i had breakfast at finnegan's...wanted to watch the ducks dodging the ice floe...(their idea of flying south is flying over the roof to this side of the building...)

the best side to sit on is the northern side...more wildlife...and you don't have to watch traffic on broadway....

the winds here near the hellgate are much brisker than reported by the weather services...they only see what's goin' on out at the airport...way west of town. yesterday, i tried to go to albertson's around 7am, but the gusts were too great. (albertsons is east of me, and near the mouth of the hellgate.)

the whole eastern edge of missoula can be squirrely with winds...there are 3 canyons here: the rattlesnake; the hellgate; and pattee...but it's one of the things i love about this place. i figure if people don't like winter, they shouldn't live here.