First Post From the New World...

[Bailey Guns]

Actually just Idaho. Okay...actually WA. I'm staying with a friend in Elk while I scout houses in ID and do the paperwork/drug tests for the new job. I've only been here for 24 hours and I love it already.

It was a long but uneventful 1200 mile drive from Bailey. I never appreciated WY as much as I did Saturday after leaving the stupidly congested north metro area. I passed through Cheyenne and there was hardly any traffic at all until Sheridan. There was a light rain the entire 550 miles through MT. The drive down the pass (forgot the name already) on the ID/MT border was beautiful and the rain had stopped. Passing through Mullan, Kellogg, Wallace, Osborn and the other mountain towns down the hill on I-90 towards CDA was just gorgeous. Looking at Wallace, ID is like looking life in the late 1800s. I'm gonna have to go back there and take a closer look as it appeared to be a stunningly beautiful little mountain town.

I saw a billboard in WY of the R candidate for governor wearing a 1911. Awesome! On some of the back roads north of CDA I saw yard sale signs that said, "YARD SALE - Guns, Ammo, other stuff". I didn't get a chance to stop but it reminded me of the good ole days in CO.

Checking in with the new boss tomorrow.

Another thing that was profoundly different than Colorado is the air...the abundance of air. Going from 8500' to 2500' makes a huge difference. I'm curious to see what the change will be like going even lower to Lewiston at about 725'.

All in all it's a big adventure and so far so good.

[Great-Kazoo]

Best of luck with everything.. If & when things get settled here we have 2-3 locations in eastern ID for potential residence.

[buffalobo]

Good to hear you like it. Post pics.

Gonna tell the back story or have you already and I missed it? Knew you were considering it.

[Irving]

Didn't even know you were leaving. Knew the house was on the market.

[roberth]

Congratulations! Very nice.

[sniper7]

Congrats! Hope you find something really nice!

[ray1970]

Sounds like good news for sure.

[Gman]

That was Lookout Pass going from MT into the ID panhandle. Love driving that route visiting the folks up in the Olympic Peninsula.

We wish you the best and hope it all works out!

Sooo....I take it that the Home Depot in Lewiston is hiring...or were you looking to be the greeter at the Walmart just over the border?

[Aloha_Shooter]

Still sorry to see you go but glad things are looking good for you.

[Bailey Guns]

Yeah...Lookout Pass. That's it. The finances in retirement are the main driving factor. We just can't afford to stay where we are in retirement. But Lewiston also has really mild weather. I'm kinda tired of the cold and snow up in the hills. I have to get back to Bailey in time to vote in the upcoming election, though. I wanna do what little I can to get rid of some of the dems there.

And I'm not qualified to work at Home Depot. I'm just a dumbass truck driver.