All of it beautiful, hot as hell and smoky.

Speaking of stinky, they started operating before 5am filling the morning air with petroleum and sulfur.  I think this way the locals get used to it before waking.

…in 2004, the mayor made a proclamation: “I, Ron Garitone, Mayor of Wallace, Idaho, and all of its subjects, and being of sound body and mind, do hereby solemnly declare and proclaim Wallace to be the Center of the Universe.”

Now that our trip is almost over, y’all might still wonder ‘What is the meaning of “eh" in Canadian English?’

And we send about half dozen daily to ant heaven.

Does a bear poop in the woods? No, it does so on the trail.

About half a mile into the forest I realized we forgot the bear spray.

This is why we can’t see the mountains across Kootenay Lake this evening.  We can’t see the lake either unless we step in it.

Looks upside down to my trained eye.

Ferraris!  Twenty-five Ferraris zipped by us on I-90.

Mydland Angus Ranch (pasture land) was our destination.  We arrived at 3 p.m. and it was still 110 °.

“What you get when you cross a cow with an antelope.”

Snatching my leg sideways, I tore my pants and incurred a second gash.

Then there were the toilets.  Toilets, as in plural.

Planning Larry’s 70th birthday trip was tricky.  Hawaii was a compromise from his wishes to visit Australia and New Zealand,

On the day of the concert, we went hiking.  I slipped and fell hard on my right buttock.