Day 9 Father's Day

Happy day to all the fathers out there!
I am having problems with WiFi and have not been able to upload photos.  Tony took a bunch today and hasn't this morning as hi been able to send them to me, but I will try a different tactic.
So this morning our neighbors left (Higgins Lake and West Branch , not E. Jordan). Mr. Higgins was a chatty guy and I found out that they have been on the road since mid May.   They are headed back to Michigan and hope to be there by July 4th.  He has a fifth wheel and told me this RV is only a year old, but he has had 7!
The Rooster did the breakfast this morning which is a camping ritual.  I wasn't hungry but his efforts are always appreciated.  Today, he did it all, dishes as well as putting the bed up (we have a Murphy bed).  Happy Father's Day Rooster!
After breakfast and clean up, we headed to see if the Rising Sun drive was open.  The first 15 miles were and they do t know when the rest will open up (2 weeks to a month).  Roads are narrow, not as badly in need of repair as the Many Glacier drive we did last night.  We found the spot we wanted to hike and set off to see St. MAry waterfall.  Actually there are 4.  The initial path is downhill (hint hint) with about a 20 degree slope.  I had my walking sticks along and they helped prevent me from reinjuring my right ankle.  One little girl going by with her own walking stick wanted to know why I had 2.  Lots of young families on the trail along with Q-tips like us.  I had T take pics since I couldn't put my hands on my phone this morning.  He took pics of the wonderful flowers gracing us at the start of the hike as well as what he calls "Jane's fairy garden".  There is a large sign warning hikers of bears and mountain lions.  Just glad we did t have to use any of that cuz we didn't have any.  We just counted on hikers ahead of us ascreechi g to warn everybody.  We did see 2 doe, one that was still nursing and a buck with furry antlers.  Nine of them were especially afraid of us.  I guess they have become used to folks like us tramping over their land.  Flowers were lovely.  I am guessing but I think there were huckleberries (bears' faves) that hadn't developed into berries yet, strawberries, TBContd