Bear Lake

Bear Lake is up and running. Doug and I and Mom have made two trips up there. The first was to open the house and get things ready. It was beautiful up there in early June. There was plenty of water around in the fields and everything was so green. The house was fine... no vermin and everything functioned. Doug was a powerhouse of energy and we did so many projects. I cut all the grass, Doug managed to start the various machines and we hauled the two AT V's up there. We pulled the boat out of the garage and of course did the shooting chore. It was great. Barbecues and great food.

Doug and I and Douglas, Nate and Spence did another trip up there to haul up the "Induna" mountain car. I have debated on selling it but we have so much of ourselves into the building of this unusual four wheeler that I was not sure I could part with it. That little go anywhere truck is built! We put it on the car hauler trailer and strapped it down with these huge straps and the Ford Pickup pulled it up over the passes with no trouble. That diesel really pulls. It gets good mileage as well and we averaged 14miles/gallon pulling that loaded trailer.

When we got there, we found we had trapped a skunk in the Haveaheart trap. This was placed out in the field away from the house. We had to dispose of this and Doug almost got sick. We cut the grass again, and rather than cook in the house, we ate out. The stuff at the Bear Cave up the street was not as good as I remembered it but the raspberry shakes were great. We stopped at the Bear Steak House on the way home and it was probably great for Bear Lake but we can do better with the grill. The kids filled there tummies for the ride home.

Doug and his family have been up there for a week. Doug did a lot and had a good time. They took the ATV's up mountain roads and pulled them around with the Induna and trailer. Doug got all the toys registered in Idaho, Induna, boat and ATV's so they are legal. In Idaho, you can put plates on an ATV and drive down the roads legally so the Polaris has plates.

One huge project that Doug managed was putting new doors on the garage. Men came up from Home Depot in Logan and put up two modern garage doors so it will be easier to get in and out. So many projects to do up there. The place looks so cool with its blue roof. When we repaint the house, I want to put up blue shutters and flower boxes under some of the windows and we will have a proper little Bavarian home.

We will got up the last weekend in June and get ready for the big Fourth of July event. Rob and Eva and their family and I think Jeff and Tammy and family are coming down from Spokane. Bryan will be there for a split second as he Roy and Doug and the boys are leaving for their high adventure backpacking trip in Wyoming. It will be a blast. Looks like the lake is OK and we can put in at the North Beach.

Well that is the news from St. Charles, Idaho