{"id":2219,"date":"2017-06-22T20:00:30","date_gmt":"2017-06-22T20:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewachs.com\/wachsacrossamerica\/?p=2219"},"modified":"2017-07-10T14:39:40","modified_gmt":"2017-07-10T14:39:40","slug":"hungry-horse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thewachs.com\/wachsacrossamerica\/2017\/06\/22\/hungry-horse\/","title":{"rendered":"Hungry Horse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our last day in the Glacier National Park area we decided to keep pretty lazy and just stick around the Hungry Horse area. \u00a0I worked in the morning, Steph made more travel plans and the kids read and vegged out. \u00a0Later in the morning we went on an excursion to check out near by Lion Lake and the Hungry Horse reservoir. \u00a0While at the reservoir we took a lot of dam pictures as this thing was pretty impressive&#8230;its the 10th tallest dam in the US! \u00a0Looking over the edge made my tail bone hurt!!<br \/>\n<a title=\"Dam picture\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/136797225@N05\/35477747736\/in\/album-72157685253444586\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4242\/35477747736_03dd507118_z.jpg\" alt=\"Dam picture\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>We drove a little way along the side of the reservoir hoping to find a nice day use area but all the ones we found had day use fees. \u00a0On top of the fact that we didn&#8217;t plan on staying long (we hadn&#8217;t packed a lunch) I&#8217;m too cheap to pay the $5 day use fee&#8230;especially when none of them really look that spectacular. \u00a0We all agreed that we&#8217;d make another trip to Lake McDonald before we left the area.<\/p>\n<p>But first we went back to the rig and ate lunch. \u00a0I did a little more work while Steph did a grocery run and laundry. \u00a0Later, while the two younger kids napped, Caden and I played a game of Lost Cities, we took the dog for a walk and we played a little frisbee. \u00a0After Steph got back and we put laundry and food away she put some pork in the pressure cooker and we went back up to the national park to Lake McDonald. \u00a0We were going to go to Apgar Village again but Brielle saw the sign for Fish Creek and asked if we could go there. \u00a0We obliged as it was only another mile up the road and would be a different vantage point. \u00a0This turned out to be a great idea as there were fewer people and still plenty of rocks to skip. \u00a0The lake was so calm and peaceful and the air was just the right temperature&#8230;it was a perfect way to round out our lazy day.<\/p>\n<p>Back at the rig us boys took showers at the shower house ($0.50 for 10 minutes&#8230;but it was a really nice shower) and we all enjoyed dinner together before getting ready for bed.<\/p>\n<p>Steph&#8217;s book club is reading <em>The Happiness Project<\/em> and I have been reading it too. \u00a0The book details 12 months of the author trying all sorts of different things to increase her happiness. \u00a0But tonight, Brielle asked me to read a few pages out of the kid version of <em>Jesus Calling<\/em>. \u00a0What a contrast!! \u00a0In just a couple paragraphs the latter reminded me of what true joy is and where it comes from. \u00a0There are still some great ideas in <em>The Happiness Project<\/em>, but what a refreshing, Bible inspired message from <em>Jesus Calling<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a collection of images from several days we stayed in Hungry Horse&#8230;<\/p>\n<div id=\"flickr_72157685253444586_5061\"><div class=\"slickr-flickr-slideshow landscape medium \"><div class=\"active\"><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4238\/35419025266_6040b1292a.jpg\" title=\"Site 11\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Site 11<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4256\/35459101485_71b79f89c7.jpg\" title=\"Big foot\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Big foot<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4232\/35459095655_efa872df8c.jpg\" title=\"Usually Sheba is in the lead\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Usually Sheba is in the lead<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4215\/35072402450_b9b6249242.jpg\" title=\"Flower\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Flower<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4207\/34649322863_f7d3530466.jpg\" title=\"Flower\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Flower<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4264\/35072396970_cc8b3135bd.jpg\" title=\"Flower\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Flower<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4255\/34617406574_40c211e11e.jpg\" title=\"Flower\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Flower<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4215\/35328758381_b2350fdcea.jpg\" title=\"Hunting Indian Paintbrush\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Hunting Indian Paintbrush<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4289\/34617395824_9495c262d4.jpg\" title=\"Flower\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Flower<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4288\/35072385310_44263da2bc.jpg\" title=\"Girls on a hike\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Girls on a hike<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4242\/34617378534_071552bcc6.jpg\" title=\"What??\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>What??<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4216\/34649283213_863ba57a41.jpg\" title=\"Singing\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Singing<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4290\/35328804741_4f59bf1d70.jpg\" title=\"Huck Pie\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Huck Pie<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4207\/35459126345_b33361c705.jpg\" title=\"Huck pie and Huck ice cream\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Huck pie and Huck ice cream<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4208\/35425532946_ae534e85b5.jpg\" title=\"S&#039;mores\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>S'mores<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4253\/34624057204_7579a131f5.jpg\" title=\"So happy\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>So happy<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4263\/35425527966_7428faafe8.jpg\" title=\"Oh yeah\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Oh yeah<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4242\/35477747736_03dd507118.jpg\" title=\"Dam picture\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Dam picture<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4234\/35477746366_a5967926fe.jpg\" title=\"Head shadows on dam\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Head shadows on dam<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4278\/35477744726_08c49f09f2.jpg\" title=\"Kids table\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Kids table<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4205\/35386245941_ba32fd14d6.jpg\" title=\"Wading\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Wading<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4258\/35130585750_41645c3c44.jpg\" title=\"Wach on the beach\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Wach on the beach<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4258\/35386243551_2d8a8daba6.jpg\" title=\"Skipping rocks\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Skipping rocks<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4232\/35130582620_54ce2f7fa5.jpg\" title=\"Steph skipped one!\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Steph skipped one!<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4213\/35386241451_d28932006c.jpg\" title=\"Kids on a log\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Kids on a log<\/p><\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">jQuery(\"#flickr_72157685253444586_5061\").data(\"options\",{\"delay\":3000,\"autoplay\":true,\"transition\":500,\"link\":\"next\",\"target\":\"_self\",\"width\":\"\",\"height\":\"\"});<\/script><div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our last 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