Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
May 9, Trip To Helena Montana. Meet Tom.
Friday, May 08, 2009
Saturday, May 02, 2009
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
First Kayaking outing on the lake...April 19th
Last weekend. Home for a Memorial, and brief time with family and friends.


April and I... SHe looks fantastic... wow, we go WAY back.
We so love each other....
Jason and I.... poor boy's been workin himself too hard.January 15, Shelly visits from Vancouver WA
Feb 27 - March 2... whirlwind road trip to Portland Seattle and home.
Ric and Maddi.... and me...
Will sits thinkin we're weird, until we confinced him to join us on the floor.
Terry, Me, and Andora

Sat. morning, i went to breakfast with a friend from H.S. Little did i know that breakfast would lead to a Snowshoeing adventure on Mt. Hood!!!

The sun was peaking thru, but clouds eventually took over.


Nate looks at the Dr.Seuss trees....


Chop and Nate



GIRL DOWN!
Nate enjoying some solice by the stream... It reminded him of a beer commercial
Chop!!!
Chop and I, with Mt Hood shrouded by clouds in the backgroundWednesday, March 18, 2009
Monday, January 05, 2009
Thursday, January 01, 2009
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Christmas Night WIth Adrienne and the kids



Daniel Opens His Posters, as Joseph guess what could be in his gift ??? 
Adrienne helps with putting on his new wig



How cute is she! A natural Pink!

Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Sunday, December 21, 2008
2008 Christmas parties....
Halloween 2008




Saturday, November 29, 2008
October 25th, Callispell Peak, highest peak in the area


Sunday, November 23, 2008
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Friday, September 19, 2008
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Exploring Lake Pend Orielle, Idaho

Newport, WA
Sandpoint, ID
Bayview, ID
Scotts Big Ass Salmon
My buddy Scott has spent the summer in the Wilds of Alaska counting salmon. This is the largest one they had swim the river.History on Lake Pend Orille
The submarine model Dolly Varden is hauled down to the bottom of Lake Pend Oreille in preparation for a buoyancy-propelled return to the surface during which flow-noise measurements will be recorded.
circa WWII
Farragut Naval Training Station on Lake Pend Oreille
Image from the Bonner County Idaho Historical Society.
Text (and image above) copied from the Sandpoint, Idaho Community Section
( A part of the Columbia Communities website of The Center for Columbia River History )
About 25 miles south of Sandpoint Idaho at the southern tip of Lake Pend Oreille lies Farragut State Park. Had you been on that spot in 1942, you would have witnessed the construction of the second largest naval training station in the United States.
Farragut Naval Training Station temporarily became one of the biggest cities in Idaho. Built as a direct result of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the site was picked because it was thought to be safe from coastal bombings and because Lake Pend Oreille provided an inland ocean on which to train.
At the start of construction in April 1942, twenty-two thousand men worked on the project. Each of the five camps built was designed to be self-sufficient, housing and training five thousand troops at one time. They had their own mess hall, dispensaries, basketball courts, swimming pool, barracks, and rifle ranges. As one camp was being completed and occupied, construction on the next camp began.
By the time of decommissioning on June 15, 1946, almost three hundred thousand sailors had been trained and passed through the gates of Farragut to serve their country.
One of the less well known aspects of the station's life was that it housed about 850 German prisoners of war, transferred from Arizona in 1945. They lived in comparative comfort and worked industriously at Farragut, whether in the laundries or at the Officers' Club. The propaganda they had been exposed to in Germany indicated that Luftwaffe bombing had heavily damaged most American cities. This prompted one American officer to comment on how privileged he felt to be able to show the prisoners of war the fairness and strength of the United States.

The Sea Jet Advanced Electric Ship Demonstrator (AESD), funded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), is a 133-foot vessel located at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division, Acoustic Research Detachment in Bayview, Idaho. Sea Jet - built by Dakota Creek Industries in Anacortes, Wash. - operates on Lake Pend Oreille, where it is used for test and demonstration of various technologies. Among the first technologies tested was an underwater discharge waterjet from Rolls-Royce Naval Marine, Inc., called AWJ-21, a propulsion concept with the goals of providing increased propulsive effiency, reduced acoustic signature, and improved maneuverability over previous Destroyer Class combatants.
Janet and Joe Hurst's Anniversary Party Aug.30

Myself and Adrienne sittin by the campfire, while a Jam session continues on around us.
Above, Stretch (Jason) in the back, Greg, Debbie, John, and Anne
Janet, Myself, Anne, and Adrienne
Above, a few guys i don't know, ;-)along with Ben and TP having a Jam Session after
Too Hot To Handle finished their set.
Below, My Chiropractor, Bonnie Bliss plays the Bass.

Above, Janet and StretchSunday, September 07, 2008
Morgan's Birthday....Aug. 23rd, (i think..:-) )
Happy Graduation Shelby ! ! ! !
Cancun, Feb 15th
These two became my personal partenders...
This was the last time I saw those sunglasses, glad they were cheap.
Women Love me.... what's all this about?Saturday, September 06, 2008
A DEEP WINTER
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
I haven't forgotten about the blog!!!
I HAVEN'T HAD A COMPUTER IN AGES... HOPEFULLY SOON.
MORE TO COME!!!
Tuesday, November 06, 2007
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Labor Day Weekend

Josh , background.... Canada!!!!





Can't drive it into Canada? Ship it!
We decided to look for a lake... don't follow signs on dirt roads, they don't get you where you want to be, but you find great vistas like this.!!!


The ULTIMATE REDNECK ROLLER COASTER.
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
THE PEND OREILLE COUNTY FAIR AND RODEO



OK, WHAT THE HELL ARE THESE? THERE WERE A BUNCH OF THEM... SILKY CHICKENS I THINK ?
i can't see....I CAN'T SEE DAMN IT!!!!
HELLLLLLOOOOOOO I SAID I CAN'T SEE!!!!!!!!

My friend Julia's Son Austons' Steer he raised, up for auction, aprox value $2000
Julias' daughter Kenny's Steer, i didn't hear what it went for.

I actually sandblasted a good portion of this tractor!!!
Vegtables for Judging
Camping Aug. 9-12 at Browns Lake
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Mom's Birthday, July 21, 2007

Anne and Tony look through Photos from Anne's extensive journeys
Adrienne, Tony and Eric stand before what is jsut the beginning of a gourmet dinner
Poor Tony, not sure which drink to have next....Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Monday, July 16, 2007
July 13-15 Sullivan Creek Campground with some Spokanites



This Big Tree on the Right is going down any day now!!!

Brandon and his swim toys
Tony
Everyone workin their way into the Lake
I kayaked out, and this is a view from accross the lake.


Big and Beautiful Sullivan Lake

Tony and i having a water fight.
Scott
Proof that i was there....

Jakob Jumping off of the Bridge...

Ready Set GO!


Sunday, July 15, 2007
Sunday, July 08, 2007



Moose is delicious. Never turn down a gift of moose for the freezer. Or at least don't drive off from the carcass you just killed on the road, assuming your car isn't totaled...
XOXOX
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