Author: Van-Tramp

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Rock hard at the park

Hey, let’s keep the thoughts clean now… my Mom reads this blog… but yes, that is the title of the concert I have been waiting around to attend. Rock Hard at the Park was my second chance at seeing Halestorm in concert. I did see them in Denver earlier this...

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McArthur Lake

McArthur Lake is part of the McArthur Lake Wildlife Management Area which was established in 1942 to protect and enhance Idaho’s waterfowl habitat. The waterfowl habitat encompasses more than 1,200 acres which provides refuge to more than 200 species of birds and Canada Geese during migration in the spring and...

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Kootenai Falls

Kootenai Falls on the Kootenai River, adjacent to U.S. Highway 2 between Libby and Troy, is a scenic attraction not to be missed. The calm river suddenly gathers momentum surging first through China Rapids and then over Kootenai Falls, dropping 90 feet in less than a mile. The main falls...

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Tully and Leigh

As I was finishing up at the Laundromat, I overheard the young couple (also working on their laundry) talking about dispersed camping so I strike up an conversation. As it turns out, Tully an Leigh are traveling around the West, seeing the sights for an undetermined amount of time. They...

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The Shak

So there I am, standing in line at Safeway with some boneless/skinless chicken breast, a 6-pack of beer, some chips, and licorice – yea, I was going to have a sinful dinner – when the gentleman standing behind me says, “Is that your dinner? Why don’t you come over to...

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Moose burgers

Monday nights are ‘burger night’ at the Whitefish Moose Lodge and probably the biggest night of each week too. Last Monday I came back from the gym to find the parking lot and the Lodge full and missed all the excitement. This week I made sure to be a part...

Just waiting around? 0

Just waiting around?

I have a concert that I want to go to in Post Falls Idaho on the 21st, so I have had to decide on getting to Post Falls 5 days ahead of the concert, or hang out here in Whitefish Montana for a few days. My Mother says to me...

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Tinkering with a new look

A tramp can only handle seeing the same scenery for so long before it must change. The look of his blog is no exception. So, with that, is a simple change to a simple layout… for now. I may tinker with some other looks over the next week (since I...

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Our personal Colorado flood

First things first… Tim and Imelda are OK (and I am 1000 miles away). So far, no water has intruded into their lives any more than getting a few days off work and school. I spent much of the evening talking with them on Skype, going over plans of what...

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Abby Fontaine

I just heard that Abby passed away in April of this year. Abby came into my life in 2004. For those that do not know the story, I will tell it: Leslie, my girl friend at the time, and I walked into a Petco in our home town in California....