Let's visit.....

[rickers]

That last picture of the bridge is interesting. It was built in 1951 and it's the only one of it's kind in the U.S. It's an interesting truss design, we kayaked under it last summer. I love my new camera, it sure beats using my old Argus but I'm a bit wary of taking it out on a river trip, that's a lot of dough to drop into the water !

[ElkHunter]

Those were outstanding pics Rickers. Tried to rep you but, alas, I need to spread them around. God I hate that function. I don't rep often, but damnit, when a person deserves it, they deserve it.

[jimj]

Originally Posted by Redraven

Hey, jimj, we gonna be inyour neck of the woods along about the 17th. We will be attending the 75th annual Glacier Waterton Hamfest at Glacier Meadows RV park near Essex, then we'll be camping someplace on Hungry Horse Reservoir for a few days after that.
Hmmm... I kinda wish I still had those four lots in Hungry Horse, that would have been a great place for a base camp!
We'll be going right by Rickers, too. The plan is to overnight in GF, then head up the freeway and over the mountains. No time to stop in Conrad, though, and we won't have any computer access at all during the trip.

Cool! Hey what exactly is the Hamfest? I've never heard of it.
Oh, if anyone is around Stevensville on Aug 7-9 you might want to go to the Creamery Picnic. They are having the Montana State BBQ competition (I'm a judge) with competitors from all over the western U.S.. Good bbq is almost assured! Hope to see some of the people from the porch there!!!

[jimj]

Originally Posted by rickers

That last picture of the bridge is interesting. It was built in 1951 and it's the only one of it's kind in the U.S. It's an interesting truss design, we kayaked under it last summer. I love my new camera, it sure beats using my old Argus but I'm a bit wary of taking it out on a river trip, that's a lot of dough to drop into the water !

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[Timberwolf232]

Originally Posted by jimj

Cool! Hey what exactly is the Hamfest? I've never heard of it.
Oh, if anyone is around Stevensville on Aug 7-9 you might want to go to the Creamery Picnic. They are having the Montana State BBQ competition (I'm a judge) with competitors from all over the western U.S.. Good bbq is almost assured! Hope to see some of the people from the porch there!!!

A Hamfest is a get together for amateur radio operators. (hams) They buy and sell stuff, do activities etc.. Pretty nice group of people for the most part.

[rickers]

Originally Posted by jimj

Good bbq is almost assured!

Your tempting me dag nab it. Between the BBQ and the thought of a little float down the Bitterroot River along with the opportunity to get some pics of the Bitterroot Mountains with my new Canon PowerShot SX10IS, I'm very tempted to make a trip across to the west side.

[Redraven]

jimj, go to gwhamfest.org and it will tell you all about it.
If you see a Jeep Rubicon with a KJ7POE license plate, that's me.

[seven of nine]

Hum, B-b-q!

Hey hang on to those radios, never know when we will need one.

[jimj]

Originally Posted by Timberwolf232

A Hamfest is a get together for amateur radio operators. (hams) They buy and sell stuff, do activities etc.. Pretty nice group of people for the most part.

I'm sorry, I didn't connect "Hamfest" with Ham ops since I'm into BBQ naturally that's where my mind went... I had neighbors and friends that were Hams and built their radios from Heathkit, the brave souls..

[HoneyLamb]

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