Author Archives for Janet

Galena Lodge


With Ketchum still surrounded by smoke, the hills of Galena have become our entertainment. Galena Lodge is the only form of civilization out here and it is just a few miles down the road from us. They have a restaurant, bike shop, horse rides, and miles of hiking and biking trails from their […]

Evacuation


Well, it finally happened. After a week of staying at Murdock Creek, we were booted. As part of the mandatory fire evacuation, we were given until midnight last night to vacate the area. This was hard to do considering it was the first crystal blue sky day we had seen since the […]

Ashes Everywhere


So, we thought we were clear of all the fires. But it so happens that Mother Nature has other plans for us. On Thursday lightning struck about 8 miles west of Ketchum and started a forest fire. Yesterday evening the winds picked up and the fire went from 400 acres to 6500 […]

Camping in Ketchum


We’ve settled into a nice secluded spot just 10 miles north of Ketchum and only a few hundred yards from where Andre camped last year. We were sad when we found someone was in his spot, but we ended up finding a better area next to some old cattle corrals. Then of course, […]

Blue Skies


We were on the road so much the last couple of weeks that we didn’t have much time to write about Montana. While we didn’t see much of the sky in the Big Sky State we did see a lot of the following. Casinos, smoke shops, and espresso. There is a casino […]