The family and I are getting on a train in LaCross, WI tonight and headed to the Big Sky country for Christmas.  No hunting    :(    but I am planing to paly around with building a bow in my father inlaws Timberframed Woodworking shop    


Also planing on shooting at one of the coolest archery shops Iv been in  "Spirit Quest Archery"!!

Merry Christmas everyone  

Have fun! I'd love to see some pics of that shop. Timber frame is sweet!

Ill take some pics of the shop!  Hes an artist and it shows in all his work  

Nice area.  I make a couple trips a year to Kalispell.  Don't think I'm familiar with Spirit Quest Archery.  Is that the shop just south of town on 93.  Has an indoor range, but almost totally compound oriented.

Have a safe trip!  The rest of the Iowans will stay home and look after the late split bucks for you:)

Orion,  yep thats the one   Arron the owner is a stand up guy      Dave made him a two piece SilverTip longbow a few years back  but it just didnt catch on.......  :confused:

12 degrees there this morning.

Go see Dave and Beth Windauer, and Niel Jacobson, great folks...

Lots of microbrews up there too.

Yep.. go see Dave and Beth and check out the little town of Whitefish. Enjoy!

Marriah Bows is there too. Ric is a great guy and a good bowyer.
You'll love Kalispell. Its one of the prettiest places I have ever seen.

have fun...cool way to travel too!

Sounds like my kind of Christmas. Enjoy!!

Have a great trip!  I would also love to see pic of that shop.

You will like kalispell....but you will love Whitefish.

Get your woolies on and have a great trip.You will have fun in the Flatthead valley.Good luck on that bow.

I see you are also from Eastern Iowa. My grandfather and mother live in Kalispel, and my mother just returned from a visit. Enjoy Big Sky country.

QuoteOriginally posted by SERGIO VENNERI:
You will like kalispell....but you will love Whitefish.

i agree!  flew into to kalispell last summer and stayed in whitefish on whitefish lake...best vacation of my life.  go check out glacier national park...the beauty will be burned in your mind forever. the place is just breath taking.  big mountain just north of whitefish is also where the late great paul schafer left us in a skiing accident if ya want say a prayer. MT is an amazing place.  im jealous of whoever lives there!  (except in the winter ofcourse) haha

The Fam and I got back from our trip on Sat. night and ill post pics of our trip over the next couple of days but for starters heres a sneak peak

The view:

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Shooting at Spirit Quest Archery:

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My fatherinlaws timberframed woodworking shop:

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cool pics! how was the train ride?? didnt know you could hitch a train from WI to MT

Pete p, yes the northern route runs from Chicago to Portland and hits many stops along the way........we got on in LaCross WI.  LaCross to Whitefish Mt. is schedueled to be 27 hours with 23 stops along the way but due to delays we where on an additional 7 1/2 to 8 hours!!!!!