Schweitzer, Not Just For Skiing

One of the scenic side trips was up Schweitzer Mountain just out of Sandpoint, Idaho. It is listed in the "10,000 Places to See In the US .." It provides a spectacular view of Lake Pend Oreille. There was a bit of haze on the day we went up. The camera noticed far more than we did.

The highlight of the trip was actually, the sow and her cubs. A cinnamon black bear had just crossed the road and was looking back at her two cubs. They crossed in front of the vehicle, of course the cameras were all in their respective bags. The cubs were just starting to get over their cute phase and Mom was eyeing the car.

Other wildlife was spotted. One skinny deer and a turkey. Turkeys are getting fairly common in Idaho. I have seen at least one on my last four trips.

And of course no trip near Sandpoint is complete without a stop at Panhandler Pies or at least thinking about it. They have a lunch special of 1/2 a sandwich, a cup of soup, and a piece of pie. This trip it was Boysen Berry Pie for me. I nobly skipped the ice cream.

Fun Facts:
Lake Pend Oreille is the fifth deepest in the U.S.
The Navy has an acoustic testing facility on it.

Post Falls Falls

I just got around to loading the photos from my trip to Idaho. Thought I would start with the Post Falls Falls Park photos. Now that is a mouth full. Post Falls, Idaho bears the same name as the falls on one edge of town. The falls were used to run a saw mill for a number of years. Now, I believe the dam is for flood control and electricity.

This part of the Northwest had a huge snow fall at the beginning of the year and it has rained a lot since. So the rivers and lakes were near record levels. All of the gates on the dam were wide open. So, a huge amount of water was rushing through and tumbling done the canyon as can be seen in the second photo.

The first picture is some of the local wildlife hanging out in the park. Besides geese there are ducks. The duckling picture was a bit to far away to post.

I had to include the last picture because it is a 22 - 23 thousand dollar bridge. You just don't see many of those these days.

June Stash Enhancement

I didn't make it to the Estes Park Wool Market this year. It is a somewhat long story and involves my brother. He was going to visit Mom and Dad over Father's Day. This was planned for months. He was quitting his job. FInally, I decided to check plane ticket prices and found a cheap one. Just after I bought, he was offered a better job at a store closer to where he lived. So, he canceled. Having non-refundable tickets I went on the trip. As a result I still haven't seen my brother in over 10 years.

Since, the actual purpose was to buy roving, I bought all of the corn flower blue and some tan. In the future, I will have to find some where else to buy roving.

While in Idaho, my Mom and I toured several yarn shops near Couer d' Alene. The first two pictures are new stash from Boucle's Yarn Studio. It had just reopened a couple of months ago. I want to pick up some roving and the store was closed with a sign about a liquidation sale starting the day before I left. Mom and I made it over and bought some yarn.

Of course there was a visit to Harmony Yarns. They were having a sale some items. I bought mostly regular priced items. I was very tempt to get a pair of needles with nice ends but resisted.

I am happy to say this store will be remaining open. So, I will be able to shop there with my Mom.

We also had a trip into Spokane one day and stopped by Sew-EZ-Too. Where I found this yarn and a couple of patterns.

The other purchase since this is a fabric store too. Was some fabric for my Dad's birthday. His seamstress agreed to turn it into a shirt. The fabric has owls in flight on it. It is easier to find owl stuff since Harry Potter.

Also, we went a bead sale but that will be a different post.

I believe these four skeins are an attempt to keep me showing up in Idaho. Mom gave them to me. I think the Palate might work well in a Victorian Lace Today scarf.

I did acquire some needles, a combination of Knit Pick needles and Addi Turbo. They just don't make for an exciting picture.

All the yarn and needles have been logged in to Ralvery.

It's Reversible

This is narrow width of the Absolutely Positively Reversible Scarf. It is knit out of two balls of Amaizing, corn silk yarn from Southwest Trading Company. I got six repeats of the pattern and small ball of yarn left over, very small.

The yarn provided better stitch definition than I thought it would. Another thing I noticed is that narrow ribbon yarn doesn't twist like the wider stuff. I like that because the wide ribbon yarns annoyed me. This ribbon is softer and more tube like too.

The only flaw in either skein was one light spot and it doesn't show much. I can find it but it will pass the galloping horse test. Trinka approved of the final product too. It is good enough to sit and roll on.