Archives: Weekly Thoughts
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River Remembrance Adventure #3
The Guardian Angel and the FedEx Truck (Another in the collection of stories & adventures destined for “the Book”) Many folks don’t believe in serendipity beyond the occasional mild ‘coincidence’, while some believe there’s no such thing as a coincidence. I’ll not wade into that battle. But I will confess to several times on the trip where…
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Wild Cards! – December 19, 2016
Krazy Pic 1 I hope you get this memorized! See SpeedLimits Krazy Pic 2 Surely this is not two separate commands!? See 4thGrade Christmas Cartoon Here’s a little Christmas humor, combined with a safety reminder for the season! Santa Fun Random River Trip Shots Here are some random shots, all taken in South Dakota, around the time today’s…
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Rollin’ On The River – 2017 Calendars
Calendar Information To view calendar scenes (and individual calendars), visit Calendars17. Calendar Sizes – There are three sizes: Classic Wall Calendar (above left), Mini Wall Calendar (above, top right), and Desk Calendar (above, bottom right). Individual calendars may be viewed at the link above. Calendar Scenes – All scenes are from the Rollin’ On the River adventure of Summer…
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Weekly (River) Photo – Dec 5, 2016
Sunrise on the Missouri – Ft. Benton, MT One of Fort Benton, MT’s riverfront landmarks at sunrise. Taken in on August 5, 2016. For a collection of other Fort Benton scenes, see FtBenton1. Taken from the Rollin’ On The River collection.
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River Remembrance (Mini) Adventure #2
It was one of my early ‘jaw-dropping’ moments on the trip. It’s a very short story, and, looking back, rather ordinary perhaps. Deer were (and are) everywhere, after all. But the complete surprise (and even awe) of this particular I-don’t-believe-it moment sticks with me still. It was early morning, and I had no camera (always a…
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Wild Cards! – December 5, 2016
Krazy Pic 1 I really hate to admit this, but I suspect this is a wise precaution! See PaintStore. Krazy Pic 2 One can only wonder what the escalator is for then, eh? See Escalator Fort Benton River Scenes I never know if the link to follow-up scenes for the Weekly Photo should go with the Photo,…
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Weekly (River) Photo – November 21, 2016
“Gates of the Mountains” A distinctive and beautiful stretch of the Missouri River, north of Helena, MT. In his journal entry of July 19, 1805, Lewis wrote of this spot ” . . . from the singular appearance of this place I called it the gates of the rocky mountains”. A similar name persists, and…
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River Remembrance Story #3 – 11/21/16
Sunny Hannum – Cowgirl and Ballerina! We continue to occasionally give sneak previews of STORIES that will be in the upcoming book. In this one, we meet Sunny Hannum, my Ft. Pierre, SD contact. Sunny has quite the background! She has trained – and broken! – horses, and helped run a 40000 acre ranch with…
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Wild Cards! Nov 21, 2016
Checkmate? Helena, MT has a fun ‘walking mall’ through the heart of their city. I chanced upon these two youngsters playing a nearly-lifesize game of chess! To peek at the game (and catch a small handful of other shots of the mall and Helena) see HelenaChess&More Krazy Pic 1 I wouldn’t expect the applicants to come pouring in here .…
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Weekly (River) Photo – 11/7/16
Montana and The Missouri Actually, this view is very near Interstate 5, headed north from Helena to Great Falls, but you’d never know it ! The River is still ‘young’ here. Scenery like this makes “Big Sky Country” hard to forget! Taken on August 2, 2016. From the Rollin’ on the River collection.