This is my commute to work .. I call it my "revenge tour."

[Bo Zarts]

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This road is rough .. very rough (like life) .. one of the worst roads that I have ever driven. But there is never any hurry.

Slow down and appreciate the ride. It's something I learned long ago flying big airplanes. Slow down for turbulence (we called it "bump speed" ).

Find beauty in something. Stay healthy, if you can. Share happiness. Enjoy life. Find peace. This is my "revenge tour."

Bitterroot Mountains - Idaho Panhandle - August 9, 2025
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[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Wonderful photo, my dear Bo. Beautiful scenery. Thank you!

[CrispyQ]

2. Colorful revenge! Is that your tower I spy? -nt

[Bo Zarts]

5. It is indeed.

[Diamond_Dog]

3. Do you navigate that road in the winter, too?

Gorgeous scene!

[Bo Zarts]

6. No, it's a summer-only gig.

Usually July 1 until mid-September.

[Happygram]

4. Thank you so much

For sharing your revenge tour scenery & the sentiment. It is much needed in these times we are navigating.

[surfered]

7. I wondered how you got to work. My father was in the Army in the Pacific in WWII.

He often told me he wanted a job like yours. Upon retirement, he moved to the side of a mountain in Colorado.

Peace! But it looks like you may have already found it.

[JMCKUSICK]

8. So magnificently stated,

Kind of like your photos.

[Bo Zarts]

9. Thanks. However, sometimes it does get cloudy .. but even that is beautiful.

[calimary]

17. GORGEOUS!

Really highlights that tree!

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!

[chouchou]

10. Is that tower/lookout ( on the left middle hill) ..your tower? I know little about them.

Ok...Nothing about them.

[Bo Zarts]

13. Yes .. on the peak to the left.

Here's a little closer look:

[chouchou]

21. Ah..I'll bet that's your little bit of Heaven.

[ChazInAz]

24. Kerouac Time!

Lucky you!

[Bo Zarts]

25. It's always Kerouac time in a fire lookout tower.

Or Gary Snyder and Edward Abbey time.

[AllaN01Bear]

11. ""

[Devilsun]

12. Excellent advice. Thanks

[thought crime]

14. "Living well is the best revenge" - F.Scott Fitzgerald

[ColoringFool]

15. I "Slowed Down For Leaves" This Morning

I realized I hadn't taken any photos yet of the leaf-turning in my neck of PA, so out I went! Red maple leaves on the cusp of brown, brilliant yellow Lindens, backdrops of deep Evergreens, and just enough sun to make the three golden onion domes of an Orthodox Church shine against the lowering sky.

And one lonely but still beautiful pink rose.

[calimary]

18. We have a tree out back with leaves that are red, orange, salmon-colored, and deep crimson.

Just about takes yer breath away!

[ancianita]

16. Good for you! Looks like you live by this -- 'Living well is the best revenge.'

Carry on with your revenge, and thank you for all your amazing photos.

[3Hotdogs]

19. Damn. It's been my bucket list to spend an hour or two up there with you, some summer.

But it looks like my Hyundai Elantra might find it difficult to navigate the rocks in the road.


How long is the hike to the top?

[Joinfortmill]

20. Will do, Captain.

[tavernier]

22. Thanks for sharing

I enjoyed the trip!

[HeartsCanHope]

23. Exquisite scenery! What a commute!

Thank you for sharing.

[CousinIT]

26. Gorgeous! You are living right.

And that is the best revenge!