In search of pretty rocks

Day 7. We are one group of weary travelers. Decided against going to Glacier again today – the drive out to the hike we wanted to do was 3 ½ hours each way and we just didn’t have it in us to get in that car again before our drive home tomorrow L

We all slept in late and decided to go geocaching in the morning, meet up with the rest of the group at an old saloon for lunch, and then go geocaching again in the afternoon. Damon spent the morning searching for caches nearby and found a bunch. The five of us set out and found the first and second ones pretty quickly. For the third cache, we only knew that we were looking for something under a rock. We searched high and low in the area, climbing on a little hill and into a bunch of trees when Damon shouted that he had found the cache. We all ran to him and Damon told me to dig under the rock to get the cache. Don’t worry, this long story has a point! I pulled out an old mayonnaise jar with a bunch of paper in it. I unscrewed the top of the jar and pulled out a fabric bag. Inside the fabric bag was a little box. I was looking at the box about to open it when I noticed Damon on one knee… Let’s just say that right about that time, I found my pretty rock! Damon and his brother had concocted a fake geocache for a surprise engagement! The kids knew the whole time and those little buggers didn’t say a word!

As for the rest of the day… we visited an agate shop in Kalispell and bought a bunch of souvenirs and then had lunch at an old saloon. After lunch, we came back to the house and played dominos for awhile while the kids played in the lake. Some of the cousins threatened to “welcome me into the family” with a fully clothed toss in the lake, so Damon and I took the proverbial plunge on our terms and we ran and jumped in the lake ourselves. Our last night here went fast and we are getting ready to pack up for the big drive home tomorrow.

Oh, and Lauren got to ride on the back of a Harley!

Quote of the Day (Damon): Donna Lee Weinberg, will you marry me? (BTW, I said yes)