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Malcolm and I decided to take some time off and drive up to Elk River this morning.  Elk River was having a small Huckleberry Festival and we thought it would be a fun event to attend.

The drive to Elk River is rather long from our home in Orofino.  It was hot today, so the air conditioning in our car was greatly appreciated!  Anyway, once we arrived in Elk River, we were a bit surprised at how quiet the town was!  Not much of a festival, but the town was also featuring their ‘community garage sale’ day.  Of course, we came for the huckleberry items and not the garage sale, but  I did pick up one of the old “Huckleberry Heaven” huckleberry cookbook:  101 Huckleberry Recipes from the Kitchen of Huckleberry Heaven!  A few really interesting recipes that I will probably be featuring on the International Wild Huckleberry Association blog over the next weeks.

Dent Bridge

After having a nice lunch at the Log Inn, we headed home over Dent Bridge.  The gravel road winded through the wooded area between Elk River and Orofino as we traveled home.  Once we hit the top — just before crossing the bridge — we stopped briefly to enjoy the spectacular site!  The beautiful Dworshak Reservoir lie just below us!  The bridge crossed the 52 mile reservoir about 17 miles north of the Dworshak Dam.  (NOTE:  For more information, see Wikipedia)

After returning from our trip, we headed to the office to check on any orders we may have received for the day.

All and all, it was a fun day for the both of us!!

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