Camp out in North Idaho

Went camping in North Idaho this past weekend. We stayed up above Kingston at mile marker 36. The spot was great with a creek running through it and a river on the other side of the road that you could walk down to. The creek was really rocky and full of log jams so it was alot of fun to climb around on and explore. We got up there early on Friday morning. We originally went up higher around mile marker 45 but the bugs were so thick up that high that we came back down to the spot where we stayed. Turned out to be a good idea because there were no bugs at all and the site was great. The only downfall was no fires due to the extremely dry conditions out there. So, before we went back down to the site we stayed at, we let the dogs swim in the river for a while. Lo and behold, Jake is a huge fan of swimming. He needed no encouragement to just jump right in and swim a few laps. One time he almost swam all the way across the river before turning around to come back. He was so tired by the time we got home yesterday. I think we finally wore him out. He was so good about staying with us the whole time though and never really wandering away very far. What a good dog he is! Anyway, the second day we hiked up to these waterfalls that we had to drive to first. They were about five miles away and then you hiked in about half a mile. The falls were gorgeous. The kind that come from way up high in the forest. The rocks they came over were huge and made of some kind of sediment rock that was all in alot of layers. Slate or something like that I think. Anyway, everything was totally mossy and green and wet. Beautiful. There were two of them. One on top of the other so you could go to the top one and look down over the other one. Very peaceful in there too. We went up fairly early so no one else was really around. The dogs had a great time again just climbing around and having a good sniff over everything. Kipp seemed to have a good time too and relaxed alot. I have come to the conclusion that I really need to stop smoking. The way I feel in the morning lately is not pleasant and I get the distinct feeling it is holding me back physically alot. Mentally it is making me sluggish and I am just tired of myself so I am going to try. If nothing else cutting back to just a social thing will help.Well, its about time to get ready for work so I will sign off for now.