The Place of Ground Squirrels

Missoula, Montana No, that’s not a burger joint. We tour the evocative Big Hole National Battlefield. Jonah blows out and the weather heats up. After a brief final visit with Mildred we bid her adieu and traveled south through the Bitterroot Valley to the Idaho...

Great Grandpa shucked corn

Hamilton, Montana And boy howdy yes I care. A look at Dr. Asa Lee Davison’s 1861 diary. Mildred gave us a tour of Hamilton in the late morning. On this vacation nothing is happening in the early morning. We drove by the Rocky Mountain Labs, the federal...

A late but good start

Hamilton, Montana It’s hard to get moving when you’re hanging out with people you enjoy. Worked out in the end anyway: We’re in Hamilton, Montana. We got a later than planned start on the day because Jonah proved a little fussy during the night...

One day’s journey

Spokane, Washington Battle Ground to The Dalles to Ritzville to Spokane in 93 degree weather. Friends reunited. Joe and I have never been ones to resist staying up late. Last time around we were playing computer games. This time we were talking politics. In light of...

Eastward ho!

Battle Ground, Washington A trip to Montana for Jonah’s first extended car ride. We’ll see how it goes. As Erin’s Western University classes fade into memory, we turn now to the next big agenda item: A trip to Montana. I’ve been wanting to get...