Spring time in Idaho

[Spudman]

Hey SVL - you have any pictures you can add?

We didn't get much snow until late this year and now that it's mostly gone again it starts snowing again. Arrgh!
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/scenery/Studio.jpg

[just strum]

Right now we have been having rain. Portions of my backyard is flooded due to the ponds and wetlands overflowing. It was in the 60's yesterday, but getting colder, fortunately not cold enough for snow. We aren't out of the woods yet, we can get hit with a snow storm even when we get into April.

Keep it on your side of the country, we've had our fill of it.

[Katastrophe]

77 degrees here in Southeast Texas. This tail end of winter sucks.:poke:

[Childbride]

yup, it was hot. shorts and tshirt weather. :)

[just strum]

Kat and CB, http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/auroraohio/Smiley/asskiss.gif;)

[Childbride]

Kat and CB, http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/auroraohio/Smiley/asskiss.gif;)

dang, and here i just called you a most excellent peep. ;)

[just strum]

dang, and here i just called you a most excellent peep. ;)

I have a cute butt, don't be too offended:D

[sunvalleylaw]

Spud, too busy enjoying skiing the pow with my boys, and my daughter today to take pics, but springtime in the Rockies should be filled with snow! If I get a chance, I will post a shot.

EDIT: ok, here is a quick cell phone shot off the back deck with the view I have from the computer window. Doesn't show the fresh pow, that is on the hills higher up and 12 miles north up the valley, but shows that in march, we still have good cover down in the valley. Springtime in Idaho!

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w92/sunvalleylaw/backyardMarch.jpg

[Spudman]

Once again my spring cycling schedule gets thrown to the wind. Arrgh!
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/scenery/Studio001.jpg

[sumitomo]

Heck Spud just put some studs on and go for it.Sumi:D

[just strum]

Heck Spud just put some studs on and go for it.Sumi:D


http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/auroraohio/bike.jpg

[Spudman]

Been there except I never had any studs other than the one piloting the bike. :dude: I just get tired of breaking my equipment down to get all the moisture out of it.

[sunvalleylaw]

Once again my spring cycling schedule gets thrown to the wind. Arrgh!


Quit your whining and go for a skate ski! ;)

[Bloozcat]

My wife called and said she had just gotten off the phone with her sister who lives in Rhinelander Wisconsin where it's 6 degrees F right now. She said that this is by far the worst winter she's been through in the twenty years she's lived in Rhinelander...and winter's not over yet.

Dang global warming....:rotflmao:

[Spudman]

My wife called and said she had just gotten off the phone with her sister who lives in Rhinelander Wisconsin where it's 6 degrees F right now. She said that this is by far the worst winter she's been through in the twenty years she's lived in Rhinelander...and winter's not over yet.

Dang global warming....:rotflmao:

I think the new term is 'climate change.';)

[marnold]

I live several hours southwest of Rhinelander and have lived here since '96. December was bad--set a record for most snowfall in that month. We've certainly had easier winters here but this one hasn't been awful. The thing is that the snow started so early in the year and just stuck around so that it feels longer than usual. More years than not, it seems, we'll have very little snow for Christmas. This year we had tons of it for Christmas. Hopefully we don't get as wet of a spring as last year or we'll have some serious flooding problems again.

[R_of_G]

Spud and SVL, nice pics! It's beautiful out there in Idaho.

Since I moved to Florida (17 years ago now) I actually miss snow. I wouldn't say I miss all the pain in the butt stuff that comes with it like shoveling driveways and poor road conditions, but the sheer beauty of freshly fallen snow is something I loved. I do actually miss the cold weather aspect as well. Florida is too hot and humid for me most of the time. 10 months of summer is much more than I need.

[Bloozcat]

Spud and SVL, nice pics! It's beautiful out there in Idaho.

Since I moved to Florida (17 years ago now) I actually miss snow. I wouldn't say I miss all the pain in the butt stuff that comes with it like shoveling driveways and poor road conditions, but the sheer beauty of freshly fallen snow is something I loved. I do actually miss the cold weather aspect as well. Florida is too hot and humid for me most of the time. 10 months of summer is much more than I need.

I like playing in the snow, and playing in the cold weather. I just don't want a steady diet of sub freezing weather from November though March. Shoveling snow, dead batteries, ice slick roads, that kind of chill you just can't get rid of...nah...

I do agree R_of_G...10 months of heat and humidity is too much. The longer I live in Florida, the less tollerant I am of it. This winter has been an absolute blessing...the best in many years. Haven't had the A/C on since early November.

I really think I'd like to live in a place like eastern Tennessee when I retire, sort of halfway to winter. Cold in the winter, but not bone chillingly so. Cold fronts that come...and cold fronts that go.

[Spudman]

I live several hours southwest of Rhinelander and have lived here since '96. December was bad--set a record for most snowfall in that month. We've certainly had easier winters here but this one hasn't been awful. The thing is that the snow started so early in the year and just stuck around so that it feels longer than usual.

Our winter started late this year and was very mild into mid December. We got snow just in time for Christmas. It's these late storms that frustrate me. I WANT TO GO OUT AND PLAY!

[sunvalleylaw]

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w92/sunvalleylaw/springcookout.jpg

See description here in the Weekend Thread:

http://www.thefret.net/showthread.php?p=126201#post126201

[Spudman]

We have another blizzard going on today. 30-40 mph winds. Yuk!

[just strum]

We have another blizzard going on today. 30-40 mph winds. Yuk!

Psst, you fell asleep, you are actually experiencing winter 2009/2010.

[street music]

Spud, I feel for you guys up in that region. Floods and snow at the same time has to be horrible when it suppose to be spring time.

[Spudman]

I just got back from picking up jr Spud and there are 2 cars in the ditch, 2 crashed into each other and 1 rollover. Not a pretty day on the highway.

[Bloozcat]

And here I was all annoyed because I had to turn the A/C on yesterday for the first time since last November...:D

[street music]

Blooz, that is cruel. :rotflmao:

[Spudman]

Hey! We got our own heat wave going today...it's 38 degrees.:)

Winter Weather Causes Havoc on Roads
Posted: March 29, 2009 05:25 PM
Updated: March 30, 2009 11:01 AM


By Hailey Higgins, Local News 8 Reporter

EASTERN IDAHO - Old man winter just doesn't want to leave eastern Idaho behind. Idaho State Police Sergeant Dave Peterson told Local News 8 that to say "driving is difficult is an understatement."

He said the rain and hail we got early Sunday mixed with the cold wind, has frozen into a solid sheet of ice on the roads, making them treacherous. Several vehicles have gone off the roads all over Eastern Idaho and Western Wyoming. Police are discouraging travel Sunday night. If you must travel please use extreme caution.

In Pocatello, the calendar says it's almost April but outside it feels more like January. Strong winds were around most of Sunday. Blowing snow around and making it freeze to car doors and windows.

Flags in Idaho Falls were blowing in the strong winds. Gusts were so fierce, metal street signs didn't stand much of a chance. And even traffic lights in Ammon swayed as the wind ripped around the state. And for the most part, this weather isn't getting a warm welcome.

"I guess this is March for Idaho but it is really ridiculous," says Nathan Reidle, of Shelley. "I am ready to wear shorts and ready for the warm weather. I know we need the moisture to help with drought but it's crazy. It needs to get warm."

"Yeah it's pretty crazy. It's pretty windy," said Brian Preusser, of Idaho Falls.

"I don't have to work in it," says John Carey, also of Idaho Falls. "So I don't mind seeing the mountains with the snow on them."

"I think it's crazy. I have lived here most of my life and I have never seen weather like this at this time of the year," Mike Olson, of Idaho Falls. "It's ridiculous I think. I am ready to go somewhere else besides here."

[sunvalleylaw]

One word, repeated, for those whiners in that article: wah, wah, wah! It is the Rocky Mountains in Idaho for gosh sake! Bring on the snow, it's still only March! Oh, and April can be a snowy month 'round here too! :poke: ;)

Now I will sympathize with regard to the wind. I could do with a bit less of that. ;)

[Spudman]

Dude. It's the end of March and we've only had 1 60 degree day so far. Waaaaaaaah. Maybe where you are that's acceptable but I live in the south man.

[sunvalleylaw]

LOL!! I am always of two minds this time of year. I would love for skiing to continue for another 2 months, but I would love to be out on the bike, etc. too. But when people whine like that in the paper because they live in the mountains, . . . Well, you heard me the first time. :-)

[Brian Krashpad]

I'll stick with Floriduh.

We may screw up elections, but we don't get snowed in.

[Spudman]

Hey, guess what we have today? Nope not sunshine. Snow, high winds and cold. Blizzard conditions again. Go figure.

[Brian Krashpad]

Take care, mountain peoples.

[sunvalleylaw]

We had snow in SV too. Off and on spring blizzardy conditions yesterday. I was down in Twin Falls and Jerome, and it was raining hard. The wind from the west in Jerome carried a very heavy dairy smell. Those cows are going to have to dig their latrines deeper!!

It is beautiful sun with about an inch of new snow on the ground today. I hope to ski a little. Have fun everyone!

[Spudman]

Guess what? It's snowing and windy again today. Did spring get back ordered? I knew I should have ordered it from some place other than Musicians Friend.

[Spudman]

Oh! I almost forgot to mention....it's snowing and blowing again. Hmmmm.

[just strum]

Snow showers expected to start here Monday night and last through Friday. Nothing should really stick and what pi****s me off is the fact that it is still cold enough to snow.

IT'S APRIL!!! http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/auroraohio/Smiley/ahhhhhhh.gif



and I want to wear my new shoes

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/auroraohio/Smiley/4thofJulyCrocs.jpg

(that's right, I have three feet)

[Spudman]

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/auroraohio/Smiley/ahhhhhhh.gif



and I want to wear my new shoes

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/auroraohio/Smiley/4thofJulyCrocs.jpg

(that's right, I have three feet)

You didn't!?

[just strum]

You didn't!?

They arrived in the mail, postmarked Idaho. I have a suspect of who the sender might be.

[just strum]

I was walking through Home Depot today and there was a guy that looked to be in his 60's wearing a pair just like the blue ones.

Everyone else had on their work boots and t-shirts, but this guy was comfortable with his shoes. That could explain why his wife stayed 15' to 20' away.

[Spudman]

Yea!

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/scenery/IMGP5629.jpg

[sunvalleylaw]

The crocuses are not up here, though the snow drops are. It is snowing heavily and that may turn to rain later, over in this part of the state.

[Childbride]

69... sunny... shiner's out mowing...

the bluebonnets, buttercups, indian paintblankets, etc are in full bloom... beautiful, but unfortunately a bit sparse this year as the rains came to little, too late.

[Spudman]

Oh joy! It's snowing again.:(

[Bloozcat]

We took a trip to Virginia a week ago last Friday, part business, part pleasure. The first full day was in Colonial Williamsburg, and it was beautiful with a high around 75 and sunny.

The next morning it was raining as we left for western Virginia. We drove through the rain and into the clear, sunshine. Then that evening, the bottom fell out. The next morning was in the low 30's (could have been the high 20's) with snow flurries. All that day, and for the next 2 days it was in the low/mid 30's with snow until Wednesday afternoon when it turned sunny...but cold.

We were expecting maybe high 40's at the worst and more likely 50's for the low.

Silly tourists...

My wife was freezing despite her three layers of clothes, I was just fine with a t-shirt, long sleeve shirt, and a light jacket. Still this was pretty unusual for Viginia in the second week of April. It was a true "Dogwood Winter" as the Dogwood trees were in full bloom as the snow was falling. Fortunately, the ground was too warm for the snow to stick.

I enjoyed it. It's not everyday that we Floridians get to see snowfall...:)

[piebaldpython]

The missus and I were in Las Vegas last week. Two days in the upper 70's, the other 5 right around 70. Chilly nites.
Came back to frigid Philly late on Easter. While while didn't have a bitterly cold winter; once it got cold, it pretty much stayed colder than normal. We'd have the rare nice day but they cold has really hung on this year, more so than in recent memory. Mid- April and in the 40's. Sheesh!!

[Spudman]

4 1/2 hours later it's still snowing.:cry:

[sumitomo]

Hey Spudman keep this weather in your own yard will ya pplease! Sumi:D

[Spudman]

Hey Spudman keep this weather in your own yard will ya pplease! Sumi:D

I tried but it spread to the whole neighborhood.:messedup:

[street music]

Spud, please don't send it my way, we don't need anything but a few weeks of 70s and then settle in at 80s till around December.

[Spudman]

Spud, please don't send it my way, we don't need anything but a few weeks of 70s and then settle in at 80s till around December.

Fine. Then you keep the twisters and bugs.:D

[street music]

Ok, I can live with that.

[sumitomo]

Dang it Spud I said please,turn that fan off it's blowin sideways here with about an inch.Sumi:D

[Kazz]

I think with all the snow that Spud and SVL had in March...I would be asking for a refund.

[Kazz]

Dang it Spud I said please,turn that fan off it's blowin sideways here with about an inch.Sumi:D


I remember when I still lived in Oregon....one year we were going up to Stayton to visit the brother in law..and decided to take the back way...going up 20/126 and took the turn towards Bend....there must have been 10 feet of snow on the sides of the hwy....that was crazy....we never got more than a dusting down in the valley.

[Spudman]

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/scenery/MichaudCreek003.jpg

[SuperSwede]

Awesome pics Spud, its ALMOST getting that green over here :)
Thanks for sharing the Idaho spring with us

[marnold]

It was so nice last week when I was in MN. I come home yesterday and today to snow. Blech. At least it's supposed to be back near 70 by the end of the week.

[just strum]

It's around 50 for the next couple of days, with night time lows in the mid 30's. Friday its 75+ and Saturday is suppose to be a little warmer. I need to install the cutting deck on the tractor before the neighbors start to complain.

[Childbride]

got in the 90's today

[ducks... runs]

[Spudman]

Still popping up :)

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/scenery/Image5.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/scenery/Image7a.jpg

[sunvalleylaw]

Our daffodils and tulips aren't blossoming yet over here, though the crocuses finally showed their heads. Trees are just starting to pop their buds (no full leaves showing yet), and I have my first round of springtime sneezing. ;-)

[Bloozcat]

It was 57 degrees at my house this morning. That doesn't sound bad, I know, but this is Florida and it's April 22nd. This has been the coolest winter I can remember. Not the coldest in terms of individual cold days, but in the number cool days vs. warm days. I've only had the A/C on maybe 4 times since late last October. I wish every winter was like this one.

[Spudman]

Just went for a hike above the house with the whole sack of Spuds and found some wildflowers.

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/Cycling/BigAir003.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/Cycling/BigAir014.jpg

[street music]

Spud, my wife wants to know what kind the yellow flower is, I don't recall seeing that bloom around Kentucky at this time of year??

[sunvalleylaw]

That is most likely Balsam Root, pretty common this time of year in the inland empire/northern intermountain area.http://www.acclaimimages.com/_gallery/_pages/0100-0608-1713-3046.html It is sometimes called Arrowleaf. http://www.bentler.us/eastern-washington/plants/balsamroot/arrowleaf.aspx (I sound like Cliff Claven now. :thwap:;) )

The other one is Phlox. http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://k41.pbase.com/u26/sasc/upload/43561866.wildPhlox2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.pbase.com/sasc/image/43561866&h=480&w=640&sz=52&tbnid=kUvcSJl5NsvjsM::&tbnh=103&tbnw=137&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dwild%2Bphlox%2Bpicture&hl=en&usg=__NnTOvMC9b4Wg_IlUxYqvGDMNQx0=&ei=odnzSdXADIL8swO53rDUBQ&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=3&ct=image

[street music]

Thanks Sun, We have never been out west so that Balsam root is new to us.

[sunvalleylaw]

Sure, Street. Around here, it is found mostly on sunny slope hillsides, mixed in with the sage, and other flowers, and contrasts nicely with the new grass that is still green at that time of year. It seems to peak in May or so in the Sun Valley area. Some years, it can turn the entire hillside yellow. Other years, it just provides some nice yellow accents. It is the largest wildflower I can think of we find around here.

[sunvalleylaw]

Just thought I would share some shots I from the way back from court today. Springtime in Idaho indeed! (BTW, it is still legal to use a cell phone and drive in Idaho ;-))

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w92/sunvalleylaw/IMG_0092.jpg


http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w92/sunvalleylaw/IMG_0094.jpg


http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w92/sunvalleylaw/IMG_0095.jpg


(yes that is snow blowing onto the windshield)

[street music]

Sun- keep that stuff out west. In Kentucky using a cell phone means that you are placing your free call from jail.

[Spudman]

I never know the names of these but they sure look nice.
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/scenery/flowers001.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/scenery/flowers005.jpg

[Spudman]

It finally got semi nice today. It was 50 degrees by 10:30 so I took off for a 52 mile bike ride and took a small camera with me. It was just a nice spring day.

New spring babies
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/Cycling/MarshValley001.jpg

This is looking across the valley south of town at Pebble Creek Ski Area
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/Cycling/MarshValley002.jpg

The low spot is a drainage called Robber's Roost. It's narrow and steep especially at the end.
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/Cycling/MarshValley009.jpg

There is a small creek in the foreground called Marsh Creek. It's a major stop on migratory routes and today was primarily geese, pelicans and raptors. In a few weeks it will be humongous sand hill cranes.
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/Cycling/MarshValley006.jpg

[Childbride]

Spud, the longest i ever went was 30 miles. good ride. i miss that.

beautiful pics. :)

[Spudman]

I went to pick up my daughter at the school bus stop and the city was clearing out their lines. These guys wanted a drink.
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/People/MarshValley013.jpg

[Spudman]

Logged a little road time by riding up to Crystal Summit. It's about 2,000 feet higher than the town. There was a little updraft from the valley as the air was heating up so I couldn't get out of the 40s on the way down. Usually I can get up to 51-54 mph. Fun!:dude:

The air is super fragrant with blossoms right now. It was like riding with cotton candy packed into my nose. Sweetness with every breath.:)

Going up
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/Cycling/May162009010.jpg

Going down
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/Cycling/May162009011.jpg

The max
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/Cycling/May162009013.jpg

My reward for not crashing
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/Cycling/May162009001.jpg

[Spudman]

Mrs. Spud and I decided to get high today. :messedup: So we pretty much went straight up. It was a perfect day with the high around 85 and a mild breeze. Elevation gain was around 2,000 feet and we went straight up the ridge. Brutal! Totally worth it though. The temps on top were much cooler and the view was awesome. I've never seen the valley from this perspective.

We went up the ridge just to the right of the snow. It's much steeper and higher than it looks here.
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/hiking/May162009019.jpg

Found this little guy down low and the other guy too. They were every where and we constantly had to check.
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/hiking/May162009009.jpg

Scary!
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/hiking/May162009021.jpg

Scout Mountain - we got married there
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/hiking/May162009037.jpg

This is Robber's Roost from almost the same angle as the bike riding photo earlier in the thread.
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/hiking/May162009038.jpg

There were lots of mountain flowers out too. We had to get pretty far up before we found the really good ones.
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/hiking/May162009018.jpg

[sunvalleylaw]

Looks nice! It was nice over here too. But too hot for my tastes this early in the year. You must like the heat more than I do.

[Spudman]

Looks nice! It was nice over here too. But too hot for my tastes this early in the year. You must like the heat more than I do.

Maybe. I just know that I'd better to be able to sweat well for what's coming this summer so I'm training now.

[sunvalleylaw]

Yah, got to train in it. I road Lambs and a ways further up Democrat today too. Democrat here: http://www.thetrailbook.com/DemocratGulch%20-%20Images.htm It is dry now. The first pic shows the entrance into Lamb's Gulch. Lamb's Gulch here: http://thetrailbook.com/hailey/amber-gulch-hailey/ First ride that felt hot. Always that way the first hot day in May. Takes a few hot days to get used to after winter (and April was pretty much winter as you know) so have to get out IN it.

Oh, and you might remember this ride: http://thetrailbook.com/hailey/carbonate-mountain-hailey/

[Spudman]

Went for another hike above town today and when we stopped on a ridge top to look at the valley for a while this little guy decided he had to check us out. I was thinking he might have been wanting finger steaks or something.

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/srspud/hiking/hike016.jpg

[sunvalleylaw]

This is my 11th summer in Idaho, and I have never seen it rain in June for this many days in a row. I think it has been every day since the last weekend in May. So that is at least 2 weeks! Here is what it looks like. The pic without the tennis courts is looking out toward where you should see Bald Mountain.

I grew up in a rainy place, so I have experience with this, but that was 11 years ago, so I am a little rusty. (heh, heh ;) )

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w92/sunvalleylaw/IMG_0171.jpg

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w92/sunvalleylaw/IMG_0172.jpg

[Spudman]

And the news is that there another week of rain in the forecast. :(

[baldgit]

When I was younger I wandered around a bit and I wound up in Stanley, Idaho. It was summer. and to me its the most beautiful spot on Earth. The locals assured me that the winters were long...and nasty. I envy you Idaho residents.... despite your long winters! ...Dan

[sunvalleylaw]

Stanley is what is considered a short car trip (at least in Idaho) away from home. We love to go up there for hiking, river activities and the high mountain lakes. The Sawtooth mountains up there are amazing. Stanley is often, however, the low temp on any given day for the lower 48. Winters are beautiful, but cold. Summers are just plain gorgeous. Headwaters of the River of No Return are in the vicinity.

If you (or anyone) gets out this way again, let me know. :beer:

[Spudman]

We've now had 15 consecutive days of rain. That never happens here.

[Spudman]

16 days now of rain. We're a friggin desert! What's going on?

[Gil Janus]

16 days now of rain. We're a friggin desert! What's going on?
Didn't you get the plans for an ark :thwap:

Gil :cool:

[sunvalleylaw]

It didn't rain yet today here, but it is early. The rain has been coming in the afternoon/eve the last few days. Up here in the mountains we have you beat. We at around 18-19 days straight now. Since the last weekend in May. I drove to Jerome yesterday for court, and as I drove south, I realized somewhere near shoshone that finally the desert looked normal with the more golden grasses rather than the green. North of shoshone, it looks like green plains and then as you get to Bellevue and the mountains, it starts to look like a rugged, intermountain version of the Scottish Highlands (at least from what I have seen in Rob Roy and the like.).

[sunvalleylaw]

June 15 still counts as spring. Just a shot from the way home from Twin the other day. Pretty good for an iPhone!

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w92/sunvalleylaw/IMG_0177.jpg

[Spudman]

Blue sky? Man I'm on the wrong side of the state.

Today the sky was black from the Tetons down to American Falls. Torrential downpours today as well as all day yesterday. There was even a severe weather warning for quarter sized hail with 60 mile per hour winds today. Scary!

Wettest June on record.

[Spudman]

We've been getting marble sized hail today. The temperature is 61 degrees. The hail last week wiped out thousands of acres of potato plants. Sorry folks but the price of french fries will be going up soon.

[Spudman]

Now we are getting severe storm warnings with quarter sized hail and flash flood alerts. Yippie! The fun never quits. :thwap:

[Perfect Stranger]

Man, it beautiful out that way. I've always wanted to live in the Bitter Root
Mts. since I was in my teens. You are one lucky duck to be there....

[M29]

Man Spud I remember when a hail storm went through here it dented the tops of cars for miles. There must have been 200 or so dents on every car that was out in the open. You know the body shops are going to bondo them up. Be careful if your car is outside when a hail storm comes. I try to park mine under a tree if I can't get it in the garage. We just had one a couple days ago.

M