Two weeks ago, (during the workweek) we had a pretty big week. Clint interviewed for a K-9 slot at his work and was chosen for one of the handlers. I am so proud of him! I must tell you (he is too modest, but I can brag!), he is very good at his job. He has that wonderful balance of empathy and strength that enables him to handle situations and people in an intelligent manner. This is a really neat opportunity for him! But, it does come with some new challenges! The first being that he will leave for 6 weeks on October 2nd. This is for his K-9 training school and he will return with his new dog, Shep.
Then on that Friday, we closed on the sale of our rental house!!! Woo hoo! We had the rental for a couple years and decided with both of us working full time, the kids, and all of life's other challenges it was too many irons in the fire. The market isn't great right now so we were a little concerned about getting it sold. Plus sitting on an extra house and making all the payments for an extended amount of time can be tough. But, we did some work to get it pretty and then our awesome realtor had it sold in just over 2 months. What a relief.
With Clint's impending 6 week absence, we are trying to get a lot of things done, including a scouting trip to the area that I have my elk permit. Clint unexpectedly got last Sunday off, so we took advantage and headed up to the Beartooth to take a hike. The weather was a little cloudy and cool, but it was a wonderful hike! Here are some pictures!
A couple fawns checking us out.
If you look right above the timbered ridge line in this picture you will see the Golden Eagle.
No eagle in this picture, just beautiful landscape!
The whole way up there Dane kept asking "can we fish there?", "how about there?", "Daddy can we go fishing?" Never one to disappoint, there was a little creek and Clint took Dane down to see if they couldn't catch a fish.
Success! A beautiful cutthroat. The boys caught several and they were pretty good sized for how little the creek was.
The hike in is actually a closed road. So, Clint had the great idea to take the baby jogger for Dane when he got tired of walking, and Kimber rode in the Kelty! My hubby is so smart! It worked out really well.
Daddy and Kimber
It was actually a little cold and Kimber was a little tired of the Kelty. So we squeezed both kids into the jogger!
The hike was super fun, and although we didn't see any elk, we were able to scope out the land and talk about how we could hunt it! It was a great day!
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