Help comes in many forms
Like two old friends. The stories they could tell.
Did you know most ski resorts allow camping?
Good morning!... Another day at the office.
Cane is very particular about his coffee.
We stopped along the way to see if the fish were biting.
Inner city fishing (catch & release) another great way to get lost.
Double rainbow! That's not ordinary!
Up near Philipsburg, MT before heading down to Louisiana.
Roll through Moab Utah to see gravity defying monuments rise to the sky.
Nothing ordinary here. :)
Find the nicest land owners at LandTrust.com!
Our new neighbor on his way to the office.
Pulling streamers, avoiding the alligators, and catching the big fish!
Yes. That's a smile from Cane and "let me out" from Blue.
Always great to have friends show up to the road show.
Georgetown Lake in Montana is a must-see!
Originally a college for girls in 1906, then our microbrewery (Rikenjaks) in 1990, and now brought to the ground by Mother Nature.
The were the 1st guys we met in Creole past the military checkpoint. They were trucking food and water from Texas and providing hot meals to anyone that was hungry.
Thanks to generous donations from friends near and far we were able to bring gasoline to families without power.
We learned the essentials included baby formula, diapers, tarps, and baby wipes. Trips down to Creole required different supplies each time.
I later found out that she lost everything and only had the clothes she was wearing.
Downed powerlines littered the streets for miles and miles and weeks and weeks.
#BozemanStrong support was strong! Big shout out to Chris & Laura for catching up with us before we headed south.
Can't say enough about the young men and women that worked hard every day. He wasn't ordered to me unload. He stepped in to help.
This photo was taken after Rita 15 years ago. It was designed to withstand severe weather and architects couldn't the damage it sustained. This time it lost hundreds of panels and will most likely be imploded as a complete loss.
Tornado damage combined with torrential rain.
Neighborhood damage across the street from my parents in Lake Charles.
#BozemanStrong support was strong! Big shout out to Carrie for catching up with us before we headed south.
Toilet paper and diapers didn't last long.
This truck was thrown from across the street after the garage was blown away.
Blue and Cane out on patrol
We were unloading our 1st trip and this father of two crawled down from the roof across the street after recognizing purple (size 5) diapers in my mom and dad's driveway.
Another trip to the big box stores to get the essentials.
The FEMA Command and Control Center in Creole, Louisiana were the hurricane made landfall.
Hunkered down in a shady spot at Bill and Sue Kaiser's before making the trip to Lake Charles.
I'm married to a trucker! Yes, she drives the 3/4 ton diesel with topper while pulling the 10,000 pound 31 foot AirStream.
#BozemanStrong support was strong! Big shout out to Urban Kitchen and Ninas for catching up with us before we headed south.
Water and tarps were in BIG demand the 1st two weeks.
Our old neighborhood in Lake Charles.
Tree damage from someone else's tree.
The Mothership has landed!
Needing gas to run generators 24/7 became a daily chore that started early to avoid the heat.
Another trip down to the FEMA station diapers and formula.
This is what was left of the Fox TV station... the same thing happened to the NBC station and is a big reason why Lake Charles coverage outside of the area suffered.
Both sides getting boarded up after 100s of windows were blown out on all 4 sides of the 20+ story building.
Found this little guy morning while walking the dogs. Catch and release back into the wilderness.
50 years in the making! This is my idea of a great driveway.
Oh yeah! Stopped by Shucks in Abbeville for lunch. Bon appetite!
One of our morning commuters heading to the Gulf of Mexico.
She's a BIG one and protecting her nest of hatchlings.
Always a great time hanging out with my sister Dianne. She's always up for a game of dominoes.
Yes, duck hunting is big around Louisiana.
This beautiful entryway leads to the Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters that's just down the road from us.