September 2007 LEWIS & CLARK CAVERNS Inside the Cave--

Over Labor Day weekend, I took my cool 9 year old nephew through Lewis and Clark Caverns for his birthday. I had last been to the cave 20+ years ago. An amazing feat of nature, well worth a visit. It was a 90 degree day outside, but 50 degrees and up to 96% humidity inside.



The best part of the tour is hearing about the early tourists to the caverns---they would go on an all day event using ropes and a rotten, wooden staircase.



Read more history at:

http://fwp.mt.gov/news/article_980.aspx

http://fwp.mt.gov/lands/site_281895.aspx

August 2007 WESTERN IDAHO FAIR---A visit

Tuesday night I made a visit to the Western Idaho Fair. I hadn't been to a Fair in many years until I visited in 2006, and noticed that the photo exhibit included many good and not-so-good images. So I thought why not give it a try in 2007. My Avalanche Creek (Glacier National Park) was good enough for a third place ribbon in the "Water & Ice" category of the amateur division. Though my $8 in prize winnings wasn't enough to pay for the beer and pork sandwhich, at least it was an excuse to get to the Fair. During a visit to the horse type animal barn, I viewed the Llamma and Alpaca section---also heard that National Alpaca Day is coming up at the end of September. Sounds like a good excuse for a Gladiator Van trip.