On Thursday we cleaned up the house and packed up for our camping trip. But first I went to the doctor at 1:45pm. I had a good visit with Dr. Reid about my recent head and body aches. She suspects it's my migraines returning with a vengeance, but wants me to have a CT scan on Monday morning. She prescribed me some medicine that costs $20 per pill with insurance, so I told the pharmacist to only give me two of them ($40) until I know if I even need them! I think I will talk to the doc about going back on the Imitrex inhaler if it's migraines--those are a lot cheaper! She ordered a bunch of bloodwork, too, so all of you that chastised me for not going to the doctor should be satisfied now :).
So I left the clinic and went right into the van and out to West Boulder via Big Timber, MT. It was a beautiful day--so clear and green--and we really enjoyed the ride. Soon we turned off onto West Boulder Road, crossing the Brokaw's ranch, which was full of these darling brown cows...
So I left the clinic and went right into the van and out to West Boulder via Big Timber, MT. It was a beautiful day--so clear and green--and we really enjoyed the ride. Soon we turned off onto West Boulder Road, crossing the Brokaw's ranch, which was full of these darling brown cows...
How now, brown cow?
At home on the range***
Toward the end of the road, you hang a right and next to the Boulder River there's a fabulous forest service cabin...
It has a rustic little kitchen and electricity...
plus a dining room ,wood stove, and lots of beds and cots, for only $30 per night! Here, Grandma Rosalie briefs the kids on the rules of the campout 
Abby & Addie watch as Grandpa's dutch oven dessert bakes on the fire...
Heidi in the smoke
Bubby snuggled with Daddy Thursday night/ Friday morning
during the big thunder & lightening storm
I did Addie's hair in the morning
Grandma served a delicious skillet breakfast of eggs with sausage and fruit...
...and the kids fueled up for our big Independence Day hike
James loves fruit snacks!
Here are all the kids in their CAMP LIBERTY T-shirts... Abby, Marshall, Heidi, James & Addie
My three cutie punkin's!
Our Family at the trail head
Daddy & Heidi along the trail
A beautiful meadow recovering from the 2006 fires
make way for horses!
We reached the bridge after a little more than a mile
Abby over the Boulder River
Marshall over the Boulder River
Addie on the bridge
On the way back down the trail, we cooled off in a creek!
James chased a butterfly all the way down the road and into the grass
My hikin' boy
After our hike we had quiet time--naps, painting, legosIt was a nice afternoon, and it got overcast so it wasn't too hot.
Later, after Uncle Mike's afternoon fishing lessons, we had a yummy dutch oven chicken pot pie!
And after dinner we tried out our awesome new camp shower!
Addie and Abby got really clean and really giggly
Game night after showers and s'mores
and forest-safe "fireworks"...***
It was a WONDERFUL trip!
Thanks for planning it, Mom & Dad Melin!!!
Here's Swingley Road on the way home...awesome!
Bye, bye, West Boulder! (That's the Brokaw's on the right)
Those California fires are giving Livingston lots of haze...sunset Saturday night
Happy Trails! 
3 comments:
I am really glad that you went to the doc. I have terrible migraines too. Do you have migraines with aura usually? I hope you get some answers soon.
The pictures show such a great family time. I have such fabulous memories of doing the same things when I was young. Your kids are lucky as was I.
You're right. I SHOULD cry myself to sleep every night because I don't live there. How fantastic to have such wonderful, nearby, gorgeous (and CHEAP!) places to go.
Hey...we took pictures of the same cows!!! See my post of natural bridge! Glad you had fun!
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