Family Reunion - Day 3 and 4

As I get the hang of blogging again I remember it being a lot of fun and a lot of work.  So I am going to work harder at being brief and combine a couple of days together.  You remember “the harder I work the behinder I get”? -- it’s kind of like that.  

One great benefit of taking the time to document our travels is that I can refer to them later.  So on we go ...

Day 3

We intended to get up and leave Kellogg, Idaho by 7:30 in the morning but we ended up getting underway to our next AirBnB by about 9:00. While en route to Columbia Falls, we had stops along the way at Flathead Lake Alpine Coaster and then Wayfarer State Park.

Flathead Lake Alpine Coaster

The boys each had three rides and Kelly and I had one apiece.  It was another fun event after a long morning drive.  While there we had a picnic lunch then made our way to the next stop.

Wayfarer State Park

Check in wasn’t until 4 PM so we had time for the buys to get in the water and get some energy out.  They found a couple of logs they wrestled around with and then it was time to head into Columbia Falls.

Our accommodations are great and we quickly unpacked and put our feet up for a few minutes.  Then off to downtown Columbia Falls. 

That night we had dinner at the Gunsight Saloon.  It was pretty uneventful until just before we got ready to leave. They have music 7 nights a week and we listened to Todd Cowart for a while. Then Jon said, “I think I heard this guy 15-16 years ago in Hilton Head.  After he gets done with this song I am going to talk to him and find out."

Sure enough!  It kind of blew them both away.  Turns out it was 2004.  They were both amazed and had a good chuckle about it.

Small world!  That definitely will be one of the more memorable moments of this vacation. 

We went back to the AirBnB and enjoyed the rest of the evening.  As I mentioned this place is quite a bit larger than the last one we had.  

At the far end of the basement area is a shuffleboard table which we have used for hours.

One thing we have been on the lookout for is wildlife. Thus far it has been a little disappointing although we have daily visitors near our place that are very comfortable to lay down in the long grass of just walk around the yard.

Day 4

The next day we were in no rush and the only thing on our agenda was a hike on the Whitefish Trail at the Lion Mountain Trailhead.

We left and arrived about mid morning on another day of nice weather.  

Kelly, Jon and the boys continued on after Pam and took a shorter route back to the parking lot.

They went to the top of Lion Mountain and were rewarded with a pretty view.

Those were most of the highlights from the last couple of days.  Thanks for taking a look at the Roadrunner Chronicles!