Crooked Lake Crooked lake is a walk in lake. Fortunately Mr. B has a boat stashed there with oars. Here is a pic of one of the bald eagles flying around. This is the eagles tree: At lunch we had a friendly critter visit. It appears he just shed his old skin.
4th of July Parade in Michigamme
The annual 4th of July Parade and Festival in Michigamme had a great float this year in that they found and acquired the town’s original first engine and had it on display. We ran into Wilson Boback, a WWII vet that I met on my first trip up to Michigamme. He is 80 something and […]
Thomas Lake
Thomas Lake Here I am catching my first big fish of the trip! Mr. B got a whopper as well. It was starting to look bleak, then… Mr. B pulled out a nice fish, right off the rock, he knows this lake inside and out. He’s been fishing Thomas since he a boy. I managed […]
Lake Michigamme
Lake Michigamme Upon arriving, with the weather threatening rain we decided to have quick trip around Lake Michigamme. Mr. B grew up in Michigamme, MI and his summer cabin is on the lake. His neighbor (and cousin) Nancy and Barry have a nice dock for the boat and so we easily got underway. Needless to […]
Jackson Wyoming
Here are a few shots from around town during my June 2009 month in Jackson, WY. Â Since I sold my car in Orange County and vowed to try living carless for the month in Jackson, I used the Start Bus and a bike to make my way around: Each year in the fall after breeding […]
Teton Village
I took the local bus up to Teton Village today. This is the main ski resort serviced by the Jackson Hole Airport but still busy during the summer months. I had lunch over at the Four Seasons, here is the view from the deck. Mountain bike riders use the ski lifts to ferry themselves and […]
Yellowstone
With Aaron and Alyssa’s arrival in Jackson and after taking care of some business we all headed out into Yellowstone Park, here are a couple videos Aaron made of the trip: Yellowstone Camping Trip Yellowstone is truly a cauldron of life. With the prehistoric looking bison, steam vents, geysers, bubbling mud and hot spring polls […]
Jackson Dam Fishing and Feast
Aaron, Alyssa and I ventured out into the Grand Teton Park today to fish over at the Jackson dam. We had a hot tip that all the trout make there way here to feed off the freshly churned water and what it carries from Jackson Lake.  With the Grand Tetons and clearing storm as a […]
Trio Restaurant Jackson, WY and Aaron and Alyssa Arrive
Aaron and Alyssa arrived this evening. Â They planned to arrive the day before but after a trying time with the Hummer and a stop for parts in Reno they made it. Â Aaron and I had some business meetings to attend to with various people around Jackson. Â Once we wrapped that up, we went to a […]
KC Trail Jackson
With another good day of sunshine I had to take advantage of the weather. Â So I went for a bike ride along the KC Trail behind the Jackson post office. It’s a great setup with the houses right on the stream and the bike trail meandered through the nature. In addition a nice hiking trail […]