8.02.2010

Montana

We spent the weekend in Hamilton with Curt's parents. It was a crazy trip, but fun! Friday night we had lightening strike a tree about 165 yds away and start a fire! Curt and his dad had to race to it in the dark and work on putting it out until the fire department came. By the time they came though Curt and Maurice pretty much had the fire out. It took them a couple of hours. Curt's property growing up borders forest service land, so he's kind of been spoiled that way. His back yard is a mountain chain! If they hadn't have seen that fire and been able to put it out who knows how many miles, including their house, would have burned! This pictures is of the 3 big trees and the one little tree that got struck. The boom was so loud it hurt our ears and the flash was so bright it was amazing!


Above is Curt's mom riding on a motorcycle with Clint (Curt's brother). She is so funny! She had no idea what she was getting herself into!
We love going to Como! This time we talked Venice into going with us.



It was fun getting to see a lot of the family!! Hopefully we'll get another car soon that's actually RELIABLE and we can make more trips up to Montana!

2 comments:

Kit and Janet Andersen said...

Lake Como is so pretty. I wish we lived closer.

kurtandvickysleemanfam said...

wow. curt sure looks proud of that tree fire. good job forest man!;) you look so cute in your purple sun dress cover up. looks like a fun time, silly venice.