The Hike Back Down…

 

The sun sinking down and throwing some great light on the surrounding mountains while we hike down on Logan Pass with our big brood…

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Our hike was cut a little short when we saw this big guy coming down the mountain…

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A Little Bit Fallish…

 

The temperatures have dropped and we have had a few killing freezes already in northwest Montana.  A few flowers are still doing well though….

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Most of the leaves here are still green but some of the shrubs are starting to change….

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Smokey days block our beautiful view of the mountains….

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 A smokey view of the Flathead Valley…

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The kids and their normal everyday behavior…

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More normalness…

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My beautiful girls…

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The boys….

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Picking out landmarks….

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Silliness…

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By that evening the smokey atmosphere makes for a great sunset…

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A quick, cold dip…

This evening we decided we would go for a quick dip, when at 7 pm it was still 90 degrees outside.

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The kids were able to cool off…

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Zayne and his heart-shaped rock…

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 A bit of splashing going on!

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Teigen’s dinosaur claw rock…

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The girls flipping their hair…

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Zayne warming up!

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Emma, very cold…

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Maddie’s heart-shaped rock…

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A quick group picture below the mountains…

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Trying to warm up…

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A couple of evening pictures, not much color but a beautiful place to cool off and get away from the mosquitoes.

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