While much of the U.S. is greening up and experiencing signs of spring in the form of blooming azaleas and cherry blossoms, Montana is slowly awakening from its wintertime slumber. Trees are showing buds and a couple of early crocus flowers have shown their faces in the garden, but for the most part our landscape […]
I always wanted to see Marlboro Country. You know the kind of place…where bow-legged cowboys herd cattle with horses…where roping steers is a highly regarded skill…where ranchers shoot off their porches and fix venison for dinner. A place where the deer and the antelope play and seldom is heard a discouraging word and the skies are not cloudy all day. A […]
It’s April Fools Day and I was brainstorming ideas for this blog. I had thought about describing how the bears have started coming out of their dens, are hungry and in search of food. I was going to tell you that Grandpa Davey and I had experienced a terrifying bear encounter on our walk around […]
Outdoor recreation in Northwest Montana doesn’t stop because it’s winter. Saying that it’s too cold to go outside and play would mean we’d be stuck inside for months and be nothing but a bump on a log. Sure, there’s lots of hibernation and movie watching, of which Redbox has made quite convenient of late. Sometimes we’re sluggish when the weather outside […]
Today’s post is another bit of celebrity trivia about Montana. It happens to have a New Orleans connection, so that makes it all the better considering my link to the Crescent City. We’ve all heard of Liz Claiborne, the founder of one of the world’s most famous fashion design companies. She was born in Brussels, Belgium, raised in […]
According to the U.S.P.S., Gary Cooper (1901-1961) started his acting career as an extra in Westerns. He went on to play the all-American hero in many classic films including the well known High Noon (1952), (which, by the way, also happens to be one of President Bill Clinton’s favorite films). Gary Cooper is depicted on the postage stamps I […]
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 […]
Some of the goats we saw at the fair seemed to have a sweet disposition but they sure were ugly. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, so I’m sure there are lots of you out there that think these goats are adorable. I’m talking about the goats with no ears called LaMancha […]
Mutton Bustin, a new event at the Northwest Montana Fair is a sport I hadn’t heard of. I don’t watch the National News with Katie Couric, but a Google search for Mutton Bustin resulted in an article in which I discovered that the news had broadcast a piece about this rodeo event almost a year ago. […]
Ram displays horns at Logan Pass, Glacier National Park by Marlene The American argali, more commonly known as bighorn sheep, roam in the higher elevations of the Rocky Mountains. The males, or rams, are known for their impressive curved horns. The horns, or growths, are a status symbol for the male sheep and are used […]
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