The drive from Paradise to Kalispell took us along Flathead Lake for almost an hour. What gorgeous scenery. In my Missoula e-PRO Class one of the participants said there are over 150+ listings on the lakefront and none has sold in the past 6 months. Seems what I am hearing as I travel, is that the under $200,000 and first time homebuyer market is getting busier in most areas, especially in the last 60 days, but the higher end market buyers are still on the sidelines.
We ate a nice Father's Day dinner at Famous Dave's BBQ in Kalispell. It was tasty and then we swam and enjoyed the Jacuzzi at the hotel.
After an e-PRO Workshop in Kalispell where 7 out of the 8 attendees sign up, we took off to stay in the 
Glacier National Park Many Glacier Hotel.
We had planned to drive the famous Road to The Sun, but 12 miles of it are still not open due to snow. All of the mountains still have lots of snow and this is the second time in 2 weeks we've been in snow! How amazing for June for us desert rats.
We drove some new roads as we went on the perimeter drive around the park to get to the hotel
On Route 49, suddenly the cars in front of us stopped and we could see cars stopped coming the other way. We thought perhaps an accident, but then saw others out with their cameras. There was a large, brown mother bear and cub about 100 feet from the road ambling through the woods. The motorcycles behind us weren't as entranced and as they revved their bikes and passed between the cars, the bear ran off. We also saw deer twice on the side of the road. Last week I forgot to tell you on the drive back to Paradise from Poloson , a deer ran into the back of my car...thankfully, this time the deer stayed off the road.
The weather was very blustery. Raining hard with a strong wind, we thought it would change to snow at our altitude but it never did. One of the original railroad hotels, Many Glacier Hotel was built between 1910-1914. Many Glacier Hotel is situated on the shores of Swiftcurrent Lake and rests at the base of Mt. Grinnell. This Swiss-themed hotel has 214 guest rooms and offers a fine dining. We had hot chocolate followed by a trout dinner. Red bus tours, boat cruises and David Walburn evening entertainment are available at this extraordinary hotel. Our cozy room on the 4th floor with a lakefront view. There was no cell phone reception, no internet, no TV's but the views were inspiringly breathtaking.
We are still taking roads less traveled and enjoying the scenery and seeing what's going on in the rural towns in the Northwest. From Walla Walla for 4 hours through beautiful green rolling hills. Wind turbines dotted the landscape and cows and horses were everywhere. We saw a deer off the road ambling up a hill and lots of hawks overhead.
Triathlon weekend in Coeur d'Alene...so we choose after the presentation to drive on to 
The chipmunks were friendly and sly. At the pool, we watched one go right into someone's pool bag and then scurry off.
Workshops. The drive was breathtaking. Montana is soooo pretty. I think I could live here. We are still trying to figure out the name of the black and white cows.
The three steps to becoming a "Lovecat" and instituting a campaign of "biz love" into your career are as follows:
growth intelligently in a win-win sort of way. Biz Love could be mentoring an employee in a way that not only promotes the employee’s personal growth, but increases the value of that employee to the company. Another example of Biz Love could be bringing customers or partners together to increase the size of their network, their capacity, and their growth."
The wine country surrounding Walla Walla was beautiful although we didn't take time to go wine tasting- one choice was a limo that took you to the wineries of your choice. Now that would be the way to go. We just stocked up at the wine store in town and tested some really good pinot niors. In looking at dinner choices, Bub was opting for Dominoes but I saw that Gourmet Magazine had given 
Famous Crawfish
Do you love rules or hate them? I usually fit into the latter class, as the speeding ticket I got in Washing can attest!
There is skiing this time of year on the slopes of Mt. Hood. A little over an hour from Portland, family and groups come for the day. On Saturday, there was a large group of handicapped skiers enjoying the slopes in special ski contraptions. Each of the mornings started out sunny, with clouds below us and as the days wore on, the clouds increased, but the weather is pretty balmy. We bought some gloves and had a snowball fight to Lly's delight!
Oh.... what a beautiful morning! The sun is just peaking over the ridge at the Miracle Hot Springs between 
Buhl and Hagerman, Idaho. We slept in a canvas dome last night.I woke this morning to the sound of Alligators roaring! What an adventure!
question I am asked occasionally and the answer is there is a special discounted rated that varies depending on how long ago you took the course. If this applies to you, contact epro@internetcrusade for details about how you can jump back in! Everyone who enrolls in June (or restarts) will get the new Social Media module included! Or... if you've never signed up and you are ready:
Sometimes, I like going back to places I've been for the comfort of the familiarity and knowing what to expect. They say that is one reason the McDonald's are so successful, because you can count on the food being the same in Boise or Tucson or China! People are often comforted by having their expectations met and having no surprises. When we work with clients, this can make a difference. Tell them what to expect. Be impeccable in keeping your word. Have no surprises!
restoring hot springs! Daylight savings time and the fact we are moving further north have daylight lasting until well after 9, so we seem to be getting to bed later and later.