Montana Ranches near Seeley Lake

Montana Ranches near Seeley Lake
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Here are the last set of movies from the new camcoder gifted to us from my kind sister and brother-in-law for xmas. We left Helena after 8 days just after a really nice snowfall across the state. It was a beautiful drive up to SR200 through Ovando and then up to Seeley Lake. Prior to departure we were a bit worried about the amount of gifts we received from family while in Helena. There was no way they were going to fit in the element so Grandpa Tom (aka Pop pop) and I drove down to Bozeman for a Yakima Skybox and Rack to haul the loot away. Once it was very simply installed in a snowstorm by yours truly we were off the follow day to Seeley for a family get together over at the Double Arrow where Shawn and I were married.

Part 1

After arriving in Seeley we had some nice times in the Hilltop Lodge @ the DoubleArrow. I highly recommend this accommodation for any sort of family gathering or snowmachine - X\C skiing weekend get away. Ben took his first sled as well as sleigh ride within the same hour.

Part 2



We extended the stay in Seeley an extra day to spend some time with the Great Grand Parents at the Hobbitiat (their cabin) up in back of the Double Arrow in the Swans. I got some good sledding in up there under the direction of Teague, Maggie and Hadley. They all took turns getting towed behind the Gator. Yours truly didn't make the weight requirement for the tow rope so I just filmed it. That night there was the kind of full moon you never forget. All in All it was a great holiday in Montana.

Oh yeah, as a super special bonus for staying the extra night on the way home we saw a herd of Bighorn Sheep right on the side of the road about 5 minutes out of Bonner MT.

Happy 2007 to everyone.

I pick 83 deg

I pick 83
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Looks like an easy choice for the weekend. Fla is it. We are heading down there for Browny's 100 Birthday party in Feb. Down to Sanibel for some hopefully sunny warm\hot days. It will be Benny's first days on the beach. It will be interesting how Tan we can get him over the time there.
After Sanibel I would take Helena for the weekend, it is supposed to really blow and pour here starting this afternoon. So sick of this S@%T.

Ben on the Gator

Ben on the John Deere "Gator"
Originally uploaded by spappy_jones.

We had a lot of fun over in Montana for Xmas and New Years. Here is another flick of stuff during Xmas eve in Helena most of the location is up at Barb's (Gangie) and Tom's (Pop-pop) house. Stay tuned there are more to follow of our times over at Seeley lake.