Another Geocaching Adventure

Yesterday, when high winds put the kaibosh on Annie heading to Schweitzer for a day of snowboarding, Plan B went into effect.

Annie said I could go along with her and the doggies on a geocaching mission.

This time she was using strictly her cell phone, so geocaching was limited to stashes within cell phone range.

Turned out geocaching was just one dimension of yesterday's adventure.  That's the beauty of the sport.  It comes with so much more in the good-memories department.

In yesterday's case, a visit to the Bread Basket Bakery, Annie's first, served as nourishment for the trip to Montana.  

Actually, I just ate my chips and drank my coffee on our way east from Three Mile Junction north of Bonners Ferry while Annie held on to her sandwich for later enjoyment.  

A short window of cell phone coverage allowed Annie to figure out the coordinates for a cache near the Moyie River Bridge. 

Then, it was on to the always-magnificent Kootenai River Falls.  Annie said it had been several years since her visit to the falls, so yesterday's outing was truly a treat.

She has a new fish-eye lens on her cell phone, given to her by Willie and Debbie, so she was anxious to try it out on the swinging bridge over the river.

The results can be found on her "Mia Wallace" Facebook page.  Pretty neat photo. 

She also tracked down a cache near the falls, adding to her Montana discoveries.

By the time we returned to the car, a substantial rain shower had started.  The drip drops stayed with us all the way down the Bull Lake highway, hiding some of the most majestic of Cabinet Mountain beauty.

Still, it was a great trip, topped off by a stop at Wood's Meats, where Annie picked up a supply of German sausage and jerky to take back to Seattle.

It's been great fun these past few days having Annie home.  She'll return this evening to continue her always-action filled schedule.  I'm hearing about tag football on New Year's Day. 

Bill will take Annie to the airport.  Then, he, Willie and Debbie will attend a WSU-Oregon basketball game.  Should be a good one for the Cougs PAC-12 opener. 

ZAGS did themselves proud last night in their league opener, winning by almost 40 points. 

Looks like a beautiful day coming up today after a blustery night of wind and rain.

Happy Thursday!
And, a special note to my classmate George.  Check out my website guestbook.  There's a note from our classmate and Moscow's birder extraordinnaire, Terry Gray,  detailing another note from Delar Messmore.  www.mariannelove.com