Thelma: Day #6 – West Glacier, MT

tee_pee1• Number of miles driven:  167

• Amount of money spent:  $107.95 ($60.00 tee pee, $8.95 dinner, $8.00 lunch, $4.75 coffee, $32.25 supplies (flashlight, wood for fire, ice, etc.)

• Best pic: Tee Pee Living 

• Song of the Day: Jack Johnson’s Banana Pancakes

• Audio Book: Brain, Mind & Spirit: The Wisdom of the Human Body, a lecture by Dr. Sherwin Nuland

• Number of times I almost drove off the road: 1

• Nighttime abode: LakeFive Resort

I have to admit this audio lecture was bit heady for me – haahhahahahahah!  Actually, it made me smile several times and laugh outright once. I once bought one of Dr. Nuland’s books, How We Die, as a present for my father. He didn’t much care for it, and in retrospect, maybe it wasn’t such a fabulous gift.

The book was how the body actually shuts down while dying. Dr. Nuland’s lecture, though, focused on how the intricacies of our bodies help keep us alive. A much better topic in my opinion!

And let me tell you, camping helps remind us that we’re living. The fresh air, lake swimming, the smell of campfires.  In fact, I spent a good part of my night last night working on building my campfire which – as you campers know – is an art.

The problem was I bought wood, but had no kindling. I was trying to light the fire with colored newspaper, sending noxious fumes into the night sky, while gathering small twigs to feed the flames. This whole exercise was a bit dicey since I had seen a snake earlier, so crawling around the ground at night picking up long dark things was not so very cool.

I worked on the fire for about 1.5 hours, spurred on because I could see my neighbors’ crackling’ fires through the woods (they were taunting me!)

In the end, I got  a lot of smoke and a bit of a flame going, but no roaring fire. It’s OK though, I still had a good time. Because, let’s face it, I’m a girl who likes to play with fire.

p.s. Yes, that’s a lake-side tee pee where I’m staying for 2 nights. I know, I know, I poo-poo’ed tee pee living in Thelma – Day #2 but I’m calling on a woman’s perogative. I now dig tee pee living! (for 2 nights anyway…) Note: Due to the snake sighting, I set up my tent inside the tee pee — can’t be too careful.

____________

Red the next post in this series: Thelma: Day #7 – Middle Fork of the Flathead River

Read the first post in this series: Thelma without Louise: An American Adventure

Tags: ,

This entry was posted on Wednesday, August 11th, 2010 and is filed under North America.

Join Our Mailing List

Thanks for checking out my global living and giving adventures!

Sign up for my Weekly Update to get a free Charitable Giving Guide and more surprises straight to your inbox. Join the fun!