It’s huckleberry picking season in Northwest Montana, and apparently not much has changed in 100 years. Year after year, each huckleberry season, people still talk about how plentiful and how large the huckleberries are. Look at what was said in the Daily Interlake in 1912. Aug. 14 – Huckleberries have been especially plentiful on the […]
A gentle rain was falling as I sat in a fragrant huckleberry patch picking from the mother lode of bushes. It was peaceful and quiet on Big Mountain and I passed the time as I always do picturing bear lips nibbling away at the berries and wondering what happens if humans pick too many. […]
Nothing compares to the wholesome goodness of a jar of homemade huckleberry jam. The aroma and flavor are out of this world! And the knowledge that you made it fresh yourself is very satisfying. Jump to Recipe ________________________________________________ Summers are warm and sunny in Montana, but the growing season is short. Everything grows like crazy […]
While on a recent huckleberry picking outing at Big Mountain near Whitefish, a man came up the hill. He asked if he could take pictures of us for the local newspaper, The Whitefish Pilot. It was huckleberry days, and he needed some pics of pickers. The photographer shot a lot of pictures and I […]
The edible serviceberry as seen on the Iceberg Lake Trail, Glacier National Park Wildflowers were abundant on the Iceberg Lake Trail the other day. Everything was blooming and the hillsides and meadows were covered in shades of yellow, orange, blue, pink, and white. Regardless of how often we take this hike or repeat any […]
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