We went over to the coast last weekend for a variety of reasons, one of which was to pick up a garden tractor (riding lawnmower) from some friends who no longer need it. It came with a large dump-cart to tow behind, that is going to be incredibly useful as well. The little tractor needed some cleanup and a new battery, then fired right up.
It’s sort of like a cross between a go-cart and a lawnmower. Yee-haw!!
Cowboy Aberson Carr rides again
They also gave us some other great stuff, including some pavers that I will eventually use on a new entry walkway, and a ten-gallon hat. Here it is on a very cute little kid who was visiting with his parents, from Bellingham:
More excitement this morning. They are removing the concrete blocks and manure piles/compost heaps next door in further preparation for the fence!!
When we came back into the valley last Sunday, there was a new forest fire to the east of us, that caused them to close Highway 20 over Loup Loup pass to Okanogan and Omak. Evidently the power was out for 18 hours over the weekend, as they had to shut down the main line over the Loup because of the fire, which they have named the Oden Road Fire (the link is to InciWeb, which is a great resource for tracking wildfires). It’s pretty much mopped up by now, though.
Yesterday I picked up the Methow Valley News at the PO Box and found out there was a big pot bust this week up near Sun Mountain Lodge. We had noticed helicopters flying around last Tuesday but couldn’t figure out what was going on… read all about it here! So wierd to think people are growing large quantities of pot in our national forests and this one so near to trails we use all the time.
So that’s the news from Twisp so far this week….
Twisp of Fate 
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