Hiking

One of our favorite loves is hiking
in the Mountains of McCall

Hiking with our friends

Carrie & Brian McMahan Snow Slide Lake

Deep Lake

Grassy Mts.

In 2007 Rob and I started a hiking group called the Senior Hikers...By 2008 we had 15 or so regulars for our Thursday Hikes. The season of 2008 we hiked to 15 lakes: Pearl, Hum, Snow slide, Rock Lake, Serene, Crystal, Duck, Loon, Grassy Meadows, Hard Creek, Hazard, Twin, Shaw, Golden, Louie, Boulder. Loon Lake being the longest hike--12 miles, round trip.



Why didn't we think of this
A pack goat!

Heck, We don't need one.  Do you see any of us
women with Packs..........

Can you believe sometimes the men go on hikes
by themselves, thinking we women can't keep up...
Hikes to Golden, Prince, Cly, 33

Why do men think steep

and long hikes are the best?

They had blisters on their feet to prove the hardness of the hike...

My favorite hike is to Crystal Lake. Great huckleberries, beautiful hike, about

3 1/2 miles, one way. Check out the huckleberries and the wildflowers.

Out-of-Town Hiking
In Ecuador

Huckleberry Pickin'

Huckleberry Picking around McCall is some of the Best in the World

You Just Have to Know Where to Look

Then Have Lots of Time and Patience

This Pickin' Represents Lots of Time
And Purple Fingers

The Best Part About Huckleberry Pickin'
Is That It Makes You Smile



Hey, Lance are you pickin' or eatin'??



ATVing Summers

Montana with Richard and NoraLee

 We love ATVing. While visiting Rob's brother in Montana, they (Richard & Nora Lee) took us on our first ATV trip, traveling over the Continental Divide. We were hooked and bought our first ATV, a red Honda, the year was 1994. We rode double on several trips, but when Lindy decided she wanted to drive her share of the time, Rob bought a 2nd machine. We have traveled thousands of miles, mostly in Idaho and Montana, but we did take our machines to Utah and stayed for one month 2007. We rode the Piuate Trail System, Moab and on the outskirts of many of the Utah National Parks. (See
Post)

Many of our friends have ATV's and we love
to hear our phone ring in the mornings
and have someone say "Let's Go ATVing"

This trip is to Bull Creek with Teresa and Tim Manser
It was so fun to have Lance come with us on this trip

Here we are again with the Mansers
at Crystal Mountain

Riding on this side hill at Crestline Saddle was so
bad that they closed it to ATVing

When possible we made a trip with all our friends
to Hells Canyon on Rob's Birthday, June 4th
It is opened earlier in the spring than other trails

Both Davis and Tim Manser have rolled machines
at this spot on the way to Crystal Mountain.
Rob is giving it another try here

Many times Rob has to help Lindy out of a tough spot

What in the World are we doing
ATVing here??

ATVing in Montana

Every other year we take our ATVs to Dillon
and spend three days in their beautiful mountains

Richard and Nora Lee took us on our first
ATV ride, over the Continental Divide
in the year 2000

Montana has rough and rocky trails

Nora Lee is more than a sister-in-law
she is one of my best friends

They always show us the best of times
when we visit

Montana is beautiful country

It's almost as beautiful as Idaho



Montana's wildflowers are spectacular

Their pine trees are much shorter than ours

but many of their flowers are taller



We always make time for some hiking



Rob discovered this cave when he lived in Montana
as a thirteen year old boy.

He and his friend, Ray Nygene lowered themselves
down in the cave with a rope attached to a jeep
(Hey! Grandkids, this is a story Gramps would
love to tell you about, Ask Him......)



Richie and Lalove joined us on this trip
in 2009

It was great fun. 



but we did have a little rollover....

On Top Of the World



Looking down over Snow Slide Lake
where there is alway snow (year around)



Louie Lake



ATV Trip- Bull Creek

 

On our way to the Saddle then down to Blackwell Lake





Lady Bug Saddle

 

Overlooking the Long Valley