Heading out to our favorite spot

Hazel knows where we are going. She keeps watch at the bow of the boat.


Down on the river bank the immature Bald Eagles gather to rest and to try to fish. This time of year they make lots of noise as they call to their parents to come feed them.....their parents ignore them most of the time....trying to get them to fend for themselves. Teen-agers!! ;}


Here is the mom eagle heading for the trees.

Gettin' worms

I'm not sure why Dan always gets picked to get worms, but here he is again!


Maybe it is because he is SOOOO good at it and he only gets the very best ones!!

From the top

A great old tree snag.



From this vantage point on top you can see the Deep Creek drainage and over to Horse Mountain Lookout and Sheep Rock area.

At Black Lake

We made it to Black Lake and had lunch, took pictures and waded in the lake.

The road to Black Lake

We rode to the top of the hill where the lookout tower is. It is unmanned but the view is breathtaking. Terry and Jim drove to the top while Diane and I waited just below the summit. The road was pretty rough.

Jim and Diane coming up the road.

This is the view looking back from the lookout summit. You can see how high we are.

Jim and Terry looking over the edge from the lookout.

We're goin' campin'

We drove up to Huckleberry campground to go camping with Jim and Diane. Em came with us (her first time driving her car up the Kleinschmit Grade). We picked a few huckleberries Saturday afternoon and had dinner. Jim cooked up some awesome Flat Iron Steaks. Everything tastes better when eaten by a campfire!

These pics are from Sunday morning. We made omelets in baggies for breakfast. Em and I are assembling our now.


Hazel got to go with us camping.

Sunday morning was a bit chilly. So Terry got a fire going and we huddled while we drank our coffee.

Black Lake Trip

Jim, Diane, Terry and I went to Black Lake this Sunday on the 4-wheelers. It was a great trip! The scenery from up in the Seven Devil Mountains is spectacular! Black Lake is definitely a jewel.