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BLIND DATE

Chapter XI

Glacial Lake Missoula

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Idaho Fish and Game

Lake trout, or mackinaw, were introduced and completely disrupted the ecology of the lake

Beautifully clear, some folks still get their drinking water out of Flathead lake

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Many shorelines, over thousands of years, are permanently etched in the M-hill behind the clock tower at the University of Montana

Anne Cruikshank, Missoulian

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After the flood, wind blown soil formed rich, fertile dunes over the scablands called the Palouse hills

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The magnificent spotted "blanket" of the Nez Perce Appaloosa 

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Our final move was to originallly an old orchard overlooking the lake and Polson.  Look at the many windows for an exceptional view

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An extension of the previous image, note the beautiful knotty alder of the cabinets

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The view from our back deck. Still in the city limits, we had fox and deer take up residence in the field below.  On a clear day one could see Glacier. Just to the left of the deck we had a Lambert sweet cherry tree and the deck below had a hot tub

A Few Special Days in Shelly's Life

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Shelly's ashes are spread near her beloved step-grandmother Meriam's memorial--mile post 11 on the east shore of Flathead Lake

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Still loved, still missed, and forever dear...

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