June 30, 2012

We arrived in DuBois mid-morning on Thursday. Did some grocery shopping and just chilled out. Or we would have chilled out except the temp was in the 90’s and windy.

Friday morning I took Dusty out for his early morning walk (5:30) and saw an eagle flying up the river. We’re camped right beside the Wind River. There are at least 4 families of Canada Geese on the bank. Each family is a different age from very tiny to almost ready to take off. They work their way up and down the bank most of the day. I took Dusty for a walk along the river and he decided to go wading along the shore. A doe was walking on the other side of the river. Later on Rob and I (and Dusty) went to inspect possible fishing sites. A fawn was getting a drink on the other side just about where I had seen the doe. The fawn escaped into the brush before Dusty could see it.

Swallows soaring over the river snatching bugs in the air. Then we spotted a woodpecker pretending to be a flycatcher. A new bird for us…a red-naped sapsucker.

Today we turned the coach around so the right side would be in the shade in the afternoon. Now we look out on the river and can sit in the air conditioning while watching the birds play.

Rob bought his fishing license today. Score:  trees 3/rocks 2/fish 1/Rob 0. Tomorrow is another day.

The crowd comes tomorrow! Six other coaches are joining us tomorrow.

PARTY!!

Scenery around DuBois. A little hazy due to smoke from the Fontenelle fire in the LaBarge area. It's been burning for several days now.