My parents, sister, and I stood in line and watched as people walked out of the curtained spook house. Two teen girls stood ahead of me, texting and giggling. The line was long, but luckily we were pretty close to the front of it. A hunchbacked clown puttered around trying to scare people in […]
Autumn
Six Man Football
With a state population of under one million and the largest city of Billings bursting with just 100,000 people, it’s not surprising that Montana has 28 high schools that play six-man football. M mentioned this fact to me yesterday and I am now informed of yet another bit of trivia about “The Treasure State”. Six-man football was […]
Preparing for Winter – The Ant and The Grasshopper
With bow in hand, gazing over the yellow grassy fields and up at the clear blue sky, I began to listen to the silence. It was silent save for the chirping of the grasshoppers… In a field one summer’s day, a grasshopper was hopping about, chirping and singing to its heart’s […]
Last Hike before Fall
Sunday was the final day for vehicular traffic along the west side of the Going to the Sun Road from Avalanche Creek to Logan Pass. We took our final drive of the season on Saturday up to the pass and hiked out to Haystack Butte via the Highline Trail. It was a popular day […]