Chet and I spent a full day and night living as homesteaders. The Wagar's cabin is an original homestead cabin in a very remote part of Northwest Montana. It's a true log cabin built in 1909, and let me give you an idea of what a true cabin is like: it's one that has no electricity, no running water, an out-house, wood burning stove, wood burning fireplace and the entire cabin is one big room. It was only supposed to take us fifty minutes to get there, but we took the scenic route and it ended up taking two hours to find the place. Murphy's directions weren't the best. For example, he said that when you go over three bumps you're getting close. :-) We drove on a dirt road for over an hour to get to the cabin. There was nobody around and it was great.
Once we got there I just knew we would have a great time. The scenery of the area is magnificent. The cabin is perfectly located on Thompson river. The view is spectacular! Chet brought his fishing gear and his very first cast he caught a fish. He ended up catching 6 fish in one day! We had lunch overlooking the river, fished, swam, relaxed and enjoyed God's creation. There was not tell of time, which made it even better. No phone service, no TV, just the two of us in the middle of nowhere. Not having a phone beep and go off constantly with emails, texts, and phone calls was the BEST!
Chet and I cooked our dinner in a dutch oven atop the wood burning fireplace. Dinner was delicious and afterwards we cleaned our dishes in the river, and also took a shower in the river. Now this is unheard of but after dinner we took a nap! And I never take naps, but I needed it after a busy 2 weeks with guests. At 9:30pm we were still swimming in the river, because it was so warm outside. During the summer months in Montana it stays light outside until past 10pm. But I packed tons of candles and once it got dark we lit them all over the place and took some outside to play cards. Chet and I ended up playing cards, talking and relaxing until midnight.
Of course we slept in, enjoyed breakfast out on the deck and then had to end our trip by packing up to head home, because we had guests coming that afternoon.
Even though we were only gone for one day and night, it was the best mini-vaca ever!!!! It was so therapeutic, relaxing and fun. The Wagar's have a very special place and we're so blessed they shared it with us!
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