Idaho

June 12
Benewah County, ID

Nothing too exciting happened this week at the farm. I spent the days pulling weeds around garlic plants and exploring the nearby towns and forests. Stan & Colleen and there houseful of cats are gracious hosts. I'm staying in a spare bedroom as the weather has been too cool and rainy to attempt camping. Colleen is an RN and health consultant and I've learned several new home remedies including Tiaga, a mushroom type fungus that grows on trees out here, of which I've collected a few specimens and intend to give them a try. Rob, a volunteer who has decided to stay on and is living in a camper, came within 30 ft. of a mountain lion on a walk earlier this week. I have not been so lucky (or unlucky) although I have seen deer, elk, and a beaver. After traveling over 2000 miles it's been good just to take it easy and have a home base to return to.