and a big Reeses piece instead of Hersey bar. Can you say Sugar Buzzzzzz.

We stopped at the Safeway in Moses Lake for some vittles. Here we are at our picnic at the I90 rest stop just east of Moses Lake.	Paula's new 2010 Audi A4 and our van that was destined to be named "Ol' Dusty"	Setting up for dinner at the Spokane KOA just before the Chris and Bob Foster's surprise visit.

Jim serving up Kathie's delicious "One Pot Spaghetti". Not dry...just right.	Enjoying dinner.	Around the camp fire

Fun at the fire	Lois and Paula's Cabin	The security light that was on ALL night.

August 20, 2011 - Friday Up and showered and ready to go. Jay found his H2O door key was broken, so he called a locksmith. After about 30 minutes Jim tried his key in the door and it worked. The locksmith hadn't arrived after an 1.5 hours so we left. New keys were purchesed at an RV shop just across I90. We traveled to Libby via hwy 56. More scenic that hwy 2and 2 was being oiled and regraveled near Bonners ferry. Reached the Forbes about 1:30PM. Scott and Steve were down at the pond. Sherrie gave us the house tour. Bob barbequed burgers and brawts for dinner.The kitchen island was always brimmed with good food and snackes ie. heavenly brownies.

Ready to head out	The broken door key.	The new keys

Sarg swimming in the pond	Jay setting up his rig

Sherri's garden	Lois	The Cabinet Mtn Wilderness

The deck from our bedroom	Paula, Lois, Kathie	Kitchen area

The covered patio	Bob at work

Jim with Kathie's super spaghetti		Paula and Gail

Me and Lolo	Sherri's wonderful waffles	Looking through Sherri's cookbook

Paula, Scott and Lois	Viewing Chris' pictures on the big screen	Sarg begging Cyd for attention

Front of the house	Back view of the house	The back "40"

	Big Cherry Creek

The tour group in the den	Moose head in the den	View out the living room window

		Winter snow photo of the house

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Light Up The Night - The Libby Burnouts

The city cordons off about 6 blocks. Mustle cars make the loop lighting up their tires over and over. We had tire dust and smoke all over us. It lasts from about 6:00PM to 11:30PM. Scott would pretend to take their photos so they would light them up right in front of us. Scott said there were about 400 cars registered.

Early arrivers on the street	Corvette





	Didn't belong

	Burn-out street the next day.	Sherri getting a ride around the loop




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Evening bon fires
Smores with giant marshmellows, beer, wine, big sky, shooting stars and satellites.



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Alpine Lake Hike - Leigh Lake

After Sherrie made waffles to go along with the eggs and sausage, fruit, coffee cake and more for breakfast we filled our canteens and grabbed some bear spray. We headed for a hike to Leigh Lake in the Cabinet Mountain Wilderness. The trail head was only about 40 minutes from the house. The last few miles were rugged and the road was tre-dusty. My windshield was so covered with dust none of the passangers could be seen from the outside. Most of the party reached the lake. Some stopped at the falls. The first group to the lake was treated to a glacier "calving" The sound was like a sonic boom and the ice hitting the water created a small sunami. Most fished from the bank, but Jay wade into the lake up to his chest in places. he hiked out with wet boots and socks. A great party insued back at the trail head.

	Sherri signing in the group of 13	Steve and Lois, her first alpine hike

The mountain above the lake	A troublesome stretch	"Are we there yet?"

This picture is in here twice?

	Sargent at the water fall

	The glacier that was "calving". The cave area and left point all broke off causing a noticable sunami.	The group at the lake

		Jay fishing

		At the base of the falls

	Bob	Jim



	Jim and Kathie

Bear spray	The party at the end of the trail	The last three exit the forest

"No pain no gain"

Kootenai Falls and the Swinging Bridge





We were treated to this "fallsbow"	Paula and Lois

	The best hosts ever

	Swinging bridge	Scarati-Cats

Jim		Lois

A few photos from Glacier Park
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Bull Moose	Big Horn Sheep	Sow grizzly with two grown cubs.

Sow Moose and calf	Two huge bulls together - a rare sight	Walking on the bottom and feeding. he was in the lake for an hour.

Waterfall with the camera on auto	Getting the Cotton-Candy affect using a shutter prioity setting

Moose Hunters - we sat here for a total of 7 hours over two days.	Glacier sunrise	Amish moose hunters. They left the lake 30 minutes before the two bulls came.

Lone Tree on the bluff	Old-Timer Ranger, reminds me of Herb Crisler