Louis Lake
Bob and Fritzi are old friends of mine. Fritzi and I went in college together. They were both school teachers. One summer they leased Louis Lake Lodge, and Tracy and I went up and spent time with them. What a great time!
I don't think there was any electricity at all up there at that time. The cabin Tracy and I slept in was just that - one room with two beds. They sold gas at the lodge, and served meals. I would hang out in the kitchen with Fritzi, help cook, wash dishes, etc. Then we would leave the kids with Bob and saddle up a couple of horses and ride around the area. It was pretty up there.
You can get to Louis Lake on a road that goes off the South Pass highway, or from Lander to Sinks Canyon and up the switchbacks.
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Traumatic day yesterday. I went shopping. First, I needed cat food, so I headed for the feed store. I felt like a rat in a maze. About 20 minutes after I turned off the highway, I finally made it back. Never did find the feed store. That's a scary part of town. Half the streets are closed, with big deep ditches dug in them, and I felt trapped. Every street I turned down was closed. I finally went around some orange blockade barrels and through someone's driveway and got to a street that took me back to the highway. I knew I was beaten, and decided to buy cat food you-know-where.
I went to Specialty Meats and bought meat, milk, eggs, peppers, and some cheese.
And then I had to go to Ridley's. The shelves were a mess. I needed some tomato sauce, and dug through about two dozen cans before I could find one that wasn't dented. The peppers I paid less than $3 for Specialty Meats were more than $5 at Ridley's. No kidding. Same peppers, same brand - the plastic package of a yellow, orange and red bell pepper.
I got the cat food. When I got it home, Barrie informed me that she had bought an extra large bag at Sam's Club some time ago, and that half of it was still in the basement. I bought 3 cans of tuna fish, and Barrie told me she had bought a case of it at Sam's Club.
As God as my witness, I will never go shopping again!
Barrie must be thinking that you are going senile, and trying to take care of you so you don't have to leave the house.
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That maze was good for your brain! Now you won't get Alzheimers for another week or 2. Just kidding. But, really - Don't you dare stay in the house. We need you in art group as our inspiration & to keep us from getting serious.
ReplyDeleteI have always wanted to stay in one of those cute cabins at Louis Lake. Never got around to it.
That pony's name was Gunsmoke. Man, I loved him!
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