Between Missoula and the Idaho border we were barreling along I-90 when we saw a sign that caused us to brake, exit, and follow signs to a Historic Ranger Station Visitors Center. So glad we made the stop. Ninemile Remount Depot is still an active National Forest Service fire fighting station but has a history that goes back to 1930 when the US Forest Service embarked on a program to provide the livestock needed to pack supplies into remote areas to fight fires.
We were fortunate enough to be here on one of the few days that the mules were in the corral instead of out working. When they are not busy carrying fire fighting supplies into the back country, the mules are employed for a variety of purposes including hauling materials for construction projects in remote areas such as bridges for hiking trails.
Aboard the Norwegian Jewel we’ve made stops in Cozumel, Mexico and Georgetown, Grand Cayman to explore beyond our previous experiences here. Soon we’ll be making our way to ports we’ve not yet explored in the Southern Caribbean.
What a treat to pause for a BBQ lunch with the locals at Pearl Country Store and Barbecue on US-441 in Micanopy, Florida. It’s a taste of the Florida we remeber from our youth.
By deliberate choice we were in Medina for all the winter holiday festivities from Candlelight Walk in the days before Thanksgiving through A Christmas Carol and A Celtic Christmas as well as an Alex Bevan Concert and a historic house tour all the way through Medina’s 31st Ice Festival but perhaps the highlight was the town hosting hundreds of folks whose homes and lives were devasted by Hurricane Helene at the A Promise of Christmas Event the middle of January. It’s an honor to be a part of this amazing community!
We were fortunate enough to be here on one of the few days that the mules were in the corral instead of out working. When they are not busy carrying fire fighting supplies into the back country, the mules are employed for a variety of purposes including hauling materials for construction projects in remote areas such as bridges for hiking trails.
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