Crooked Lake

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.

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Jackson Wyoming

Here are a few shots from around town during my June 2009 month in Jackson, WY.  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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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KC Trail Jackson

With another good day of sunshine I had to take advantage of the weather.  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 […]

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