Camping over the 4th

Hobbes_mobile · Post by **Hobbes_mobile** » July 5th, 2021, 5:08 pm

Thank God for those that made this possible.

On Thursday we headed to Thompson Falls for one night before heading to Troy, MT.

Thompson Falls State Park and the Clark Fork River.

Post by **HunterGKS** » July 5th, 2021, 5:14 pm

Beautiful area. Please tell me you wet a line this time!

Hobbes_mobile · Post by **Hobbes_mobile** » July 5th, 2021, 5:20 pm

We drove to Troy on Friday for three nights. That night we drove over to Bonner's Ferry, Idaho for dinner for our 27th wedding anniversary. On Saturday morning we hiked to Lower Geiger Lake in the Cabinet Mountains.

Hobbes_mobile · Post by **Hobbes_mobile** » July 5th, 2021, 5:26 pm

That evening we went to a small lake with the kayaks and I made a few casts. I landed two bass. One wasn't more than 6", the other was a little chunk of a largemouth. I've not caught largemouth here in MT and thought this lake had small mouth instead.

We also saw and heard a couple common loons with two young ones but they wouldn't let us close enough for photos.

Hobbes_mobile · Post by **Hobbes_mobile** » July 5th, 2021, 5:33 pm

On the morning of the 4th we went to the Kootenai River Falls and Swinging Bridge.

Hobbes_mobile · Post by **Hobbes_mobile** » July 5th, 2021, 5:40 pm

We went to Troy's Old Fashion 4th of July Celebration but man it was hot. We missed the parade but walked through the car show and the vendors. I avoided the food at the food vendors. Not because I didn't want it but because I've let myself go over the last year and the elk mountains have no mercy. The heat and lines made it easier.

We planned to kayak another lake that evening but Heather wasn't feeling too good so we sat around the camper and grilled burgers. We are on our way home today but have stopped in Polson to eat.

Hobbes_mobile · Post by **Hobbes_mobile** » July 5th, 2021, 5:43 pm

HunterGKS wrote: ↑July 5th, 2021, 5:14 pm Beautiful area. Please tell me you wet a line this time!

I fished Geiger Lake some but only had a few tiny trout follow the spinner some. I fished the warm water lake that evening and caught the bass. I planned to do the same that next evening but we didn't go.

ICDEDTURKES · Post by **ICDEDTURKES** » July 5th, 2021, 5:53 pm

Awesome just bleeping awesome!!! You came from where Iowa.. Dude your living the dream.. Maybe not to the feet propped up on the ocean beach, play a round of golf every day type.. But you have found what I can only believe is your paradise..

He painted this world with alot of beautiful places around the globe but you found one where you can be thankful to live in the land of the free.

guesswho · Post by **guesswho** » July 5th, 2021, 5:59 pm

I’d love to go, but I’m afraid I’d stay.

Post by **HunterGKS** » July 5th, 2021, 6:01 pm

Hobbes_mobile wrote: ↑July 5th, 2021, 5:43 pm
HunterGKS wrote: ↑July 5th, 2021, 5:14 pm Beautiful area. Please tell me you wet a line this time!
I fished Geiger Lake some but only had a few tiny trout follow the spinner some. I fished the warm water lake that evening and caught the bass. I planned to do the same that next evening but we didn't go.

Evan a little bit of fishing is better than no fish. Awesome area. I had planned on going to Montana years
ago for elk but somehow life got in the way.

I miss going to WV for spring turkey as we always took a couple of afternoons to fish for panfish.

Hobbes_mobile · Post by **Hobbes_mobile** » July 5th, 2021, 6:14 pm

ICDEDTURKES wrote: ↑July 5th, 2021, 5:53 pm Awesome just bleeping awesome!!! You came from where Iowa.. Dude your living the dream.. Maybe not to the feet propped up on the ocean beach, play a round of golf every day type.. But you have found what I can only believe is your paradise..

He painted this world with alot of beautiful places around the globe but you found one where you can be thankful to live in the land of the free.

Southern Illinois, so you were close. The ocean would probably be my wife's paradise, but she's pretty happy here.

ICDEDTURKES · Post by **ICDEDTURKES** » July 5th, 2021, 6:24 pm

Hobbes_mobile wrote: ↑July 5th, 2021, 6:14 pm
ICDEDTURKES wrote: ↑July 5th, 2021, 5:53 pm Awesome just bleeping awesome!!! You came from where Iowa.. Dude your living the dream.. Maybe not to the feet propped up on the ocean beach, play a round of golf every day type.. But you have found what I can only believe is your paradise..

He painted this world with alot of beautiful places around the globe but you found one where you can be thankful to live in the land of the free.
Southern Illinois, so you were close. The ocean would probably be my wife's paradise, but she's pretty happy here.

Lol I was mesmerized by your pics I knew you have answered countless questions about split seasons

ICDEDTURKES · Post by **ICDEDTURKES** » July 5th, 2021, 6:29 pm

Ok a couple things missing where are all the people, can't be that great or there would be people everywhere. Don't you miss being amongst alot of folks.. I do see a pop-up.

Boats? Bikinis? You cannot celebrate our independence without those with loud music playing

Fireworks, just isn't the fourth without folks all around you blasting into the wee hrs.

You are missing one thing

Post by **Hoobilly** » July 5th, 2021, 6:32 pm

Nice trip Shane!

Beautiful pictures as always!

spider316 · Post by **spider316** » July 5th, 2021, 6:40 pm

Mr. Hobbes, hard earned and well deserved ! Please enjoy every moment. I miss Montana, so much !

soiltester · Post by **soiltester** » July 5th, 2021, 7:18 pm

Hobbes,
Congrats on a great celebration of your 27th anniversary and what a fittin' way to celebrate it

Awsum' pics and thanks for sharing your trip with us

Love to be there sometime and if I was celebrating my 27th, and not going on our 50th in September, I'd sure be havin' plans in the makin's, to head that way in the spring

OLE RASPY · Post by **OLE RASPY** » July 5th, 2021, 7:56 pm

Well I’m here to tell ya. Ya livin the dream in my book.
I don’t care bout fishing or hiking(too dang far anyway) lol
But you living in Montana. That’s the shanizzle. Beautiful country. I’d love to see it one day.
Now I wouldn’t mind having a camper like you got and camping at diff sites and seeing it and just hanging out. That’s prolly what I would do. Just hang out.
Then turkey season. Man oh man. I’d never get tired of that. Killin merriams instead of easterns. Heck yea. Lol

Hobbes_mobile · Post by **Hobbes_mobile** » July 5th, 2021, 11:05 pm

ICDEDTURKES wrote: ↑July 5th, 2021, 6:29 pm Ok a couple things missing where are all the people, can't be that great or there would be people everywhere. Don't you miss being amongst alot of folks.. I do see a pop-up.

Boats? Bikinis? You cannot celebrate our independence without those with loud music playing

Fireworks, just isn't the fourth without folks all around you blasting into the wee hrs.

You are missing one thing

There was plenty of that at Troy's 4th celebration. I just didn't take photos. We didn't hang out long it was so hot, upper 90s to a little over 100. Unusual weather for this time of the year in Montana. We skipped the fireworks since they it gets dark so late. It was almost 11 before they started.

Swampstalk · Post by **Swampstalk** » July 6th, 2021, 5:17 pm

Your killing me Smalls! Shane the pictures are awesome as usual!

We traveled up to Atlanta for the birth of our grandson yesterday! Beau came in at 9 lbs, 8 ounces! We’ll stay a month in a rental house and hopefully do some outdoor stuff with our family.

Hobbes_mobile · Post by **Hobbes_mobile** » July 6th, 2021, 8:05 pm

Swampstalk wrote: ↑July 6th, 2021, 5:17 pm Your killing me Smalls! Shane the pictures are awesome as usual!

We traveled up to Atlanta for the birth of our grandson yesterday! Beau came in at 9 lbs, 8 ounces! We’ll stay a month in a rental house and hopefully do some outdoor stuff with our family.

Congrats man, that's awesome

Jbird22 · Post by **Jbird22** » July 6th, 2021, 8:51 pm

I'm with ICDED, that's what I'd call paradise, especially this time of year. Thanks for sharing the pics! Looks and sounds like y'all had a good time.

joey46 · Post by **joey46** » July 7th, 2021, 1:19 pm

See where a grizzly just killed a camper up there. Stay safe. Great pictures as usual.

Hobbes_mobile · Post by **Hobbes_mobile** » July 7th, 2021, 1:54 pm

joey46 wrote: ↑July 7th, 2021, 1:19 pm See where a grizzly just killed a camper up there. Stay safe. Great pictures as usual.

In Ovando, not too far from here. Terrible way to die.

I drew a deer tag that lets me hunt an archery only area over there. I'll likely wait to hunt when those danged things are sleeping.

Swampstalk · Post by **Swampstalk** » July 26th, 2021, 10:27 am

Hey Shane,

You familiar with the C.J. Box cop novels based in and around Montana? Finished one recently called “Bitterroots”. Reminds me of Longmeyer stories. Not bad reading.

Hobbes_mobile · Post by **Hobbes_mobile** » July 26th, 2021, 7:31 pm

I'm not familiar with them. I'll have to look them up. I listen to a lot of books while traveling.

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