Day 28 - Hello Stanley...

Woke up on Thursday morning and looked out into the bright blue sky above the Sawtooth Mountain Range. It is absolutely gorgeous here! I meet up with Isa and the girls and we decide to go explore a little lake they found off on a dirt road the day prior. We take a 25 minute drive down 75 towards Galena and take a right heading to Petite Lake. After eating a few miles of dust we arrive at a beautiful serene lake with glass for water. It is crystal clear and reflect the Sawtooth's like a photograph. We spend the afternoon relaxing and looking for rocks, while Jax and Columbus find a couple of logs to float on. We head back into town but not after a quick stop to check out Redfish Lodge and Lake on our way back. This lake is a local legend and named after the blood of the sockeye salmon after it makes it's long trek back from the Pacific to spawn. Then we head back for a nap and to get ready for the street dance. We hear a band named The Trisha's from Austin are playing. We get down to the street dance and wander in to this block long dirt road also know as downtown Stanley. I am instantly greeted by Jeannie from the party crash the night before. I am surprised she recognizes me because it was so dark the night before. But she does and gives me a huge hug and waves over Sonia. We feel like long time friends and so welcomed in this town of 100. After the dance we take the kids back to the cabins and return downtown to join the open mic at The Kasino Club. It is an interesting mix of young country kids, early festival arrivals, and good 'ol boys. It was nice to see the Trisha's join in on the open mic and sing a few songs including ACDC's "Big Balls" Totally fun and hilarious! I scope out the pool table for some local shooters and quickly get myself into a game. I won the first one but was beat by a local dude that was extremely drunk but could still shoot as straight as an arrow. Well, we're all tried so we head back for some sleep before our big day on Friday, which is the first day of the Sawtooth Music Festival. My head was still buzzing from all the action when it hit the bed, I did my best to get a good night's sleep. Oh, and it is also Anouk's 25th birthday tomorrow so we have to celebrate with her like good Aunties do!