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View from Chicken Ridge

Snow

Snow

Nelson

Bike Ride

Laura and I got each other new bikes for Christmas and we needed to ride them.  Even though it is December it was a nice day for a bike ride.  We went to the refuge and went around the auto tour loop and then rode up to the diversion dam on Myrtle Creek.  There was a little bit of snow and ice but nothing we couldn't handle. Almost 10 miles and about 25 degrees out.

Ryan and Laura's new bikes at the refuge

Laura and her new bike

Ryan's new bike on the road up to the diversion dam

Myrtle Creek diversion dam

Laura and Ryan on Myrtle Creek

Laura cruising downhill

Columbia Falls to Bonners Ferry in 6 minutes

Sledding

Time Lapse Sunset

Here is my first attempt at posting a video.   I did this yesterday over the course of about 2 hours and 40 minutes and sped it up so that is about 21 seconds long.

Riverside

Laura and I are in Riverside now and we are in a really nice park. It is quiet and safe but Nelson has to be on a leash and needs cleaned up after. School is going well and should be done the end of next week. We can't wait to get out of Southern CA. It may be 70 degrees, but what a crap hole.

Headed South

Laura are getting ready to head South to Arizona and California. Even though the weather here in Bonners is in the mid forties - kind of balmy for January. It is in the mid seventies in AZ so that should be nice.

House Moving Day

Today we moved a little house from one end of town to the other. The house measured 20x24 and we used the same skid that we used to move the Otter around with. I used a D5 Cat to pull it and everything went smoothly. The house is in it's new home and we can use the skid to pull the Otter out of the water tomorrow.

Rainy Day

Today the weather is bad and we are not able to do much flying.  It seems like the days that are the busiest coincide with bad weather.  We have lots of people  waiting around to go out.  So far everybody seems to be in good spirits about waiting.  The weather will get better though.  Fall doesn't seem to be to far away any more, the days are a little cooler and it is getting dark at night.  The leaves will be changing color soon too.  

Nelson wanted to go for a helicopter ride.

 

Engine Change in the Bush

The setup to take off the old engine at Circle Lake.

Working on unhooking things.

Old engine is off, now to get it out of the way.

Getting ready to sling the new engine.

Hooked up

Headed to Circle Lake

New engine delivered right where we wanted it.

Staying dry.

New engine hanging on the firewall.

DC-6 delivering fuel in Bettles