I had the best time with my daughter and dogs this past weekend hiking, backpacking, swimming, fishing....

We started out in jackson hot springs, mt and hiked up to a little alpine lake.

my daughter is 8 and she was amazing the whole way up. i'd like to share some pics with you all and despite the great sadness of EL i'd like to try to bring a little joy....she always warned me not to post pics on here or the net. these are for her 'cause i loved her spirit.

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc266/Rod_Foster/Hamby%20Lake%20August%202012/IMG_0956.jpg

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My daughter's first fish!
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc266/Rod_Foster/Hamby%20Lake%20August%202012/IMG_0982.jpg

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http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc266/Rod_Foster/Hamby%20Lake%20August%202012/IMG_1009.jpg

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Going Home:
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc266/Rod_Foster/Hamby%20Lake%20August%202012/IMG_1022.jpg

Are they on instagram? i don't want to lose a whole day copying and pasting. ;)

Awesome man! Happy for you guys!

A couple of those pictures were just.....hay!

Another one....I see you brought your bitches along.

Who was the third person on the trip?

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Amy

they're on RAA too if you want to look.

my dogs Ozzie and Jack and a friend went he had a great time too. apparently he has delicate feet....whine whine whine!


Penis rhymes with please us....

I like the one with your daughter, dogs and the reflection off the water. Great photos, balv. Thank you.

I love the idea as using small children for pack mules!

BTW- Nice photos. I'd love it up there for sure.
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What did that glacier beer taste like?

It wasn't an IPA.....which you fucking go on and an about....It looked more micro puff to me. Did it taste like PBR in an unironic way?

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nah that kokanee is delicious....just a great canadian lager. it used to be much better before they went all commercial and watered it down.

thanks ink and doug for the kind words ;)

so proud of my daughter for making it and not whining or crying...she is a stud and i love her with all my heart ;)


Penis rhymes with please us....

Great pictures. How special for you and your daughter To do this. This is the stuff they remember forever. Very important. I love the dog pack on Ozzie...or is that Bruce? Where was Bruce??? He is the only pet I remember.

Is it a good thing for your little girl to be a stud?

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Good stuff man! Nothing better than gettin out of the hussle and bussle.
I liked everything in the pics except for that Ford

So, where do you plug in the television and the osculating fan?

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thanks Amy ;)

Jack and Ozzie are my labs. Bruce is my golden retriever and he couldn't make it cause he had hernia surgery and had to stay to rest.

he will most likely go back with me when i go again the 3rd week of september. it's a tougher hike cause it's cold as fuck up there but i always bring the good gear.

@doug, yeah it's a good thing....she put a grown man to shame (my other friend who went with us)...i loved the fact that she picked up on that he was a weenie and a whiner and that he "has delicate feet!" so, yeah maybe Studette ;)


Penis rhymes with please us....

great pics balv. the lake looks beautiful

@balv

Damn, I am a cat person. Sorry to say...all your dogs look the same..the one's that are the same color.

I think that makes me an animal racist.

ha! i'm an animal person. if it's a cool dog or cat or wart hog i'll most likely be in love with it.

an asshole is an asshole...whether you're human or a cat or a dog ;)

i especially love and give tons of love and attention to my 3 pups.

jack is black
ozzie is blonde
bruce is snowy white.....

vinny, our cat, is a negroid as well.

our 9 chickens vary in race and color but all taste the same....

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc266/Rod_Foster/Hamby%20Lake%20August%202012/IMG_1009.jpg

WOOF!

Penis rhymes with please us....

I LOL'd at Animal racist.

And yeah they do grow their women folk rugged up there in Montana.

Does she fish?
EDIT - oops, I just saw that pic. Of course she does.
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she fished for the first time this weekend.... ;) she told me she loved it and that it was really fun.

my daughter is as tough as her mom ;)

when she is older i will get her fly fishing but for now...we'll stick to the basics...she's been with me plenty on a raft and watched me fly fish....she loves to pet the fish, but only after she has wet her hands ;)


Penis rhymes with please us....

You know, balv, after I read every post you write....i read penis rhymes with please us. And then you lose all credibility. You rhyme like shit.

How about...

Pecker rhymes with deck her....

Sounds like a rap lyric: I'm gonna deck'r wit my peck'r.
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You have a future, Doug.

;)

Jesus rhymes with please us....
Penis rhymes with please us....

Are you saying that Jesus is a penis?

:)
not at all.

this credibility thing doesn't worry me in the least....can't have a pic of paul newman...so why not a horrible lewd slant rhyme?



Penis rhymes with please us....

Just teasing.

Vagina rhymes with slippers.....

Amazing stuff Balv!!!!!

Nice photography as well to document what must have been a memorable trip...

Wish that I were there now...

Well done!!!!

twas a great time.

i also head out to the pioneer mountains on 9/14 to hike for 4 days. the chiclet will stay behind this time. gonna hike my uncle and cousin this go. the two labs will be going with

i'll post pics for sure.

thanks all for the kind words.


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“When I was young, a teacher had forbidden me to say "more perfect" because she said if a thing is perfect it can't be more so. But by now I had seen enough of life to have regained my confidence in it.”

Whatever fucko.

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i'm going to texas to hike this trail along the river... apparently you can get into Mexico!!!!
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“When I was young, a teacher had forbidden me to say "more perfect" because she said if a thing is perfect it can't be more so. But by now I had seen enough of life to have regained my confidence in it.”

That's like the dumbest thing I have ever hoped to see.

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see you there!

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“When I was young, a teacher had forbidden me to say "more perfect" because she said if a thing is perfect it can't be more so. But by now I had seen enough of life to have regained my confidence in it.”

Seriously though. It sucks here. You know what they call hiking in Texas?

Walking.

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Under fences.

Fences rhymes with Texas!

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shmexas rhymes with texas too.


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“When I was young, a teacher had forbidden me to say "more perfect" because she said if a thing is perfect it can't be more so. But by now I had seen enough of life to have regained my confidence in it.”

As does Lexus.

Amirite Dallas?!

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I ain't got nothing but love for you now.

so does hardon


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“When I was young, a teacher had forbidden me to say "more perfect" because she said if a thing is perfect it can't be more so. But by now I had seen enough of life to have regained my confidence in it.”

While you count down to Texas, I'm counting down to Montana....

And it is now at 9 days...

Agenda as follows...

8/31- FLY IN, DRIVE TO MANY GLACIER (SWIFTIE CABIN)
9/1 - CRACKER LAKE (MG CAMP)
9/2 - SIYEH BEND TO MG (MG CAMP)
9/3 - HUCKLEBERRY LOOKOUT (SPRAGUE CREEK CAMP)
9/4 - FLORAL PARK (SPERRY CHALET)
9/5 - GUNSIGHT PASS OR MOUNTAIN (SPERRY CHALET)
9/6 - GUNSIGHT PASS OR MOUNTAIN (SPERRY CHALET)
9/7 - SPERRY TO LAKE MCD (VILLAGE INN) pick up Mom
9/8 - HIDDEN LAKE/SUN POINT (MG HOTEL LAKESIDE), w/MOM
9/9 - GRINNELL GLACIER (SWIFTCURRENT INN) w/MOM
9/10 - HIGHLINE TO HAYSTACK (MG CAMP) w/MOM
9/11 - ANGEL WING (MG CAMP)
9/12 - SNOW MOON BASIN (MG CAMP)
9/13 - QUARTZ LAKE LOOP (BOWMAN CAMP)
9/14 - KISHENEHN LOOP (BOWMAN CAMP)
9/15 - SHANGRI-LA (MG CAMP)
9/16 - SWIFTCURRENT TO CHIEF MOUNTAIN (MG CAMP)
9/17 - MEDICINE GRIZZLY LAKE (MG CAMP)
9/18 - TWO MED PASS (CHOTEAU)

You know that's now just a stalking butt-rape agenda for balv, right?

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I ain't got nothing but love for you now.

I'll take my chances....

I think that my ass is safe....

Can't wait to get out to Big Sky Country again....

I'll post pictures when I return (and no they won't be of me squealing like a pig)...

Paradise (Glacier National Park) awaits....

Oh man, that looks like a fantastic trip Alderman. Enjoy!

No good hiking recently, but I did go for a long ride in the Sawtooths in ID a couple weeks ago that was really nice.

Photo here: http://herestothehalcyon.tumblr.com/image/28345918480

that's bad ass alderman.

i wish you safe travels.

i love glacier. but i'm equally stoked to hit the pioneers. one long as tall range smack dab near the big hole valley. i've hiked up there only twice before and this time i'm going somewhere new and i'm pretty pumped.

http://visitmt.com/listing/categories_NET/MoreInfo.aspx?IDRRecordID=6040

that's only a snippet of it...but it's the area.

can't wait :)
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“When I was young, a teacher had forbidden me to say "more perfect" because she said if a thing is perfect it can't be more so. But by now I had seen enough of life to have regained my confidence in it.”

Balv,

Finally got a chance to see these. Fantastic, man.

It was all I could do not to put on the pack and start walking northeast.

How do you handle water? Filter? Tablets?

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@willie
thanks man.

i have lots more but just kept to the good ones.

water: i pack a filter

i live in the northwest. you should come on up and go for a hike. don't walk around in texas at night....you will get run over.

did i post a pic of the hammock in this?

buddy brought up a hammock for lounging...but the kid used it the most.

how did you like using it? i'll never get one. i love my big agnes...3 lbs!!!!!

;)


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“When I was young, a teacher had forbidden me to say "more perfect" because she said if a thing is perfect it can't be more so. But by now I had seen enough of life to have regained my confidence in it.”

Yeah, I filter too. The wifey just got me a Katadyn Hiker Pro for my birthday that I had been eyeing. One of the fellas on our trip had one and I was impressed with it.

I had never tried the tablets. I always carry them but only for emergencies. I got a wild hare this summer and decided to give them a whirl. Just plain god-awful.


Texas would be a bit out of the way from Cali to Montana, but I will be sure to remember that!


I didn't see a hammock pic. I used mine and loved it. No back aches, no leg cramps, and I even slept in long past sunrise one morning. We had about 90 minutes of marble sized hail tempered with a downpour and I was perfectly dry. One of my compatriots had a river going through his tent (though he picked a really lousy place for it).

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