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October 10, 2016

Musings From Vacation

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Vacation is winding down and if you have followed me on social media you know that I have had a fabulous time.  There is plenty of fodder and probably close to 1000 pictures for later blog posts but for now I wanted to post a few quick thoughts from our trip.

First of all I want to make my husband an internet sensation for his wisdom.  Please feel free to share this picture anyway you want to.  It’s pretty true in our life.  dirt-road

I might have also found the perfect road to live on in Idaho. What do you think?teakettle-lane

The best Bed and Breakfast locations come with cats. No doubt about it.picmonkey-image

Life flashes before your eyes quickly when you come within 10 feet of hitting an elk on the road.

My impression of Montana: Casinos and Crosses. In Montana casinos may be owned and run by anyone. In many other states that is designated for Native Americans only. They are everywhere. Montana also has tiny white crosses by the the sides of the road for each and every traffic fatality. It is a bit depressing. They were too depressing to take pictures of. They were started over 50 years ago by an American Legion member who hoped that the crosses would encourage folks to slow down and drive sober. It hasn’t.

Waking up to this scene outside our little bungalow gave me a bit of a start.

antelope

We later ate breakfast with the teenage girl who had shot the antelope (actually a pronghorn but it is commonly called an antelope)  that was hanging in those bags.

I succeeded in eating an entire meal with chopsticks.  Anyone in my family knows that that is a huge feat and I am well on my way since my soon to be daughter in law is Chinese.  I need to up my game.

I observed that beard growth is proportional to days of vacation.my-sweetie

We missed the Trailing of the Sheep parade in Ketchum, Idaho by about 4 hours.  This is a pretty amazing event where they herd 1500 sheep down main street to drive them to their winter pastures.  Our schedule did not allow for us to see it but I can only imagine, can’t you?

As always my husband did the most fantastic job of planning our trip out from start to finish. We stayed at some pretty great places, saw more of God’s country than I could have imagined and made memories for a lifetime.  Feeling pretty doggone blessed about now.

What vacation do you remember the most?  Let me hear all about it in the comments section and remember that all our comments this month support our Comments for a Cause — CROP Walk.

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  1. Darlene Foster
    October 10, 2016 at 06:28 am

    What a wonderful vacation for the two of you. I LOVE the quote from Chris! We did a similar one a few years ago on our Honda Gold Wing. It was so much fun. We drove through Yellowstone Park, past bison bigger than our motorcycle. A bit scary but exciting too. Paul wouldn´t stop to take pictures!

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      October 10, 2016 at 11:20 am

      Oh gosh. I always worry about motorcyclists in Yellowstone! There are so many bison and they are so BIG! But it sounds like you guys made it safely through so that is good. The quote from Chris is priceless, right?

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  2. Dianna
    October 10, 2016 at 07:49 am

    So glad you had a nice time. I have the feeling that your Chris is like my JR (Motor Man) and such a wonderful travel companion.
    You know I love the kitty pictures!
    But I’m confused about the antelope in the bags???

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      October 10, 2016 at 11:19 am

      I think you are right and I bet our “guys” would get along great when we finally get them together one of these days. 🙂 That is still going to happen! The antelope in two bags? Well–I suspect the head was in the smaller bag because they were going to mount that for the girl and the coat was most likely what was in the other one. Does that make sense? Meat in a cooler I assume. I did not ask to see inside the bags but she showed us pics at breakfast of her kill and it was pretty amazing.

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  3. Minnesota Prairie Roots
    October 10, 2016 at 08:53 am

    That’s quite a mishmash of vacation experiences. Thank you for sharing your discoveries, well, maybe not the antelope in a bag and the crosses. But it’s part of Montana.

    I’m glad you had this get-away. And congrats on eating an entire meal with chopsticks. I have tried that once without success. I believe there’s an art to eating with chopsticks.

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      October 10, 2016 at 11:17 am

      Mishmash, huh? But a fun mishmash! You know my life is never boring and that is what I love about time with my Mr. Diamond. He plans out great adventures. On the last couple of days now and he is doing what he loves – fishing–and I am doing what I love–reading. 🙂

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  4. Jena C. Henry
    October 10, 2016 at 09:26 am

    You saw some beautiful sites! But…did you really REALLY have to miss the sheep trailing? REALLY?

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      October 10, 2016 at 11:16 am

      I know. 🙁 But yes—we did. Some of our schedule was set and we needed to get on the road in order to make the next round of adventures.

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  5. Dawn
    October 10, 2016 at 10:18 am

    What a great trip you had! What was my best vacation? Well, we’ve been on several, but hands down three weeks in Italy in 2006. I’d live there if I could. Best.vacation.ever.

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      October 10, 2016 at 11:15 am

      Ah. Italy. Loved our time there a few years ago and would love to go back again one of these years but next year Croatia is top on the list for THE wedding! 🙂

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  6. Christi
    October 10, 2016 at 12:01 pm

    Teakettle road, that’s the best!
    We visited Idaho this last June, on our way to Oregon. We got stuck in some road construction and to the side of the road was the most idyllic farmhouse you could imagine, with a flower and herb garden in front, sheep lying under some big shade trees, and ponies standing behind the house. Ponies!
    I was *thisclose* to asking the people if they’d adopt me! 🏡

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      October 10, 2016 at 12:37 pm

      Ponies!!! That would have made me stop for sure! Sounds like an amazing road trip for sure and we loved Idaho. Such a beautiful state with so many different thing stop explore. I bet those people would have adopted you without a second thought!

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  7. Karen
    October 10, 2016 at 04:21 pm

    Anyone can travel down a dirt road if they just take the shortcut to your house!

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      October 10, 2016 at 07:00 pm

      Well you do have a point there!!!! 🙂

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  8. Judithhb
    October 10, 2016 at 06:09 pm

    Oh Beth Anne, I read sheep trailing as sheep trialling. Silly me. I’ve never been to sheep trailing but would love to see it. Sheep trialling – well I’ve been to many of those in Scotland where my father in law had been a judge in his earlier days and then in New Zealand.
    Glad you enjoyed your holiday – Welcome home!

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      October 10, 2016 at 07:01 pm

      Oh I bet you have seen sheep trialling! I am not sure if they did that at this weekend long event or not but I would not be surprised if they had. Such a fun weekend of events I bet but it was not on our itinerary this time around.

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  9. Jeni F.
    October 12, 2016 at 08:45 pm

    Wow! I learned about four new things reading this. Had no idea people hung animals in bags, that anyone can own a casino in MT, and that there are crosses for every traffic fatality. Love the B&B kitty photos.

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  10. Rorybore
    October 16, 2016 at 02:55 pm

    I think the best places are often found along, or at the end, of a gravel road! Less traveled. 🙂

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      October 17, 2016 at 07:46 am

      I think there are a lot of people that agree with us on this one!

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  11. josh
    October 17, 2016 at 11:45 am

    Congrats on your chopsticks! Chopsticks were tough for the pan handler, but she’s got it now!

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