August began with busy activities in our Sunriver “home”: bike riding, weekly “Music on the Green”, the Sunriver Quilt Show, a neighborhood potluck, the Sunriver Music Festival. By the middle of the month we had packed up, said our goodbyes and headed off to the Portland area for a 4 day stay at Champoeg State Park to celebrate our annual “Fox Family Campout.” We had games, prizes, crafts, bike rides, s’mores, and a visit from two fabulous clowns (Mike’s brother and his finance) who painted our faces, danced with us, and made balloon animals, hats and swords! 
On to our next adventure……. We were happy to meet up with our friends, Tom and Linda West, for one evening in Hermiston on our way to our destination, Missoula Montana. The wildfires in the Missoula area have filled the “Big Sky Country” with smoke but they are reported to be well under control. Mike, his buddy Neil, and some new friends set off to retrace a 465 mile stretch of the Lewis and Clark trail on their bicycles. The weather was warm (mid 80’s) but thanks to many weeks of training, they all did well. I spent the seven days he was gone exploring Missoula, bike riding and quilting. 
