Rex Trulove
The day was overcast, but that isn’t something we minded at all. This was just as the jet stream was settling over us, so it was bringing in clouds and pleasantly cool temperatures. It also sprinkled a little while we were there, but we didn’t mind that, either.
This view is across the Clark Fork River, facing west toward Idaho. Some of the most distant mountains in this view are actually in Idaho.
The water level is low, but actually above what it normally is for July 18. The ribbon of yellow that can be seen from the top of the river bank to the tree line is a wheat field that has already been harvested once. The straw has already been baled and the bales have been removed, too. All that is left is stubble.
I’m unsure if the farmer is going to try for another crop this year or not. There is enough time for it, but only if he starts very soon.
There is a triangular patch on a hillside around the middle of the frame. That is part of the area that was devastated by the forest fire in 2017 and it looks bare because it is. They’ve pulled out the burned timber in preparation for replanting trees. That area is steep, but it isn’t as bad as some of the places that burned, so they can replant it, with a little difficulty.
In my current state of decomposition…er, age, I wouldn’t want to try walking up or down that slope, but in my youth, I probably would have.
