Colville, WA (Auburn, Kettle Falls, Northport: rent, attorneys, new home)

[Dizzydog]

Originally Posted by Small and solar

Dizzy- I can ask my Realtor up their, she has a shot of her and her partner holding a massive fish on their web site. Where in PHX are you?

That would be great. We are in the East Valley of Phoenix.

[Rickers]

Northeast Washington, North Idaho and North West Montana are all very similar in geography, climate, flora and fauna except, Montana has a lot more wolves and some grizzly bears and a lot less rules. You can still have an open container of alcohol in a vehicle here as long as it's in the hand of a passenger ! We just recently got a state speed limit and you don't have to wear a helmet on a motorcycle. I had 40 acres just east of colville about about 37 years ago and saw a timber wolf on my property.

[Dizzydog]

Originally Posted by rickers

Northeast Washington, North Idaho and North West Montana are all very similar in geography, climate, flora and fauna except, Montana has a lot more wolves and some grizzly bears and a lot less rules. You can still have an open container of alcohol in a vehicle here as long as it's in the hand of a passenger ! We just recently got a state speed limit and you don't have to wear a helmet on a motorcycle. I had 40 acres just east of colville about about 37 years ago and saw a timber wolf on my property.

So I take it thats a vote for Montana!?!

I hear the winters in Montana are MUCH worse however, is that true?

[Rickers]

Originally Posted by Dizzydog

I hear the winters in Montana are MUCH worse however, is that true?

Sometimes yes and sometimes no. Here near the high-line you can have 30 below one week and 60 above the next during the winter. Right off the Rocky Mountain Front we get Chinooks (down-sloping warming air) that brings wonderful blue sky and heats things up to springtime temps while areas west of the divide are stuck in inversions, overcast and 15 or 20 degrees. It's a wild and wacky climate that is always dishing out surprises.

[Dizzydog]

Originally Posted by rickers

Sometimes yes and sometimes no. Here near the high-line you can have 30 below one week and 60 above the next during the winter. Right off the Rocky Mountain Front we get Chinooks (down-sloping warming air) that brings wonderful blue sky and heats things up to springtime temps while areas west of the divide are stuck in inversions, overcast and 15 or 20 degrees. It's a wild and wacky climate that is always dishing out surprises.

Where exactly are you at?

[Rickers]

I'm in Conrad a little bit north of great falls and not all that far from David Letterman's ranch. This is an area in the Golden Triangle, (the most agriculturally productive part of Montana) We have small grain farming, oil wells, missile silos and Hutterite colonies.
Here are a few pics of places very close to us.
I don't want to turn this thread into a Montana picture thread but I will say that the photos above of the Colville Area could just have been taken in northern Idaho or North Western Montana. Our new area off the R.M.F. is another world in many ways.

[Raelyn28]

All I can say is this.. I drove from Spokane to Colville on highway 395 to see my son play football at the High School last fall. It was a nice hour and a half drive through small country-like towns, very rural and quiet. As I approached the city at almost sunset, the view was breathtaking and the scenery along with the pink sky and clouds truly amazing... Very nice area.. I wish I could have spent more time there because I liked the atmosphere and the "feel" of Colville very much. Enjoy your retirement and may you be blessed...

[Small and solar]

Originally Posted by Dizzydog

How is the Fishing in the Columbia River right around Kettle Falls? Anyone happen to know?

My Realtor up there says: " I think the fishing is good in the Columbia river. We just had the Governor's Walleye tournament this weekend. I am going to go out this weekend fishing. My favorite thing about fishing the Columbia is that the fish are big and a typical size is 16"+."

[kingoboo2]

Outback Annie,
Thanks for all the information and beautiful pics.
I really enjoyed them.
Kingoboo2

[Michelob65]

i am interviewing for a position with a company that i might have to relocate to the Colville area. can anyone give me info on a good site for finding rentals and also what companies service the area the best. (cellular, internet, cable, electric, other utilities that might be needed)