Changing Princesses

Living close to two four-year old grand-daughters and two two-year old grandsons and tending them on a regular basis, I have wrecked more cars and changed more princess's dresses than any grown man should have to.

I have been the Prince, the baby, the mean guy, the good guy and the battering ram for all the cars - but have enjoyed every minute of it.  Just more wild days in Idaho.  What a joy.  I feel sorry for grandfathers who miss out in the lives of their grandchildren.  We had all four of them today - and it was a wild day.

Remember Whensday #3

My Uncle Nephi Schiers (notice the name difference), my dad's brother, never married and lived as a bachlor in a log cabin in Teton Valley.  He farmed and mined gold in the summer and hunted, trapped and fished in the winter.  I do not remember him, but he was a favorite of my older siblings.  He also served in the Army during World War II.  Here is pictures of his fur catch including mink, weasels, and pine marten (sable).  The second picture is of his elk and three bear he shot one fall.

Here is his Army picture.  He lived about a quarter of a mile from my parents and was included in all the family activities.  His died while crossing the Salmon River on his horse heading back to his gold mine.  My dad and my mother's brother, Chet, floated the Salmon River in a rubber raft to pick up his body.

                                             

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Roughin' It

The hunt was successful for the week we had in the mountains of Island Park.  We watched and stalked over 30 mule deer.  Here are two I got a picture of.

But most of the deer seen were hidden in the thick brush like this one hidded in the scrub aspen.

Even though the elk season was not open yet, we saw over 40 head of elk.  Here a bull elk clears one of the section fences that divide the BLM and Targhee National Forest grazing allotments.  Several times we almost got run over by elk trying to get away from us.

We also saw small animals and song birds like this chipmunk and White-crowned sparrow.

We still have some hunting to do.  Some whitetailed deer tags and elk tags will insure more wild days for us is Idaho.

Promised pictures

Here are the pictures I promised I would post.  The first one is of the Centennial Range after the recent snows.

The next one is of Mt. Jefferson with the portrait of Pres. Jefferson laying down under a new blanket of snow.

The next is of Blue Creek Canyon at the Sand Creek ponds in its fall colors. 

                                  

The hunt was successful and enjoyed by all.  Just another wild adventure in Idaho.  But a good bath and shave along with a real bed feels good.  More to come later.