Kalispell Habitat Build - May 2018

KALISPELL HABITAT TREK

May 10-28, 2018

Thursday, May 10

Baker City, OR to Wallace, ID

352 miles

Well, we are off on another adventure, leaving BC at 6:15am. Ginger takes the first driving shift (it will virtually be all freeway!) as we head over the Blue Mts and to the Mission TruckStop and the road north to Milton Freewater and Washington. Highlights? The glow of the rising sun on the puffy white clouds to the east, and the socked in Elkhorns to our west; a herd of horses running wild and free on the slopes of Cabbage Hill; and our first trip all the way through Washington WITHOUT having to purchase gas!

I drove to M-F where we filled the tank (and got a free cup of coffee because we spent over $30 – There are advantages I suppose to big gas tanks!) Rick took over and promptly drove us into rain! Our plan today was to get to Colfax, in the heart of the wheat and garbonza palouse of Eastern Washington, and then cut to the east of Steptoe State Park and over to Plummer, ID. We would miss the traffic of Spokane AND get into Idaho sooner where gas prices are cheaper. Most of what we saw in Washington was similar pricing to Baker City which has gone up to $3.15 range in the past week.

Deep green waves of winter wheat. 

The palouse was gorgeous and green. Winter wheat nearly a foot tall and spring wheat just shooting through the surface. The rolling hills have a magic all their own, and the wind turbines were definitely spinning. We had a tail wind all the way to Idaho which helped mileage considerably! The rain storms were intermittent, and sunshine lit our road the rest of the time, with big white and gray clouds on the horizons.

Our ‘shortcut’ took off about 10 miles north of Colfax on a relatively windy stretch of road in chick pea land! Lots of fields planted, but nothing showing yet. We came to the town of Oakesville which seemed to be wall to wall grain and bean elevators and storage on the train tracks. Definite farming community!

Neat old building near Tekoe, WA.  

Over the Idaho border and into Plummer on US 95. Plummer is the western end of the Trail of the Couer d’Alenes bike path and is located in the heart of the Couer d’Alene Indian Reservation. We found gas for $ 2.91! Hurray. North on 95, still traveling amidst green hills, but the hills are getting bigger and the trees are now more evergreen. Into Couer d’Alene and on to Interstate 90 for the 50 miles to Wallace.

Episcopal Church in Wallace. 

We garner the first campsite of the day at Wallace RV (eg. no one else is here when we arrive, but as I type now at least a couple more rigs have pulled in for the night.) Price is still $30 and we get set up. Even though North Idaho is still on Pacific time, we have already changed our clocks, so we are working off MDT! Our meals so far today have been rather scarce, so we walk downtown (under the freeway) and find the Smokehouse BBQ. We haven’t tried it before, so why not? Rick had pulled chicken sandwich and I pulled pork. BBQ sauce on the side, so Rick took hot while I was sweet! He had jambalaya and baked beans, I coleslaw and mac and cheese. It was all very good! We walked around town for abit – always in respect of the efforts Wallace has made to preserve its historical heritage. When I-90 was being routed through, planners wanted to tear down some of the century old buildings. Wallace rallied and had the entire downtown declared a historical district – hands off! So the freeway is elevated as it rolls through this narrow opening in the hills. We like the RV park because it is located within view of the freeway, but up a little canyon which cuts out all the noise. A stream is raging down past the park which provides plenty of ‘white noise’.

Methodist Church in Wallace

Raining again as we return to the trailer and a quiet evening.

PS.  I couldn't help taking a few church pictures in Wallace, having just finished my book featuring 50 churches around the country.  I just love these unique buildings!  

Friday, May 11

Wallace to Kalispell

167 miles

Rain off and on during the night, and LOW clouds this morning as we packed up and left Wallace around 8. I took the freeway shift again first, which wasn’t the best choice perhaps, as I drove right up into the cloud over the top of Lookout Pass. The pass is only 4700+ feet, but it was socked in and visability wasn’t great! Then a 30 mile coast downhill into St. Regis. We stopped for a pit stop and coffee – saving our gas stop for Plains as it is advertized in the $2.70 range!

Rick drove the 35 miles into Plains along a raging and swollen Clark Fork River. We later read in the Kalispell paper that it is causing some major flooding down in Missoula and will probably peak later this year at a 100 year high. Muddy and filled with trees and debris. All the creeks have been frothy and filled with water. Western Montana had some record snowpacks this year and it is melting faster than desired!

Tough to get the pictures from a moving car, but there's some
syringa in the foreground and plenty of balsam root in back! 

Gas in Plains was $2.76 – good thing because we took nearly 16 gallons!

The hillsides in Plains and all the way up to the Flathead were covered in huge spreads of arrowleaf balsam root – yellow fields everywhere! With the deep green of the lush grasses, the combination was gorgeous. We didn’t see any bighorn sheep this time around (we’ve only been so lucky once!), but the wild iris in the damp lowlands, the balsamroot, and the syringa (mock orange) on the hillslopes made for a beautiful drive. We even got a few breaks from the rain!

Forsythia starting to bloom at park!

We took the bypass around Kalispell and hit the WalMart for some groceries, arriving then at the RV park around 1:15...hungry and ready to get set up. But first a thorough cleaning of the trailer – we finally had water connected to be able to really scrub the sinks, etc. We ran into ‘Speedy’ Steve, one of the frequent HfH volunteers at WalMart. He hasn’t been working lately because he is busy building his own house here in Kalispell. Guess that means they are giving up their beautiful home on the river in Columbia Falls – downsizing, he said!

From behind the trailer

A lazy afternoon after we heated up some soup for lunch/dinner (it was 2:30 by then!) I fixed up salad and dippin’ veggies, visited the office twice to pay and get our site assignments figured out. Walked around the park again just to relive some memories. The skies are clearing and it could be a cool night! (In the 30’s! - maybe I should get my barrier padding out for a little more warmth!) But it is nearly 8:30pm and the sun has not yet set. You have to love northern climes that are near the western side of a time zone!

The couple from Sandy – the Maltmans – are due to arrive tomorrow around noon. Everyone else on Sunday, with Gayle arriving on Monday. We are playing tomorrow by ear in terms of our activity. They have a huge group building, but we still plan to swing by and see the progress and talk with Steve!

Excited to be back in this beautiful area!

Big grassy meadow between park and the Swan Mts. 

SATURDAY, May 12

Job Site Visit; Glacier NP Bike Ride!

It was a little chilly last night since the skies cleared off – 32 on our outside thermometer! But the sun is shining bright and it promises to warm up. In the meantime, since the trailer was 49 degrees, I cranked up the heater and pulled my fuzzy blanket over me!

Progress of the Habitat Townhouse

Around 10 we finally headed over to the west side of Kalispell and the new townhouse going up. A full crew from Leadership Kalispell was there, along with a number of women sporting their bright turquoise Women’s Build shirts! Nici saw us come and was quickly over to greet us with hugs. We had a good visit with Steve, but he was definitely busy coordinating people! Enough conversation to know he is busy over the weekend, so we won’t try to make connections there. We met one of the homeowner moms and the dad for the other side!

Left to head back to the RV park as lunch was arriving for the build crew. We got to park just a few minutes after the Maltmans had arrived. They were coming up from Moab area, not directly from Sandy, OR, as we thought. Confirmed that the Clark Fork was VERY full and brown! We invited them to join us on a trip up to the park, but they needed to go grocery shopping, etc. (we understood!) With our trek just us, we put the bikes in the truck just in case things worked out to ride up the road aways.

A pause to check out the creek 

BEAUTIFUL afternoon! Parking was a zoo around McDonald Lake Lodge, as that was where the road ended for vehicles. As one of the first warm days with sunshine after the road has been cleared, it seemed like EVERYONE and their uncle was out hiking or biking. One fellow who passed Rick said he road 4 ½ miles past The Loop! Our plan was just to ride to Avalanche. That was far enough for me – 8 miles with plenty of uphill. It will take my ‘sitter’ time to get accustomed to biking again.

Big puffy clouds and plenty of blue sky. The peaks were out in all their glory. Driving up the reflections in Lake McDonald were fabulous, but never in a good spot to stop and snap a picture. Driving back down, the wind was just strong enough to negate any reflections. :( Rick saw ONE trillium right at the beginning of the ride. Otherwise the flowers are not out yet.

We get the biggest kick out of the families out for the day. Lots of bicycle trailers, tiny tots on training wheels, one little guy on a scooter (with a trailer for the uphill portions!) Families were playing in the river, the snow, and just in general enjoying the scenery and each other. A great way to spend Mother’s Day weekend! I’ll let our pictures tell the story!

View up the road toward Brown Mt. and Cannon Mt. 

Quiet roadside pool with south ridge peaks

Frothy McDonald Creek

Still a little snow at Avalanche, but I made it! 

From the bridge at Avalanche Campground

Peak of Brown Mt. near Avalanche

Heaven's Peak and McDonald Creek

Horse bridge over McDonald Creek

Another view of this cute couple in front  of falls.

One last shot looking back at Rick as
we head back to lodge.

McDonald Lake and peaks from Apgar Village

Rusty had called this morning to invite us to join them tonight in Big Fork, but we decided to decline – A. we weren’t going to get back in time, and B. this was Anne’s party for Rusty to meet her friends. We got back to the trailer around 6 and quickly cooked up the burgers and corn for dinner. Kim Maltman came over and we gave them our brochures because they are going to ride in the morning! Good choice!

Quiet evening, beautiful colors on the snowy peaks to the east as the sun goes down. Tomorrow the real fun begins!  

Panorama from Apgar Village of McDonald Lake and peaks. 

SUNDAY, May 13

Happy Mother’s Day and CAV Welcome

Happy Mother’s Day to me! And it looks to be a beautiful day!! I glanced over to Maltman’s rig at 6:30 when I got up and found their truck already gone! There early departure for Glacier NP was indeed early!

After a leisurely morning, we head over to Cislo’s at 8:45 for breakfast. It is located just down Hwy 2 towards Kalispell – huge pancakes and convenient! What more can we ask for? I have a veggie omelet and a pancake – don’t know what possessed me to order a pancake, but it was good. The omelet was very rich with cheese – tasty! Rick had pancake, eggs, and spicy sausage. A young couple was seated behind me in Rick’s field of vision. They had a little baby – maybe 6-9 months – with them. At one point Rick’s attention was focused on the family. Apparently the baby was choking! A nurse in the other corner responded and helped the baby recover. The young mom was obviously upset. I was very proud of Rick when we left and he paid the bill for the young couple, saying to the clerk ‘Just tell them Happy Mother’s Day!’

Rest of morning very quiet as I worked on some pictures, organized my thoughts for the meeting tonight, and waited for the other rigs to arrive. Laura and Jeff Walker came by after church around noon and we talked for nearly an hour. They are CAVs we met in Rexburg last fall and will be work-camping at the KOA in Whitefish again this summer. They plan to come down and work a few days while we are here.

The Putnams arrived around 1, Maltmans returned from their 30 mile bike ride shortly after. By 3:30 all were here – Huls, then Hinkles, then Lee Allem! So we have on site, plus us!:

Rick and Paul Huls (full-timers, originally from Seattle area)

Andrea and Charlie Putnam (full-timers, originally from New Jersey)

Scott and Kim Maltman (Sandy, OR)

Tom and Diane Hinkle (Prineville, OR)

Gayle Miller (Portland, OR) (To arrive on Monday)

Lee Allem (Salt Lake City, UT)

Rusty Munn (Baker City, OR)

Luke called between the arrival of Huls and Hinkles! Good timing!

We gathered in front of Hinkle’s 5^th wheel for Happy Hour and meeting. Introductions and by then Rusty and Anne arrived with a dish of hot chicken skewers from the BBQ! Worth the wait! Covered details of the build and then enjoyed another hour of fellowship. It is going to be a good group.

Visited with Jed for about an hour after the meeting – while I walked laps around the park. (Probably got good mileage in today as I walked while talking with Luke as well!)

We get a brief reprieve in the morning, not meeting until 8:30 at the job site because Steve has a doctor’s appointment.

MONDAY, May 14

CAV Build Day 1

Whew! It is 8:30pm and I think I am already ready for bed! A full day and we even had a late start time!

Rusty works on roof trim.

Paula drilled in screws while I cut
boards. 

The weather is absolutely gorgeous as we head over to the job site this morning. Nici (and Rusty!) were there to greet us, the coffee was brewing, and we gathered around for our opening devotion by Rick, and introductory information from Nici. Just as we were going to start pulling out some equipment, Steve drove up and the opening started all over again! Introductions, especially for the newcomers, etc. A brief safety reminder. We broke into four small groups to begin tasks: roof, siding nailers in place, mesh installed, and my group which was finishing off the

garage door trim. Rick was up on the roof (big surprise!) with Maltmans and Rick H. I worked with Paula and Diane. Since we didn’t get started until 9:30 or so, we skipped our morning break and took lunch a little early (11:45a). Lunch was Subway sandwiches! Rick and Paula had to take off to get their motorhome fixed at noon, so we were a little shorthanded for the afternoon. We ate in one of the garages, enjoying a little shade, especially for those who had been on the roof all morning! Others thought the sun felt good.

Charlie was busy putting up nailing strips for siding. 

In the afternoon Andrea joined Diane and I as we checked and fixed the rebar in the two house sides, installed (no glue yet) the blue foam along the sides of the foundation, and then helped unload the tables and stone. Rick and Rusty helped Steve cut and deliver the foam and then went with him over to the ReStore to pick up the tables and the boxes of stone leftover from the previous homes. That is exciting to see because it means MAYBE I will at least get to work a little with the rock before we leave! The concrete truck is coming on Wednesday to pour the inside of the house. We have a lot to do tomorrow to be ready for them!

Steve sets up concrete for Wednesday!

Back to the RV park for showers and a little relaxing time before we head back over for our welcome dinner and a chance to visit with the homeowners, both old and new! Shultze’s, Davidsons, and Ashleys (later) were there from the old subdivision, and the Botts and Horshmans from this house. So many children’s names to learn or remember! The Davidson kids were so thrilled to see everyone – you can’t help but feel special with the greetings we received. Mahrias, Ethan, Bree, Brendan, Ryan, and then we met Jason and Arianna Horshman, and Sarah and Ryan Botts. We met Erik Botts on Saturday, the 16 yr old son. Nici also had her two kids there, so it was quite a zoo of adrenalin! Rusty brough Cheryl, a good friend of Anne’s who has been volunteering regularly with the affiliate since Rusty introduced her to it last fall. It was fun to meet her. Anne couldn’t come.

Habitat kids gather around the cake

I managed to work out a time for tie dye parties – we’ll have two, one at the Ashleys and one at the RV park. Wednesday and Thursday of this week. Calendar planning is not easy with the family’s busy schedules!

The baby whisperer manages some
time with Arianna.

Pizza, chocolate cake, lots of good salads, and it all disappeared! There were probably 35-40 people there at one time or another.

Back to camp to find Gayle has arrived and moved into the P site! She said she requested it because the internet is better and she needs it for some app that has to be sent for her sleep apnea. Something like that! Several of us went down to visit with her upon our return, but sleep and rest overruled eventually!

Beautiful apple blossoms behind Gayle's trailer

Diane glues down foam. 

TUESDAY, May 15

CAV Day 2

TIRED!! We worked a full over-time day today! Regular start time with the roof crew continuing on top, Lee and Charlie working on plumbing bracing, etc. in anticipation of tomorrow’s concrete pour. Our foam crew began the task of gluing all the foam we had cut yesterday into place. That was more labor intensive than we expected as the glue was cold at first and VERY hard to push through the caulk gun. Sweep, glue, hold, trim was our business! I worked with Gayle, Diane, Andrea, and Paula, but Gayle had to leave to visit ER with ear drum problems. She was gone for a couple hours.

Tom puts up roof trim.

Rusty and Tom were finishing up roof metal edging, and by day’s end Rick’s crew on top has ¾ of the roof covered with the wrap surface. We are almost watertight!

Steve ordered a load of gravel to arrive around 2pm and that hastened action all around to clear the garages of everything, plus all the piles of wood in front had to be restacked and moved. That effort was exhausting! We moved 1x4s. 2X4s, 2x6s, soffits, trim, rebar, sheetrock, ….you name it! Site is much more organized now!

Gravel truck in operation

Kim up on roof. 

The gravel truck was fascinating to watch! The young operator backed in partially and then got out his remote and proceeded to operate both the truck itself and the gravel dispenser part by remote. Odd watching the truck shift positions with no one at the wheel! Both garages were given an additional layer of rock in prep for the concrete. Tom and Rusty immediately set to work measuring and laying out a pattern for concrete holes to be drilled to pound rebar into. Fortunately Rick came to help Rusty with the drilling (at that point we were past cleanup time and the roof crew decided they were done up in the heat!) I pounded in rebar and eventually we all placed and tied rebar as fast as we could! The right side garage had to be concrete ready!!! We wrapped up at 3:30, cleanup happening by half the team while the garage was finished.

Temps hit 80 today so warm! We took our break in the shade of the west house – all lined up with the picnic tables out in the sun! By lunch, everyone

All lined up for break time. 

moved their chairs back into the tiny garage. That won’t be an option tomorrow!

The roof crew has way too good a time! 

Happy Hour was very staggered. A few (3!) arrived at 4:45 and more an hour later. Some never made it out of their recliner or bed! Naps! Folks were tired! I stayed the whole time finally making it back to the trailer by 7:15. Rusty came by right after work and visited with Rick for an hour with a beer. I had taken some of my books over to share and Lee surprised me by purchasing 9 of them! Nine!

Warmer beautiful evening, but the storms are coming! :(

Status of house end of Day 2

A beautiful sunrise on the Swans

WEDNESDAY, May 16

CAV Day 3

Hurray for rains and storms that held off until 8pm – plenty of time for finishing up at the job site AND a tie dye party in the garage at Ashley’s house!

A victorious roof crew finishes!

In fact, the slight cloud cover at times made for a more enjoyable day in terms of heat. Rick’s crew up on the roof finished all the prewrap by day’s end – ready for the shingles that the local volunteers Pete, Jim, and Terry brought over from the Re-Store!

Tom and Rusty tackle windows!

All the windows in the east side were installed today – the west side will have to wait until Friday when the concrete that was poured today will be dry enough. Now that the roof is watertight, the painting rack can be set up inside and painting begin!

Team Photo after lunch!  

I helped Steve cut the foam to finish up the east side and ended up totally covered in foam snow. What a mess – but Diane, Gayle, and Paula got that house finished up with the glue. I went in to the garage to help Lee and Charlie finish the rebar layout and tying. We also had to remove some of the gravel from the west side prior to the arrival of the cement truck!

I made an inuk
while we were
installing windows.

Rick and Scott up on the roof! 

I shifted from job to job today. A little rebar tying, a little window installation, help Steve, fetch materials – I guess the kind of job you are supposed to do as team leader - Whatever is needed and keep everyone else busy and supplied.

Lunch provided by a couple from the Methodist church – baked beans, tater salad, and sandwich fixings, PLUS chocolate cake and punch. A good meal and much appreciated.

Steve gave me the keys to the trailers so we could lock up. He was headed up to Columbia Falls to pick up some materials we needed for tomorrow. I gave them to Rick who stayed and locked up while I took the truck and went over to Ashley’s place for the second half of today: Tie Dye Party!

End of Day 3 Photos - front of duplex.  

Surrounded by kids, I demo the tiedye! 

My washed out hankies hang
from back of trailer.

Liesel concentrates on
her masterpiece!

Allison sent me a picture of the successful
"Drip" Shirts!  (Brie and Isabelle)

Allison helped set things up in her garage on her dining room table (we covered it!) and a tarp on the floor. We actually tied on the ground on the tarp, using the table for the dye trays. Lisel helped me mix the dyes, fetching water and shaking for me. All in all, Davida came over with her three kids, Mary and her four all dyed, the three Ashley kids, and Nici came by with her two children. Highlights were those who wanted to try the heart design, plus we drip dyed rainbows, and a dress with a crochet top that we striped the top and swirled the bottom. Great fun – and I don’t have to wash any of it out! (Except for my four little hankerchiefs!)

Quick stop at Dollar Tree enroute home, then half hour with the Happy Hour group, shower, light dinner, and now listen to a gentle rain off and on!

Forgot to mention – George and Bobbi Neason stopped by with their grandson Travis after lunch to say hi. Fun to see them, and we will see them again when we head to Bandon in a few weeks.

THURSDAY, May 17

CAV Day 4: Rain Shortened!

Today was rather short! We gathered and I led devotions, but even then a light misty rain was falling. The forecast was not great for the morning. The teams all got started: windows, scaffolding moving for the cement folks, webbings, siding strips. But shortly after we got rolling, Steve told me he might cancel as the rain was starting to come down harder. I said could we work at least to get SOMETHING down and then quit around break time. Which we did. By then everyone but Tom and Rusty (working inside on the windows!) was pretty wet and the ground was very slippery (lots of clay in it!) So 9:30 stop time!!! We cleaned up and made a date for 4pm at Great Northern Brewery in Whitefish!

Wet clothes hang from trailer

Rick and I stopped to top off gas and then just before turning on to Helena Flats Road and the RV park, Steve called to say he needed his keys back to get into the trailer because the roof was leaking over the garage and the fresh cement pour. So we turned around and headed back!

Rick was feeling somewhat responsible as the head of the roofing crew, but Steve assured him the job they did was perfect – he thinks it is the quality of the wrap used – which was a new product for him. NOT PLEASED! We all three jumped back on the roof and I loaded staple guns while Rick and Steve put down 3-4 layers of the NEW wrap (good stuff) fast as lightning! (I will say I did not JUMP up on the roof since I had to reach from a step bench on the scaffolding and needed a hand to get up there with my short legs!)

Heater works to dry out our boots.

We have the keys once again to open on Fri morning and are back to the trailer by 11am. Some relaxing time with the heater cranked up to dry things out!

Around 2 we drive up to Whitefish for a little time to cruise around the downtown. I make my annual trip to the Quilt shop to purchase a couple new cute bear patterns for wall hangings, and then into several other shops. We drop $50 at one purchasing a gift for Tom and Diane, a shirt, earrings, and a tree topper for our Christmas tree! The plaque for Hinkles is artwork of a boxer, only all the white parts are colorful – it looks like someone tie dyed Shane! Perfect!

Enjoying one another and Great Northern Brewery

Everyone but Gayle gathered at Great Northern. Even Rusty had driven up from BigFork! We ordered 4 plates of nachos for the table. Good time, good conversation, good fun! I sat between Rusty and Kim and across from Lee and Rick. The rain had stopped – but it was still cloudy and threatening for the evening.

The group at Great Northern

We will work tomorrow no matter what – we can be inside on the Botts side of the house!

Forgot to mention – Homeowner Teresa Botts came to work this morning, which had to be frustrating for her to stop early. She home schools her kids, so it is harder to get away to work to accumulate the hours needed. She said she’ll be back next week, but it was fun to install the two back windows in HER house this morning and have a chance to visit and know her better. Nice gal.

FRIDAY, May 18

CAV Day 5

What a great day of work! We had our full CAV crew on tap, plus Pete and Jim, local volunteers, plus Marquis and Allison’s dad, Vic! We got a lot done with only a sprinkle of a few raindrops in the afternoon. Hardly noticeable raindrops!

Kim made cuts for
Rick and Scott on roof. 

And a great start to the day with the arrival of the new Executive Director, Bob, who welcomed us with donuts! Bob had been on vacation with his wife in Mexico for a 35^th anniversary fling. A very outgoing man and lots of fun. Has lots of ideas for expanding the program here in the Flathead Valley – Brush of Kindness, Aging in Place, Neighborhood Revitalization programs.

Rick and his roofing crew got Pete and Jim and split into two groups, each working on one side of the garage window peak. They nearly reached the top by day’s end with shingles.

Decked out in my regalia during the
morning hours. 

I bounced around again today from job to job, mostly working with Paula. We marked chalk lines on the concrete slabs in both sides for slits to be cut in the slab for ‘break’ lines (when the concrete wants to crack, it will do so on these cut lines). We had to wear dust masks while the cuts were being made. After cutting into the slab, Marquis, his father-in-law Vic, and Andrea began the process of chalking out the floor plan on the slab. Vic had experience with this and Andrea later told us it was fascinating to be a part of.

Laying out the interior wall plan.

Paula and I moved piles of 2x4’s into the garages in prep for wall building. (We had some help from others.) That job took until lunch and I think I nearly had all my steps for the day by then!

Good lunch provided by Buffalo Terrace Senior Living – sandwiches, fruit, and chips. Allison and the kids stopped by to show off their tiedye shirts! The hearts came out wonderfully! I can’t wait to see pictures

Rusty & Tom install
windows. 

of the rainbow drips!

My completed cut! 

Rusty, Tom and Diane worked on windows and doors all day with installation. Lee and Charlie finished all the siding planks and then….hmmm, not sure what they worked on then! I’m sure Steve had a job for them.  I worked for nearly a half hour to saws-all out the base plate from the garage door.  But....finally success!  (I haven't used that tool alot!)

End of Day 5 picture, NW corner.

End of Day picture, NE corner  

Lunchtime picture with the Ashley kids -
showing off their tie dye! 

Nici's daughter, Lila, in
her dress!  Happy girl! 

A smaller crew for Happy Hour, but those of us there took the opportunity to etch our mugs. I think just Maltmans and Gayle still need to do theirs. I made three more with Steve, Nici, and Bob on the name panels.

We are ALL descending on Anne’s place Saturday night for a BBQ! I sent out emails with directions late Friday night.

SATURDAY, May 19

House Cleaning and Laundry; BBQ in Big Fork!

The apple trees behind our RVs are
in blossom! 

Apple blossoms!

A good lazy morning! But unfortunately we ran out of propane during the night, so at 9:30 Rick took off to get a refill. I don’t think we had filled it since Butte, MT last fall and we had three weeks of showers in Tucson on that tank!

In the meantime, I got started cleaning and sorting and re-organizing. With the team leadership responsibilities, I had a few more piles of stuff on the front bed shelf that needed a little cleaning up. Bathroom scrubbed, floors swept, dishes done. And then we headed down to the laundramat. This campground has excellent facilities for a very reasonable price. Not need to look any further!

Anne, Rick, RickH, and Scott on front porch.

In the afternoon I took off for a bit to JoAnn’s and Super 1 Foods. Picked up a taco dip for tonight’s BBQ and a bottle of wine.

Day has been warmer, but not hot and partly cloudy/partly sunny.

We all carpooled to head down to Anne’s place in BigFork – Maltmans invited us to ride with them which was nice. Gayle took Hinkles and Lee, and Putnams drove the Huls. Worked out well. Beautiful evening drive through the vast green waves of fields and classic barns that dot Hwy 35

Rusty visits with Gayle. 

between Kalispell and BigFork. We turned off on Swan River Road and in a couple miles found Anne’s place on the right back in the trees. Neat house which Anne has remodeled extensively since moving in two years ago. Now she is looking to put it on the market in July, pending the new place she and Rusty are building in Joseph. (Hopefully!)

Diane and Charlie

Just a great evening getting a chance to mingle and visit. Sheryl came as well and I think she really enjoyed herself. Steve and his friend didn’t make it, but that wasn’t surprising. (He later said she didn't get to town in time, and he stayed longer than planned at the boatyard). 

Steak, shrimp, and a vast array of salads, coupled with brownies, ice cream, and Baileys for dessert. (I skipped the Baileys!) We didn’t get home until 10 pm! It is misleading because it stays light so long!

SUNDAY, May 20

North Fork Road and Hidden Meadow Hike

Waterfall along side of road
between Col Falls and Camas Rd

Sunday dawns with bright sunshine and clear skies. A gorgeous day!! What shall we do with it??? We had thought to go down to Somers Bay Cafe for breakfast, but that changed to “Let’s drive up to Polebridge and find a short hike to take”. We left just before 10pm headed north to Columbia Falls.

Vulture along the way.

The drive is incredibly beautiful. The Livingston Range of mountains that form the western side of Glacier National Park are still ladden with snow, their jagged peaks clustered together as they divide four different glacial cut valleys and their corresponding long skinny lakes. Driving up the North Fork Road from a vantage point on the west side of NorthFork Flathead provides unmatched views of the range, especially for about a 10 mile stretch before the road drops down and into the trees. The western larch trees tower over the landscape with their bright spring green. The Flathead is raging, close to flood stage in places.

North Fork Flathead River with  'non-Glacier NP" peaks in background

Looking across valley to Livingston Ridge in Glacier NP

North Fork Flathead and Glacier peaks

Closeup of peaks - don't ask which ones!  

Just south of Polebridge you pass multiple ranches with lush fields and incredible views! 

The entry point for this remote section of Glacier NP

We drive through the tiny town of Polebridge, enter the National Park, and then head back down the Inner North Fork Road south toward Logging Camp. About 5 miles down we find our trailhead to Hidden Meadow. The inner road is much narrower and rougher than the main North Fork Road. Beyond Logging Camp it isn’t open on down to Apgar yet.

One of many deer we saw during
the day along the road. 

Our trail was only 3 miles tops round trip – just right for a lazy Sunday afternoon. We did find several spots of bear scat in the trail, but no sign of bears. Rick had the spray and I stayed close to him! Basically a hike through the woods, with no views of the surrounding peaks. Once we got to the meadows we could see peaks up to the north. The forest, however, was filled with glacier lilies, some trilliums, and lots of lupine, columbine, and larkspur leaves (no flowers yet, sadly). Found plenty of wild strawberry blossoms, yellow and purple violets, Wildlife was limited to two deer in the meadow, a couple of tiny frogs, and two loons on the water.

The meadow had a large pond in it, ground squirrel holes, and a towering Douglas Fir tree with beautiful bright green aspens surrounding it. One other couple was on the trail and we ran into them at the meadow.

A mini-meadow of lush grasses and aspens right before Hidden Meadow.

Towering Doug Fir tree at the meadow entrance.

Southern tip of pond with western peaks in background

Northern end of pond with peaks

Happy Hikers at the pond

The Loons! 

Back to the truck around 2pm and we headed back to Polebridge to purchase some treats for the Happy Hour crew! One huckleberry bearclaw, a huckleberry croissant, and a couple of day old fruit frittos. The bakery is awesome here!

Views into the Kintla peaks

More deer on road! 

Rick wanted to drive on up the North Fork Road for a few miles toward Canada to see what was up there. The sign clearly said, “No Entry into Canada, No road into Glacier Park beyond this point”! There are, however, a number of ranches and homesteads up the road, some large, some rustic, some very elaborate. We stopped at a rafting entry point along the river for a few pictures, but overall the views toward the Kintla peaks were hard to find.

We stopped at a rafting launch point and found this great view of river and peaks. 

Back to the RV park around 5pm, having stopped in Columbia Falls for gas and a car wash – the truck was filthy from the dirt roads. Eventually much of the group gathered to enjoy our treats as we all shared our adventures for the day. Kim and Scott hiked over 12 miles up and around Sperry Chalet and Fish Lake (very ambitious!). Hinkles went canoeing up on Thompson Lake, Gayle and the Putnams went to the Conrad House Museum. Huls went exploring south on Flathead Lake. I think Lee was the only one who stayed close to camp!

MONDAY, May 21

CAV Day 6

This was an old devotion picture, but....

Raindrops were falling this morning at 6:15 – in fact, Rick had to do his exercises inside the trailer (not optimal!) But….that was all the rain we had for the rest of the day! Thank goodness! We had work to do!

After I gave the devotion using the Ripples of Change (Fall, Columbia Falls, 2014) picture and prose, we broke back up into our groups. Rick was back up on the roof, with Jeff Walker, who came down from Whitefish and the KOA summer job he has there, taking the place of Pete on the second crew. Homeowner Justin was back as well for that crew. Rick was still working with Scott and Kim from Sandy. By day’s end they had the entire garage section shingled, their valley finished, and part of the north side of the house roof completed. Whew! Those crews have been awesome.

Lee takes a pause at the
paint station

Charlie, Lee, and Tom worked all day on the doors, although Lee helped Diane and Homeowner Amber set up the paint station in Amber’s side of the house. Amber and Diane painted all day siding panels! Getting ahead of the game for the siding crews.

Charlie installs a final screw in the siding
strips. 

Gayle, Paula, Andrea, and I set to work to build interior walls. I have only done this once before, and the walls were premarked. Gayle basically handled the mitre saw, while the rest of us measured and marked boards. The floor was laid out on the concrete, and first we had to cut the base and header plates. After we got that done, Steve gave us a lesson in nail gun use and we proceeded to use the rest of the day to get ONE wall

Our wall!! 

ALMOST put together. Course, Steve started us on one that involved a door and a closet door – lots of headers, jacks, and a few places where we had to sandwich OSB between two studs to fill the space. A brain drain! But tomorrow will go better – we know what we are doing to a greater degree! Steve did come in and give us a few suggestions that will help. (I hope he didn’t think I knew more than I did! Actually, I had forgotten a few tips that would have helped.)

NE End of Day 6 shot ....with Rick during cleanup.  Look how much is shingled!  

NW corner - End of Day 6....Front door, windows trimmed. garage shingled!  

The day ended up beautiful and it should be a cool night again as the skies clear. Good thing, as we have our tie dye party tomorrow afternoon! One of Genia’s close friends visited us at the campground tonight, Krysta. She worked with Genia at the health department. Diane had been in contact, and I remembered her from our day of jam making last spring.

TUESDAY, May 22

CAV Day 7

We couldn’t get a grip on the forecast for today, but the morning has dawned beautifully bright and sunny – let’s hope it stays that way!!

It did! In fact, it got downright warmer than we anticipated – Rick found the roof shingle work hot and a bit frustrating. Today they were having problems getting things lined up to match up with the other side. Justin, his friend James, and Rick H were on the other side. My Rick and the Maltmans have teamed up since Day 3 I think! They are making good progress in spite of some frustrations!

Paula anchors the wall to the cement. 

Success by lunchtime!  

I spent the whole day inside the Botts side of the house building some interior walls, and even more challenging, learning to set the walls in place, mark plumb lines, and level them up. We set a lot of nails with the nail gun, and probably screwed in even more! But….by days’ end we had two walls up and anchored, and 1 ½ more built. (I confess, one of those built walls was only 13” long and had only 2 studs. It took us all of 5 minutes to build! But it counted as a wall!!)

Two walls up by days' end! 

We got our first wall in place and anchored just as the lunch alarm sounded. Lee had helped us hammer it into place and took our picture for us! Success!

Homeowner Teresa spent all day on the other side of the house painting siding with Diane. Tom, Charlie and Lee were working on garage door trim, having finished installing exterior doors.

End of Day 7 NE Corner

Tie Dye Fun at campground

Back to the campground for tonight’s TIE DYE PARTY!!!! Diane, Kim, Andrea, Paula, and Lee all dyed items and the Schultze family, plus Grandma Karen, came over to join us and dye things. Great fun. It was a kick seeing how much fun Kim and Andrea were having, this being their first attempt at tie dye. We also dyed

Kim and Lee go to it!  

8 tool belts, laying them out on the ground and just squirting colors onr them! Can’t wait until tomorrow afternoon when we get to rinse and wash and delight in our creations! We put everything into one bag and will process them together.

Rick and I with the Schultz kids, Ethan and Mahrias. 

We dyed our way right through Happy Hour, but it worked out just fine.

Beautiful clouds to close out the evening.

WEDNESDAY, May 23

CAV Build Day 8

Forecast for today is for afternoon showers, but the morning is glorious! We gain Jim and Pete and Karen, Jenn’s mom, for the day. Homeowner Amber was also back! Devotions by Paul and Rick. I am on for the final two days.

Devotions in the morning sun! 

Roofing crews have a better day! Things are lining up and Rick’s group has started on the long east side – no valley so much easier! The RickH side had shifting personnel – Pete today plus Karen. Progress is happening!

Diane and Amber busy painting. 

I was back inside with our interior wall team – we got the frustrations today as we had to ask more questions in terms of top plates. Almost had a wall installed by break, but it had some problems to be resolved in the top plate installation. At that point Steve pulled me from the team, just as screws had to be pulled. :( I felt bad, but it meant that we were ready to start installing the mesh for the rockwork! Tom and team had completed the garage trimwork and were busy putting up the waterproofed plywood backing for the rock. Yea! Amber is pulled from the paint crew and Jim joins Diane at that point.

Amber and I move the cement (80lb bags) from Steve’s truck to the garage, set it on a rack we made, and then begin cutting mesh. We finally borrow Steve’s coil roofing nailer and get the mesh up on Amber’s side and across the front. It still needs installation on the Bott’s side, but I was tired of cutting that heavy mesh with wire cutters!

Gayle and Andrea work on a wall. 

Lee moved boxes of rock over to the center of the house and set it all up on a big table. Still more to move as Steve would like to get an estimate of how much we have before having to purchase more. It is at least two different colors (subtle differences) so we want to blend them as much as possible. And if he has to buy more, we want to be able to blend that in as well. We got our bottom support in place for the garage center and will be ready to begin rocking in the morning! Unfortunately, Amber cannot come the next two days as I was hoping to teach her how to rock her house!

End of Day 8 - NW corner - you can see the rock backboard wood is installed! 

End of Day 8 - NE Corner - check out Lee's table lined with rock (and boxes of rock in center of picture!)

We dressed Shane after the dryer
was done! 

We stopped at WalMart for a few grocery purchases to get us home and then Wendy’s for a 50 cent Frosty!! We were hot and tired!

Back for our Tie-Dye wash out!! Scott grabbed us a hose to run out to the back fence and we pre-rinsed out on the lawn. Lots of success and happy artists! The boys (except Lee) all went out to the brewery together while the rest of us stayed and ran the washing machined, rinsed, and then had our own Happy Hour together in the shade of Maltman’s trailer. A fun time.  I didn't get any pictures.  :( 

Raindrops started falling around 7:30 lightly, and then a good downpour by bedtime!

THURSDAY, May 24

CAV Day 9

Raindrops are still falling off and on this morning! There are a few (very few) small patches of blue sky showing! I give my TieDying Habitat devotion in the morning – finally figuring it was appropriate after our party earlier in the week.

But...it is an exciting day! We get to start ROCKIN’!!! (And roofin’ and wallin’

Break time!  We are started! 

and all that other stuff!) Crews pretty much return to their former jobs, with Lee so very graciously agreeing to stay working with Andrea and Gayle on the interior walls of Botts side. I think RickH was joining that group at some point. Tom and Charlie were laying out walls and beginning framing on the Horstman side of the duplex. Diane and Paula were reassigned to the Rock Crew – Steve said I had lots of ‘wants’ when I wanted Diane as well to mix mortar and find rocks! She is so good at it!! And Paula really wanted to learn a few tricks because she wants to rock the front of their Sequim house when they return from the nomadic life.

End of Day on Thursday progress.  

Basically, we had three sections, including two corners, to finish if possible in the one and half days. It took us a little time to get back into the rhythm of what worked before – spray bottles, wet the rock, etc. But by lunch we had the center section between the garages done. By day’s end, half of the first corner on the Horstman side. Maybe, just maybe, we can finish tomorrow by noon!

Right after lunch everyone had to go indoors for abit as the skies opened, a little thunder roared, and the rain came down – big fat drops and lots of them! The roof crew called it quits and went inside to help the wall teams. I think they enjoyed doing something a little different for an afternoon. But the rain was short and rocks were able to return to the job! We wrapped it up early around 2 for cleanup partly because Steve needed to get home and prepare a few things for his party!

The group gathers in Steve's yard: Huls and Walkers

Jayson Hortsman and
his balloons

We took the Huls with us down to Steve’s, arriving around 5:15pm. A few drops of rain and then….total clearing of the skies for a beautiful evening! Lots of good food, including shrimp kabobs and giant quality dogs and Polish dogs. We met Bob’s wife, Cathy, and Steve’s friend, Lisa, from Missoula. We reconnected with many of Genia’s friends – Lynne and Angie, (with baby Oliver), plus Nici and Lila and her friend Christy and daughter Jill. Horstmans were there with Arianna and Jason. Plenty of kids so I was glad I had tucked in my balloon pump and balloons. They thought the jumping mice, dogs, and hats were great fun! I filled a lot of balloons.

Rick and Kim fill their plates. 

The Signpost Garden

Lee made bacclava (sp?) and Diane ‘dump cake’ for dessert. Both were VERY tasty! My fruit salad was a hit as well (and glad we have leftovers!) We got a tour of Steve’s new boat barn and many painted their signposts for the garden. When the original post fills up, Steve plans to add more!

Tour of the new boat barn! 

Bob had words to share as did Steve at length. Steve does love the CAVs, as volunteers, but even more as friends who have supported him in some rough times in that past three years. He had some good stories to tell. After Steve was finished, I presented the three of them with their glass Habitat mugs with names on them.

Rick with baby Oliver - son of
one of many friends! 

Oliver's Mom and Lisa, Steve's gal from Missoula.

Back around 8:45 after a full day. I think the group is growing a little tired – physically, not emotionally! Half day tomorrow!

Steve addresses the group. 

FRIDAY, May 25

CAV Build Day 10

What a beautiful morning for our final day. The meadow behind us is layered with a fine mist of dew – my clothes didn’t exactly dry overnight hanging from the back!

First order of business - our group Tie Dye Picture!  Steve arrived just in time to jump in while Bob took the picture for us (He showed up again this Friday with do-nuts!!!)  Hmmm....I think I posted the picture without Steve.  Rats. 

A COLORFUL CREW!
FRONT: Paula, Diane, Ginger, Lee, Gayle, Andrea
BACK: RickH, Charlie, Tom, Scott, Kim, Rick

I had devotions again this morning and had worked briefly yesterday afternoon to write a little rhyme to thank everyone:

Here’s to the Care-a-Vanners, an incredible team

Who gather together to build trusses and beam.

Rick, Charlie, and Tom, our Engineers three

Figure and measure - What a sight to see!

And every group should have well-tucked in their purses

Gayle and Andrea,  our resident nurses.

With Scott and Rick it is easy to tell

Education’s their thing -  They reveal it well.

When techo help is needed Lee is quick to the aid

And Diane is a mother to all this parade!

Paula's always ready with a laugh, gun or tape.

Kim is so generous with praise or a grape.

And don’t forget Rusty who made his escape.

We roofed and we shingled, we hammered and nailed,

We painted and rocked, and nobody failed!

And when it is finished two families will be,

Snug and happy In their own residency.

Team Leader Ginger offers heartfelt thanks

For all of your labors - even the pranks!

But we must remember the leader of us all,

Steve, a super Super - We answer your call!

Noontime - we have the right side finished as well!
Paula did around the corner work.  

A laugh,  a prayer and then ….. to work! We finished the left side shortly before break and got the scaffolding down and some mesh up around the Botts corner.  Allison Ashley came to work at 10 and we claimed her for our team. With her help, we got the front done by noon!!! Hurray!! Paula got a chance to lay some of the stones around the corner.

Rick and Lee chat during lunch. 

One long interior wall is now standing on the Horstman side, both back bedrooms up in the Botts side. The roof is nearly shingled on three sides, with just the south side to go. Rock in three places in front. Add to that, in the two weeks, all the doors and windows are installed, windows trimmed, garage trimmed, concrete poured in both sides. Siding is partly pre-painted, and all the siding strips are in place to begin that process. Steve said we have exceeded his goals!

Rick and Paula in their colorful shirts!  

Nici models her new 'duds'

Melanie Moore, who donates a meal once a month to the affiliate, brought in chili dogs and fixings, cole slaw, cake and cookies for our lunch. A few final parting words from Steve and Bob. Nici was there with her new ‘tool belt’ purse (her words!) and Habitat colored hat. She looks really cute in it!

Andrea, Gayle, Diane, and Tom help themselves!  

Back to trailer around 1:45 to relax (fall asleep), shower, and order pizzas for tonight! I placed the order for 5 smalls and Rick and Scott went to pick them up.

The evening cleared and was warm and very nice. A good breeze at times kept things from getting too hot. We pretty well devoured all the leftover salads and all the pizza but one piece. I suspect it was a case of no one wanting to take the last piece!! Around 7 we watched a big 5^th wheel pull in, only to discover it was Don Rigby, the Habitat leader from Libby, MT!! He and his wife came over to chat for awhile….(Don is a great talker, so it was mostly Don talking and the rest of us listening….but he had good tales!) We got all our thank you’s signed and later I went down and put them all in the mail. That job is finished (almost!) Everyone is going to write a personal note to Steve individually – both for his construction leadership and also for the party Thursday evening at his house.

Quickly into bed, only to have the full force of wind and storm blowing in hit the trailer around 10:30pm. Once we got up and battened things down for the wind, the rain began and pretty much continued all night. Still didn’t cool down that much because of the clouds.

SATURDAY, May 26

Goodbyes, Somers Cafe, and Packing Up

We all gather around 8am out in the road to send Kim and Scott off with our best wishes! They are bound for Pinedale, WY and a summer volunteer gig with the National Forest Service to count hikers in the Wind River backcountry! Maybe we should check out volunteer.gov sometime!

Rick takes my picture in front of the
garage wall section of rock.

Then all but Andrea and Charlie head down to Somers Bay Cafe for breakfast, Gayle arriving a little later because she hadn’t quite finished packing up yet. She is heading out today as well. A great breakfast with superb service. Justin came out to chat with us for awhile during his break, having called Amber who brought the kids over to say thanks once again as well. Little Jason had to tell me that Ari popped his puppy balloon! Sad face! Such a nice family! Rick ordered “The Justin” since he worked on the roof much of the time across the peak from Justin. Besides it had jalapenos and hot stuff on it! The House Bread was excellent. In fact, Huls, Lee, and Hinkles all bought an extra loaf to take home! Rick told everyone he knew I would be baking as soon as I got home anyway. Probably right!

Rick signed for both the Maltmans and himself.

We then headed over to the duplex with Lee following to put our signatures on the walls. I had forgotten that little detail until the middle of the night! Kim and Gayle told us what to write (more or less) so Rick and I added their names as well. I left a Sharpie at each house so everyone else could go over at some point during the weekend and add their signatures and house blessings.

My wall blessings for Amber &
Justin. 

Then over to Ashleys to return the bucket Allison loaned me for tie dying. While we were there, the kids all ran out to tell us that Mary and Korey were on their way home with little Cassandra! Within 5 minutes. So we waited long enough to say hi and take a peek at the newest member of the Davidson household. And then we got out of there!! Mary will have enough confusion in the next few weeks! (I think I forgot to note previously this week that Mary had her baby early Thursday morning at 3am – 4 weeks early but healthy!) I forgot to take a picture of the new one! 

Afternoon relaxing and packing up. Tom and Diane took off to have dinner with Steve and Lisa – a chance to quietly get to know Lisa! Huls were off exploring wildlife parks, and Putnams ventured to Home Depot for an outing. Hmmmm….a quiet camp! We went down and visited Lee to tour his new motorhome – a nice size for a single person and well equipped for someone who loves to cook!

Later evening an informal time of chitchat and watching over the meadow (deer, eagle, pheasants!) Andrea joined us, then Huls came home, then Hinkles. We sat and talked way too long (easy to do since it doesn’t get dark until after 10!) Hence it was nearly dark when Rick and I got the trailer hitched up. Hoses all put away and we are ready for a quick get-away in the morning. Lots of goodbyes, especially with Tom and Diane.

SUNDAY, May 27

Kalispell, MT to Baker City, OR

515 miles

Up at few minutes before 6am and we are pulling out of the campground by 6:25! A stop at the Town Pump on the corner of US2 to grab a coffee. While I am getting my drink, I hear a “Hello, Ginger!” Not what I expect in a strange town! It is Kiana Kearney who is manning the cash register on the night shift! Guess it paid off to have an early departure! She gave us big hugs and we caught up on the family briefly. So nice to be recognized!!  (Kearneys were the first Habitat family home built across road from current site.)

My favorite house and barn with the green rolling hills -
between Dayton and Plains. 

Rick drove us down to Plains – a beautiful morning drive. We saw some cow bighorn sheep enroute to Hot Springs, a few deer in several places, and more wildflowers alongs

Steptoe Butte north of Colfax.

ide the road. Gorgeous green hillsides. Gas was cheaper than in Kalispell – a nice surprise (but still 20 cents higher than 2 weeks ago!)

I drove the next stretch, clear to Plummer, ID! It was a long 155 miles, but I figured Rick never gets to really look around along the Clark Fork as we drive to St. Regis, then the freeway section over Lookout Pass and down to Cour d’Alene. My leg was getting very stiff and I needed a bathroom when we arrived in Plummer! Unfortunately, the station was closed although the pump was open. We got gas and used the trailer bathroom! Raided the trailer for food for lunch.

Rick drove the Eastern Washington stretch through the wheat fields to Milton-Freewater. Such pretty country, especially this time of year. In a couple of places I couldn’t even count the variety of tints of green we saw. We suspect more wind turbines are added daily, and it appeared there must have been some photo shoot of Eastern Washington today as we saw 4 different groups of people stopped and taking tripod pictures!

Country Bible Church south of Colfax

Classic paloose - wind turbines and
green and brown fields

I took us home from M-F, after a quick Mickey D stop for ice cream/blizzards! We needed sustenance! I figured out that I drove 275 miles today, over half of the distance – a first for me!

Home around 4pm Pacific Time – About 10.5 hours of driving time. The hour gained makes a difference! We are all unpacked by 6 and ready to drop dead!

A good trip. I have received great feedback from several of the team as to the good vibes as team leader, the fun, the activities, etc. It WAS a good build with a great group. But I’m tired!  This team leading business takes time when combined with the other things I like to do (like tie dye parties) just as a team member!  

Welcome home!  The Elkhorn Mts. greet us as we drop down into Baker Valley. 

Total Trip Miles: 1612

Trailer Miles: 1034

Trailer Nights: 17