Where The Wind Takes Us: One Doggie Field After Another!
This shot was taken from the entrance to Choteau Mountain View RV Campground.
If driving U.S. Routes 89 and 287 we are about 20 miles East of the Rocky Mountain Front. I personally think mornings are best for viewing the mountains, however they are georgeous at all times of day.
Went to see my parents today and were greeted by about a dozen deer. When we left they were still at the entrance to the driveway, some making themselves at home.
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Drove over to Freezeout Lake to see the Snow Geese today. We got there about 1pm. There were a few geese to entertain us.
Every evening we have a ritual with Natasha cat. We turn off the water pump in the RV then we let the water in the pipe dribble into the dog water. It is halarious she loves to let the water pour over her head.
Another great sunset looking at the Rocky Mountain Front tonight!
Snowgeese have arrived at Freezeout Lake between Fairfield and Choteau Montana. So we took a drive to see how it was coming. We did notice a lot of ice still on the water. We drove by at a time of day were they like to hit the nearby fields for lunch, but we still managed to see this group of Snowgeese while driving the loop road.
We traveled yesterday stopping for a moment at the off leash dog area. They blocked off where we normally park, and we ended up on a dead end and had to disconnect the car to get the RV turned around.
Boomer had a good time visiting all the puppies at the park, and we decided it was early enough to continue to Montana. We had to go over 2 passes to get here, be we ended up behind the 50,000 Silver Dollar Gift Store at the RV parking area.
This morning we were greeted by some Wild Turkey's which seemed like a good book end to our winter adventure, since the Wild Turkeys invaded our park in Reed point, Montana right before heading out.
Saw this beautiful buck out the window of our RV!
Boom did start talking and that's when the buck looked at us.
I keep trying to get a shot of the Bald Eeagle that flies over our campsite.
We have had tons of these Redwinged Black Birds serenading us daily while in our RV.
The cats are especially enjoying all the birds here.
We took Boom for a drive and took a trail out to the water. Kim made a new friend named 'Seagull.' They had a good conversation while I went back to the car and got the camera. While she was waiting for me, she saw something on the other side of Moses Lake. She called for me to hurry.
There, in the distance, was a flock of Snow Geese, thousands of them, all together on the lake rising up like a living cloud.
Boomer likes it here too. Once a night he lets out a spectacular howl and we thank him for keeping us safe. (Note: this can be unnerving when you are woken up from a dead sleep!) He also let out coyote howls when we were surrounded by two back in Nevada. Whenever he sees a coyote he lets out a bellow similar to them. I'm not sure if it's because he's part hound or if he learned this mournful cry on the streets of Fairfield, MT.
below: Boomers view from RV
We explored the park, and we found a trail through the desert brush that led to a nearby hiking trail.
We pulled in dead tired from our drive and found a beautiful spot by one of the 'Potholes' These are depressions in the earth caused by an ice age flood, that created areas of water and little islands everywhere. When I got back from paying, Kim had followed a little path down to the water and there were fish jumping! I came just in time to see the concentric rings everywhere.
Our time in the Puget Sound area has come to an end. Had a chance to catch up with alot of old friends and see the kids.
Boomer got to go to several off leash dog parks visiting Marymoor Park the most frequent.
When we arrived at Marymoor park, we saw the Herons nesting in one of the trees along the trail.
They are magnificent when they take off and fly. We saw one landing with a branch in its beak, all set to create a new nest.
Right along the river that flows through the park, you can see them fishing by the shore.
These magnificent birds have found their homes here. We wish we could have been here to see the little ones in the nests with their beaks raised waiting for food. That will come later. This time we enjoyed watching them cling to branches and sit in the nests they created.
