They call this isolation?

The Sun River and Castle Reef on a bluebird day

In Norwegian Gulch on my 72nd birthday

We may be self-isolating, but we're anything but isolated with numerous trips to the mountains and along the Missouri River.
Since my last post 10-days ago we've done the following:

• Skied new powder at (the closed) Showdown Ski Area on April 16
• Traveled up the Front and found about 5,000 Ross Snow Geese, and some Arctic swans still hanging around Freezout Lake on April 17
• Did the northwest side trail on the back side of the Buffalo Jump out of Ulm formerly known as the Ulm Pishkun on April 19
• Lunched at Kings Hill Pass and checked out the rapidly melting ice on Belt Creek on April 21
• Checked out the Kelsea Rose bloom on the steep limestone walls of the Trout Creek Canyon outside Vigilante Campground near York in the Helena National Forest.  On the way home enjoyed driving along the Missouri River and stopped for a hike at the Mountain Palace, walking the railroad tracks and through a scenic tunnel on April 21
• Took a drive to Seeley Lake to check out snow conditions on the west side and what was happening at Rogers Pass.  We hiked a very pretty nature trail from the Big Larch Ranger Station in Seeley, hearing Sand Hill Cranes, and Great Horned Owls on April 24
• Drove out to the Widow's Coulee state Fish, Wildlife and Parks fishing access site for a short hike on April 27
• Finally, on my 72nd birthday, April 28, drove to the Front and the Sun River Canyon on one of the clearest bluebird days and did  four-mile up and back hike in Norwegian Gulch.  Lots of snow in the high country, great, clear hiking at lower elevations and LOTS of ticks.  Between us, Katie and I picked off 43 ticks, a new day-hike record!  It is unusual to have such beautiful and warm weather on my birthday. Many of my birthday pictures are on skis in deep snow!

So, we have been far from idle and are getting in pretty good shape.

Our Norwegian Gulch route