Harry Left!!!

After leaving Portland (sadly, i wish i could stay there for longer) we drove up back to Idaho. We stayed in Bonners Ferry with some friends and their kids and went swimming and Addie (me) did something, that will remain a secret on this blog. Only a handful of people know and I trust that they can keep the secret. Anywayy... we drove through Montana which was really really pretty. Dad says Missoula has changed the least since he left out of all the cities he lived in before that we visited on this trip. Then we drove back into Idaho to meet up with Granny and trade off Harry. This means me and Dad get a break from him and his whole persona and trade him off for a week to let him stink up Boise. We (on a solo mission) drove through Montana (beautiful the whole way) and past The Little Big Horn battle site, then on to Buffalo, Wyoming and finally through South Dakota, which was reallllly boring. South Dakota is mainly just plains and no civilization. The only highlight of the state is Mount Rushmore, and that is a tourist trap  filled with Americans, sugar and no actual learning about the presidents whose faces are carved into rock.
Beach outside of Bonners Ferry with Kenny and kids


Friends in Montana!

Four presidents and one future president

Standpoint, Idaho




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  1. Granny Jo JoJuly 26, 2019 at 7:32 AM

    Thought you were a little hard on Harry, little Missy. We are having a good time. No stinking up Boise involved. We are going to play golf this morning and taking in a baseball game tonite with John and Mairi. I'm glad just you and Dad are having some time together. One on one with your kids is always special. Do up Chicago in a grand manner.

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