Moving on to Coeur D'Alene

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Mom and Papa took us one last time into Yellowstone to try for animals. What a night!!!!!!! We saw a grizzly and 2 cubs, a black bear, hundreds of buffalo, a golden eagle, a badger plus 3 rocky mountain goats and a wolf. What a trip into the Lamar Valley! Unfortunately, it was raining so hard we didn't get any pictures! Really, it is all true - not a fish story about the one who got away!

We stopped off in Missoula, MT after a long, long trip. We really needed

to stop. Montana must be the rainbow capital of the lower states. Shortly after we stopped, Mom let out a yelp, grabbed her camera, and leapt out the door. Soon, she returned to awaken Papa from his well-deserved nap and dragged him out to see the double rainbow and the sky that looked like it was on fire. She's the one who spots pretty scenes and drags all of far and wide for a picture!

Then, we were off to Seattle via Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Coeur D’Alene is a very large resort area. It has coffee shops. Those of you, who know Mom, know how important that is!!!!

Our campground was on a river leading into the large Lake Coeur d’Alene. There was a swimming place for dogs, Dad played with us even though the water was cold!!!!!!!

Mom’s birthday was celebrated at (as she puts it…) on a charming, floating restaurant near the campground. She will use any excuse to go aboard anything that floats, I've learned.

We were only in Coeur D'Alene 3 days and on the last one we traveled to a nature refuge near the Canadian border. We spent only a short time outside, up there because the mosquitoes were all over the WHOLE place. We went for a short walk and Mom and Dad made us run the whole way! We did take a 5-mile ride around the park and were able to see a couple of birds that we had not seen before. Plus, even though the rangers and everyone told us there wouldn’t be any large animals, we saw a mother moose with a baby. They were in a pond keeping cool, and we saw them leave the pond after seeing us. Dad is charmed with good fortune when it comes to seeing wondrous animals, I guess.

So, it’s on to Seattle, next.

Phaedra