Sunday, October 23, 2011

Kalispell

October 22nd 
Today we got up early and headed to Kalispell to hang out with Harold and Pam.  The drive once again was BEAUTIFUL, but yet different than two weeks prior.  The leaves on the trees are changing colors quickly. 
When we rolled into the Clarke farm, Pam showed Brit and I all that she is doing to renovate their kitchen while Harold took Lindsay to show her different things on the farm.  When they got back we took a few pictures with Harold, then we went to grab brunch at Pam’s favorite restaurant, Echo Lake Café.




Brunch was soooo good.  I had eggs, grits, and coffee cake.  Brit had huckleberry pancakes and Linds had rancher style eggs and potatoes.  We ended up staying there for a few hours because Harold gets quite chatty at times.  We didn’t mind because this was our last day with Harold since he has next week (our last) off. 
After brunch Pam and Harold took us on a tour of Flathead Lake.  We drove all the way around it, but we made lots of stops.  Our first stop was in Big Horn where we took pictures along the lake shore and then stopped in at a local brewery.  I am not a big beer drinker so I just tasted a few, but we did get a tour of the brewery part to see how it is all made.  Main thing I learned was the yeast is a big deal.   “Watch out for the yeasty beasties!!”  At the brewery we made friends with Glen the bartender, Chris a seasonal worker, and the owner of the place.  They were all so nice and it was great to chat with locals about what it is like to live and work there.  They all had such interesting stories…living in Hawaii all the way to wanting to me a biologist. 
The next few stops were just picture taking opportunities…






Our last stop was at this small general store to buy elk and buffalo jerky.  I actually didn’t buy any, but I did buy some huckleberry wine.  Yummm!  After that we headed back to Pam and Harold’s to get the truck before going over to Gary, the head pharmacist at the hospital in Browning.  He had invited us to go out to dinner, and to stay the night with his family, and go to church on Sunday.

For dinner we drove into Whitefish to eat at Mambo’s (that same place we went last time).  Pam and Harold actually came to join us which was fun.  Even though this is where we ate two weeks ago, we were pumped since last time we just got an appetizer.  Not this time!!  Between the three of us we shared a salad, egg plant parmesan, and some chicken pasta dish.   It was delish!!  Man we ate WAY too much today ha!

After dinner, back at Gary’s, Gary showed us where we would be sleeping…his decked out camper.  Ha!  At first I thought this kind of weird, but it was actually really nice.  We were able to have our own space and not have to worry about being loud.  So, neat experience and what a great day!!

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