Adventurous

We love Montana's Crazy Mountains--the "Crazies," just like us! But this year's trip has had its "adventures." Well, the cold and rain persisted, and our time at the national forest Ibex Cabin, was pretty much a washout. We got out on the Cottonwood Creek trail the first day, but the trail was really muddy, and the rain continued. You think it was better back at the cabin? Nope.

Adventure #1: as soon as we arrived, the van got stuck about a foot deep in mud. Aaargh! We were trapped; no forest ranger, no people, no cell phone, nothing--no way out. Long story short: we finally got towed out of the forest, but it was late at night, and we were well behind schedule by then. Oh, and did we mention the unexpected 10 inches of snow?!
Adventure #2: a little "road rock" incident was apparently aggravated by the weather. What started as a little chip in the middle of the windshield grew into two huge fissures. The cracks grew so quickly that they now almost reach the opposite edges of the windshield. Our internet access tonight is due only to the fact that we're having the windshield replaced in the morning, so are spending the night in town at a hotel. (That's okay, the human could use the warmth and a good shower.)

Adventure #3: We saved the "best" for last... Tuchuck was almost swept away by the Blackfoot River!!! On our way north (to Glacier NP), we stopped at a little riverside campground to run around. As far as we know, Tuchuck had never experienced a raging river before. He tried to emulate big sis Narra but went in too deep. The current quickly swept him up and started to carry him away. The human FREAKED OUT. He jumped into the river quickly enough to grab Tuchuck by the collar and pull him back to land. Luckily, the river hadn't taken Tuchuck too far out or too deep (though it may have taken a few years of the human's life away). Whew.

We can only hope that the rest of our adventures aren't so adventuresome.