#couer d'alene

[loqueeverett]

[ghostwarriorrrr]

4th Battalion 160th SOAR stopping by Couer d'Alene today from JBLM

[madmike363]

Storm coming in. Grand Tetons National Park. Maiden Voyage of "The Raven". Picked up in Couer d'Alene Idaho and driven 1,954 trouble free miles home via 4 national parks.

[brookstonalmanac]

Beer Events 11.1

Events

1st bottled beer sold by John Orth Brewery (Minnesota; 1850)

Brewmasters Association of Cincinnati and Vicinity (1886)

Brewmasters Association of Pittsburgh, Allegheny and Vicinity (1886)

William J. Lemp Brewing Co. incorporated (St. Louis, Missouri; 1892)

Indianapolis Brewers Association founded (1898)

William S. Sohn Brewing Co. incorporated (Cincinnati, Ohio; 1900)

William Lemp Brewing patented an Automatic Filling Machine (1904)

The District of Columbia enacted Prohibition (1917)

Clarence Deible patented a Design for a Beer Bottle (1938)

Carling Brewery took control of Star Brewery and began brewing Stag Beer there (Illinois; 1956)

The Horse Brass opened (Portland, Oregon; 1976)

EU created (1993)

Moylan's 1st brewed Kilt Lifter Scotch Ale (Novato, California; 1995)

Russian River's Redemption 1st brewed (2005)

Cbok patented the Use of Hop Polyphenols in Beer (2007)

Eugene Probasco and Jason Perrault patented a Hop Plant Named “HBC 291” (2012)

Breweries Opened

William J. Lemp Brewing [Western Brewery] (1892)

Napa Valley Brewing (California; 1987)

Rubicon Brewing (California; 1987)

T.W. Fisher's Couer d'Alene Brewing (Idaho; 1987)

Water Street Brewery (Wisconsin; 1987)

Florida Beer Brands (Florida; 1988)

Queen's Wharf Brewery (Australia; 1988)

Hops Bistro & Brewery (Arizona; 1989)

Hoster Brewing (Ohio: 1989)

Champion Brewing (Colorado; 1991)

Onalaska Brewing (Washington; 1991)

Miracle Brewing (Kansas; 1992)

Bluegrass Brewing (Kentucky; 1993)

Golden City Brewery (Colordao; 1993)

Grand Rapids Brewing (Michigan; 1993)

Johnys Brewery & Cafe (Nebraska; 1993)

New Glarus Brewing (Wisconsin; 1993)

Bayou Grill & Brewery (Louisiana; 1994)

Columbine Mill Brewery (Colorado; 1994)

Flanagans Brewing (Canada; 1994)

Jack Daniel's Brewery (Tennessee; 1994)

La Belle Brewing (Wisconsin; 1994)

Magic Hat Brewing (Vermont; 1994)

Santa Monica Brewing (California; 1994)

Stark Mill Brewery & Restaurant (New Hampshire; 1994)

Yellow Rose Brewing (Texas; 1994)

Young's Brewing (Washington; 1994)

Flagstone Brewing (North Carolina; 1995)

Morgan Street Brewery (Missouri; 1995)

One Keg Brewhouse (Colorado; 1995)

Pete's Place (Oklahoma; 1995)

Southside Cellar Brewing (Alabama; 1995)

Ugly Dog Brewery (Pennsylvania; 1995)

Brasserie Monde (Canada; 1996)

Brew House (Vermont; 1996)

Court Avenue Brewing (Iowa; 1996)

Goulbum Brewery (Australia; 1996)

Ridge Pub & Brewery (Washington; 1996)

Tida Brewery (Japan; 1996)

Thunder Canyon Brewery (Arizona; 1996)

TwoRows Restaurant & Brewery (Houston, Texas; 1996)

Vessels & Barrels (Canada; 1996)

Williamsburg Brewing (Virginia; 1996)

Bill's Tavern (Oregon; 1997)

Maritime Beer Co. (Canada; 1997)

Ommegang (New York; 1997)

Rock Art Brewery (Vermont; 1997)

Winter Park Beer Co. (Colorado; 1997)

Blimp City Brewing (Ohio; 1998)

Ross Valley Brewing (California; 1998)

Townes Brewery (England; 1998)

Blue Collar Brewery (New Jersey; 1999)

Heavyweight Brewing (New Jersey; 1999)

Tenaya Creek Restaurant & Brewery (Nevada; 1999)

The Gahan House (Canada; 2000)

Ladyface Alehouse (California; 2009)

[starlingsrps]

david hatcher, thirty, navigator // au: at the end of the world

david did not really ever mean to end up here and yet: here he is.

david grew up small town privileged and a lot of the travails of the early part of the century didn't touch the hatchers too much. his great-grandfather started a lumber mill, the lumber mill floundered under his grandfather, they pivoted to banking, and by the time david was born in 1913, the ship had been righted and the hatchers were a well respected family in couer d'alene. his father never went to war, he and his two older brothers were loved and cared for - hell, the worst thing he can remember happening is when pete took the car without asking and crashed it and that wasn't even him.

he didn't realize how lucky he was growing up and now it's what he thinks about most. he feels like this is somehow cosmic payback for taking it for granted.

the hatcher boys all went to college and joined the family business. david studied economics and was king of his fraternity - loyal, cheerful, and with a hollow leg. pete and ross both returned to couer d'alene to work in the family bank but david moved to boise for work and he was happy.

there were never any women for him, not many that stuck around very long anyway. he'll make it sound like he left a trail of broken hearts in his wake but truth is, he's more than a little romantic deep down and the short shots that weren't going to end in a golden wedding anniversary and dying holding hands at ninety five were never something he felt comfortable with. if it didn't feel like that after a month, he was out.

that happened a lot though so.

he spent his twenties as a bachelor in boise - he worked hard, he played hard, he had a damn good time. if his mother back home bemoaned that her youngest would never settle down, he reminded her that she had six grandchildren already and he'd probably be a lousy father anyway.

david has always been very, very good at downplaying what he actually wants and is in order to be perceived in a way he thinks is right. they wanted him to be the fun, indulged playboy? fine. easy for him to do.

of course he enlisted after pearl harbor. did he want to? not really, now that he thinks about it. he's never been much of a fighter and blood and guts makes him sick to his stomach. but the air force seemed…remote. from the air, he wouldn't see it happen. when he started training as a navigator, it felt even better. he wouldn't see it, he wouldn't shoot a gun, he'd chart and he knew he could do that.

david has been stationed in england and every goddamn day he's alive is a wonder to him. at this point he's not sure if he's stupid lucky or just cursed to carry what he's seen and been part of. not being able to see it happen doesn't make it better. there's still blood and guts but when he sees it, it's his friends. at this point, he almost doesn't care what happens to him but he's strangely peaceful with it. it's almost like acceptance.

he knows he's drinking a little too much when he's on the ground. he doesn't need anyone to tell him that. but it helps. he can feel like himself, he can be fun and funny and flirt with the red cross girls and the wacs to make them blush and make him feel like he's still got some of his old self in there. it's at night when it's quiet that his mind starts to wander that he worries he'll never be that person again.

and if he's not fun, if he's not funny, if he's not the guy buying drinks and winking at women - who the hell is he?

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[contac]

[walaw717]

When I was a child, the first love, after my family and dog, was the west. It is a story I have told before - a road trip to Colorado when I was ten years old. That love remains, though it is confusing at times to now drive east to regain the west. For me, the west was and still is that area that begins at the dryline, which runs from Texas into Canada and separates a predominately green Earth from a sepia-toned prairie that runs to the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Now, living to the West of those Mountains, my internal compass is confused.

But the feeling of home does grow. In the afternoon, as I drove east from my work in downtown Spokane, I saw a storm moving over the tops of the mountains toward the valley. It was a beautiful sight as the setting sun reflected off dark clouds rolling over the peaks and into the Columbia plateau. After the storm passed, it left caps of snow on the mountains. Here in the valley, it was in the seventy-degree range.

There is a myth at large that the Spokane - Cour d’Alene corridor in the valley is that we are being swamped by people fleeing California and the far west coast. Yes, people are moving here, and the area is growing, but the housing shortage has been artificial, and though the valley is filling with people, it is not the breakneck pace the media would like us to believe. Many people are holding on to their houses and not selling. As a realtor told me yesterday, in a small market like Couer d’Alene of about 60,000, a slight increase in population can seem like a massive flood. She also said that many properties are being bought by outside investors from China. Even before the pandemic, the market was tight. She also said that in the past, Californians move after one or two winters. It is not as cold as Montana, but it does get cold and very snowy.

This move has had a positive effect on me. I have been busy, and we have been slow to unpack. I have avoided the “news” media on the web as well as social media. Doing so has allowed me to find my center as a human being. I have realized that frustration over involvement with social media and politics allowed me to make an ass of myself and spend my time striking out like a wounded animal. I moved into a very dark and unkind place. If even half of what is going on with “woke” culture is authentic, the country is going to hell in a shopping cart, and I am better off not getting involved until the shooting starts.

When I have checked the “news,” I don’t find so much “news” as a lot of opinion pieces written by a lot of people I probably would not choose to share a cup of coffee with. Frankly, what passes as news is manipulation. I am quickly concluding that the major fault of big tech media is that too few people own and control the information, too many people have a forum to express an opinion, and too few people are really sharing information – pretty much like I just did.

Who cares what “Joe or Jane Dirt” has to say? I prefer what the trees and the red-shouldered hawk told me yesterday. They make much more sense.

Driving home from work and into the Douglas fir-covered hills has helped as well. The change in scenery and climate has improved my arthritis and the depression that Seattle brought on to me.

I continue to work through Edmund Morris’ Theodore Rex. It is a massive book and reads like a novel detailing almost day by day Roosevelt’s presidency. Some parts describe the presidency hour by hour. For all his genius, I am not sure Roosevelt is someone I would want to have coffee with either. I find myself wanting to diagnose him; his behaviors are so extreme. Other than hyperactive, I can think of nothing that fits. But I am trying to read this biography without filling myself with opinions about the man. What he accomplished is remarkable. I have had neither the level of genius nor the drive for power and fame he appears to have had. I guess that is why I am not a president.

But I do share his love of the west. I also share his passion for the core values of integrity, courage, and honor. I think many more people have that passion than the current writings and speeches of academics and politicians we are inundated with will admit too.

The day has broken now over the “Western” mountains to my east. I will be moving things into storage and soon begin the process of sorting and disposing of many things I only thought I needed. I do believe I have finally found a home. I feel the positive energy of home I always felt in New Mexico and find that the harsh brutality the desert ground into people does not exist here. I find I want to explore - to get into my truck and just drive, but I know I do not want to go further east than the dryline or further west than the Columbia River. The Rocky Mountains are home, and short of a family emergency, I have no need to ever leave again. I only left the Rockies to connect Merilyn with her family and her sense of “home” and discovered that did not work - though she does miss the sea and is struggling because she feels like she has to relearn how to get things accomplished. I have realized that the climate and the culture of Seattle were aging me and quickly killing me. If I never go there again, I will remain a happier person.

A skein of Canadian geese just announced the morning as they flew over. It is a good day to embrace life again.

[mylifebehindaphoto]

[skeletoncowboy]

.."what i'm doin' now"

[hungryyears]

There's about a 1:15 adult to child ratio going on here 🤷🏽‍♀️

[brookstonalmanac]

Beer Events 11.1

Events

1st bottled beer sold by John Orth Brewery (Minnesota; 1850)

Brewmasters Association of Cincinnati and Vicinity (1886)

Brewmasters Association of Pittsburgh, Allegheny and Vicinity (1886)

William J. Lemp Brewing Co. incorporated (St. Louis, Missouri; 1892)

Indianapolis Brewers Association founded (1898)

William S. Sohn Brewing Co. incorporated (Cincinnati, Ohio; 1900)

William Lemp Brewing patented an Automatic Filling Machine (1904)

The District of Columbia enacted Prohibition (1917)

Clarence Deible patented a Design for a Beer Bottle (1938)

Carling Brewery took control of Star Brewery and began brewing Stag Beer there (Illinois; 1956)

The Horse Brass opened (Portland, Oregon; 1976)

EU created (1993)

Moylan's 1st brewed Kilt Lifter Scotch Ale (Novato, California; 1995)

Russian River's Redemption 1st brewed (2005)

Cbok patented the Use of Hop Polyphenols in Beer (2007)

Eugene Probasco and Jason Perrault patented a Hop Plant Named “HBC 291” (2012)

Breweries Opened

William J. Lemp Brewing [Western Brewery] (1892)

Napa Valley Brewing (California; 1987)

Rubicon Brewing (California; 1987)

T.W. Fisher's Couer d'Alene Brewing (Idaho; 1987)

Water Street Brewery (Wisconsin; 1987)

Florida Beer Brands (Florida; 1988)

Queen's Wharf Brewery (Australia; 1988)

Hops Bistro & Brewery (Arizona; 1989)

Hoster Brewing (Ohio: 1989)

Champion Brewing (Colorado; 1991)

Onalaska Brewing (Washington; 1991)

Miracle Brewing (Kansas; 1992)

Bluegrass Brewing (Kentucky; 1993)

Golden City Brewery (Colordao; 1993)

Grand Rapids Brewing (Michigan; 1993)

Johnys Brewery & Cafe (Nebraska; 1993)

New Glarus Brewing (Wisconsin; 1993)

Bayou Grill & Brewery (Louisiana; 1994)

Columbine Mill Brewery (Colorado; 1994)

Flanagans Brewing (Canada; 1994)

Jack Daniel's Brewery (Tennessee; 1994)

La Belle Brewing (Wisconsin; 1994)

Magic Hat Brewing (Vermont; 1994)

Santa Monica Brewing (California; 1994)

Stark Mill Brewery & Restaurant (New Hampshire; 1994)

Yellow Rose Brewing (Texas; 1994)

Young's Brewing (Washington; 1994)

Flagstone Brewing (North Carolina; 1995)

Morgan Street Brewery (Missouri; 1995)

One Keg Brewhouse (Colorado; 1995)

Pete's Place (Oklahoma; 1995)

Southside Cellar Brewing (Alabama; 1995)

Ugly Dog Brewery (Pennsylvania; 1995)

Brasserie Monde (Canada; 1996)

Brew House (Vermont; 1996)

Court Avenue Brewing (Iowa; 1996)

Goulbum Brewery (Australia; 1996)

Ridge Pub & Brewery (Washington; 1996)

Tida Brewery (Japan; 1996)

Thunder Canyon Brewery (Arizona; 1996)

TwoRows Restaurant & Brewery (Houston, Texas; 1996)

Vessels & Barrels (Canada; 1996)

Williamsburg Brewing (Virginia; 1996)

Bill's Tavern (Oregon; 1997)

Maritime Beer Co. (Canada; 1997)

Ommegang (New York; 1997)

Rock Art Brewery (Vermont; 1997)

Winter Park Beer Co. (Colorado; 1997)

Blimp City Brewing (Ohio; 1998)

Ross Valley Brewing (California; 1998)

Townes Brewery (England; 1998)

Blue Collar Brewery (New Jersey; 1999)

Heavyweight Brewing (New Jersey; 1999)

Tenaya Creek Restaurant & Brewery (Nevada; 1999)

The Gahan House (Canada; 2000)

Ladyface Alehouse (California; 2009)

[breanna-lynn]

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Fresh air! (at Lake Coeur d'Alene)

[thisisntthegeorgeyourelookingfor]

Zach took me to his favorite fishing spot. Didn’t catch anything, but it was a nice relaxing day.

[untilthenexttee]

(via Composite Course and a Teezy Epiphany)