Before taking M & E to their shooting match last Saturday, David joked about passing in front of Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks. Hunters would be there protesting federal wolf management. In jest, he suggested we be cautious and roll up our windows against these supposed angry people. The protection of wolves has […]
Living in metropolitan New Orleans I didn’t think much about grizzlies, wolves, or elk. My family and I lived the typical suburban lifestyle, more concerned with how the local sheriff would keep criminals out of the “parish” than what the wildlife were doing. Here in NW Montana, where crime is petty and almost non-existent, […]
Stately maple trees line our streets in town, and only a part of the mountain range can be seen through their bare winter branches. By the time I grabbed my camera, yesterday, and went the few blocks east to get an unobstructed view of the alpenglow on the Swan, it was gone. At sunset, […]
The fog comes on little cat’s feet It sits looking over harbor and city On silent haunches And then moves on. Poem by Carl Sandburg The valley is covered in fog today, so I decided to go out and take some pictures. The nice thing about fog is the glistening hoar frost that […]
Punxsutawny Phil saw his shadow earlier today and predicted six more weeks of winter, which is no surprise to me. Snow fell here last night and this morning. Spring just doesn’t come to the Rockies until the vernal equinox and the calendar say so on March 20th. Even then, snow and chilly temperatures aren’t out […]
When the inversions lift, it’s time to take advantage of the sunshine. Sunday’s single digit temperatures and blue skies presented the perfect opportunity to do some ice skating on Foy’s Lake. One of our favorite ways to chase away the winter doldrums is ice skating. What’s yours?
A Triceratops skull found on an eastern Montana ranch sold for almost 251,000 bucks! An anonymous person bought the 7 1/2′ long, and more than 5′ wide skull for $250,950 in an online auction. The skull was found over a decade ago on a ranch in Wilbaux County. It was stored at the ranch until […]
Since we live in a valley surrounded by mountains, we frequently have inversions in the winter. When an inversion is going on, we have a thick blanket of fog, freezing fog, or smog covering the valley. When we go up into the mountains, the air is fresh and clean and the sun is out. Inversions are […]
Montana is Marlboro Country…ranches, cattle, horses, cowboys and Indians. We like to keep it casual and laid back. Even our Governor Schweitzer sports jeans, cowboy boots, and a string tie. Now in the true spirit of Montana, Governor Schweitzer and the state’s congressional delegation plan to ride horseback in the inaugural parade for president elect […]
Like millions of tourists who visit Yellowstone National Park each year, the threat of earthquakes doesn’t discourage me from enjoying Yellowstone’s amazing thermal features. _________________________ Foreboding discussions on late night radio describe a Yellowstone volcanic eruption as apocalyptic. Living here in Northwest Montana approximately 400 miles from the park makes this all the more […]
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