The North Idaho Front Porch (groceries, eat, best)

[shades_of_idaho]

We are having fantastic weather here in Midvale. Supposed to change tomorrow. 89 degrees today and 69 tomorrow. Possible SNOW at 5000 foot Wednesday. Then it is supposed to warm up. Not unusual for here. Looking forward to winding up the yard work for the year. Moving inside to painting and my favorite projects, mosaics. Woo Hoo come on winter!!!!!

Chris

[kaadub]

Hi Toyman. Back from the trip of which we spent a couple days at Priest Lake and a couple on the Hope Penn. When we arrived in Priest Lake found most of the camp grounds shut down for the season as well as most everything else... ugh. No boat rentals for my fisherman friend. Streams closed so we explored some and headed to Hope. The campgrounds on the penninsula were very nice but again almost everything shut down for the winter. Both Hope and Clark Fork were very hokie but the few people we talked to were nice. We did find one boat for rent at the marina in Hope but they would not rent until 9 am and wanted $80 for four hours the small aluminium boat
was just not worth it. We had lunch on the floating resturant which was nice. Weather was perfect and I liked the town of Sandpoint. All in all too much driving in too little time.

[mistyriver]

Originally Posted by kaadub

Hi Toyman. Back from the trip of which we spent a couple days at Priest Lake and a couple on the Hope Penn. When we arrived in Priest Lake found most of the camp grounds shut down for the season as well as most everything else... ugh. No boat rentals for my fisherman friend. Streams closed so we explored some and headed to Hope. The campgrounds on the penninsula were very nice but again almost everything shut down for the winter. Both Hope and Clark Fork were very hokie but the few people we talked to were nice. We did find one boat for rent at the marina in Hope but they would not rent until 9 am and wanted $80 for four hours the small aluminium boat
was just not worth it. We had lunch on the floating resturant which was nice. Weather was perfect and I liked the town of Sandpoint. All in all too much driving in too little time.

Shoot. Somehow I missed your post about Priest Lake. I live just south of it. There are a few nice campgrounds open: Lionshead and Dickensheet are open till the end of October and Indian Creek is open year round. All three are beautiful. It is pretty quiet up here once the tourist season winds down. Compared to Sandpoint, it's quiet all the time here.

[Fisherman 100]

Planted first cherry tree the other day and momma deer had some salad. Got some deer repellent and will spray it on the leaves to see if it works. The wildlife has to eat too I guess.

[brokencrayola]

With our fruit trees we put tall hog fencing around it and that worked well with the deer.

[Clark Fork Fantast]

Originally Posted by kaadub

Both Hope and Clark Fork were very hokie but the few people we talked to were nice.

Hokie????

[kaadub]

No insult intended. Maybe the wrong one word term to use. Just meaning that there were the minimal number of parts needed to be classified as a spot on the map. Used hokie as in, not complicated with much.

[shades_of_idaho]

OH Hahahaha kaadub has not been to Midvale then if he thinks Clark Fork is Hokie

Chris

[mistyriver]

It's cold here! Finally. Good weather for making and canning lots of apple butter. Luckily I have a friend with an orchard. We're starting our own in the spring...we have the perfect place for one and we have an orchard consultant helping us out. Who knew there was such a thing?
Next up for the canner: pumpkin butter and canned pumpkin for pies, muffins, etc.

[Toyman at Jewel Lake]

Originally Posted by mistyriverranch

It's cold here! Finally....

Bite your tongue... May is a long long way away. After a couple of days of cold, grey weather, I'm ready for indian summer.