Blogs from Sandpoint, Idaho, United States, North America

We decided a few weeks ago to take a short road trip to Glacier National Park, after school started and before snow closed the roads. We decided to book our hotel in Whitefish at the lower "no cancellations" rate...and now we are headed for rain...and some snow! Today Bill drove us from home to Sandpoint, Idaho. We took the North Cascades Highway most of the way here. We started out in dry, but cloudy weather, had heavy rain until we passed "Rainy Pass" and then alternated between rain showers and sun for the rest of the day. The countryside was very beautiful for almost all of today's drive! I always travel with the Roadside History and Roadside Geology books in my lap. And then I ask Bill to take endless side trips, and our compromise is ... read more

We spent a few days chilling out at our cabin in Sandpoint. We had our grandson Nate with us and Jason ,Shieghla and Izzy came down for the 4th of July. Great weather and awesome fireworks!!! We had an excellent time with Nate....he caught his first fish, but also had his first trip to the emergency.....he fell and split his chin open, but was very brave!!! Izzy was so good and such a little princess!!! Paul spent his time getting the motorhome all beautiful....he painted the stripes on the tip-outs so we should be styling in Minnesota !!! Off to Montana on Tuesday... read more

Today I left Washington. The trip to Sandpoint was about 90 miles and was pretty uneventfull. I made the trek in about 8 hours and am still feeling the effects of the passes and the trip to Ione. Tommorow I am going to take an unscheduled rest day, do some laundry and sleep in. I am feeling pretty dead. Sandpoint seems like a great town and the scenery is quite lovely around here. Pictures comming when possible.... read more

On the road again... Ok... Kathy and I are just about ready to embark on another road trip... this time to attend Jon (Kathy's youngest brother) and Tracy's wedding in Kalamazoo, Michigan. We're taking our two puppies, "Sabrina" and "Roxy" with us so they won't feel left out. I've put together a "puppy condo" in the back seat area of my truck giving them all of the comforts of home while on the road. Kathy tells me she has mapped out our trip, traveling from Sandpoint, Idaho through Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and finally arriving at Kalamazoo, Michigan. Along the way, she plans to visit as many Coldwater Creek stores as she can (we'll see). After the wedding, we'll head back through Canada (Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta), continuing through Montana, and finally ... read more