New Adventures

It seems that every time we go to Montana, Melody and Kainaan come up with new ventures for us to embark upon. Huckleberry picking time is sporadic but this year it was awesome. Leslie got scared when the guys talked about making sure someone had a hand gun on them while in the forest. Thank goodness we weren't challenged by the bears for the berries.

Huckleberries are a little smaller than blueberries but look just like them and have four times as much flavor. They grow on small bushes close to the ground. We would roost on trees that had fallen to pull the berries.

We were able to bring enough home to make huckleberry jam and one awesome pie. Tim may have a new favorite pie. Thanks for the suggestion Aunt Shae.


Obviously bears were recently present. This fresh pile of scat reminded us to watch our backs.

Dylan carrying the tired girls back to the vehicles after pickin'.

The sun shining through the trees made the weather perfect for pickin' and the mosquito's were quite sparse. Leslie did happen to upset a nest of bees though and a few of them reacted as expected. She survived the brutal attack with merely a few welts.

Not only were the berries in season but the wild flowers were in full bloom. This pictures doesn't do them justice.