Columbia Falls, MT - Last Day :(

Sunday, June 24 was a beautiful day!  Suzie (Rene's sister) led us on a hike up to Stanton Lake for a picnic and so the boys could go fishing.  She said it was only about a mile to the lake from the trailhead.  Ha!  It was at least a mile to the place we were supposed to have the picnic but the lake was so high we had to hike further which made the hike about 2 miles one way.  It was also STRAIGHT UP the first half mile!  These two boys from Colorado and most recently Tucson are out of shape!  Wow, but was it ever a beautiful hike!  Thank you, Suzie, all is forgiven.  ;)  Unfortunately, Mike's camera died on the way up and so we have no pictures to share of this hike and the lake.  Suzie took a lot and will email them to me later.

That afternoon/evening we enjoyed one of the best sunsets we've seen since arriving in Montana.  It was a glorious send-off for everyone and a picture taking moment.

This was taken from Rene's Mom's yard looking over the field of Mustard in full bloom.  

Each evening, come rain or shine, Rene's son Neil built a great fire so we could have s'mores.  He did a great job digging the fire pit and making sure the fire stayed going.  Here is a picture of the family enjoying an evening around the fire.

That's me on the left in the chair with my back to the camera.  

One final picture was of another field in full bloom, this time it is a field of Rape Seed used for making Canola oil I believe.  What a pretty sight!!

Yellow flowers forever!!

Alas, our time here is up as we prepare for our trip into Canada tomorrow.