Tuesday, December 02, 2025

My foot surgery full of (upleasant) surprises

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My left foot after surgery  This has been the sickest month of my life. I went to Missoula for the minimally invasive foot surgery on my lef...
Wednesday, November 05, 2025

Cooper's Lake larch finale as foot surgery looms

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Cooper's Lake at the height of the larch color We were surprised to see gorgeous ground cover this late in the season     My left foot: ...
Monday, October 27, 2025

State Parks, Rodgers Peak twice, Mount Helena, Beartrap Gulch

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  Gordon Whirry on a CDT precipice below Rodgers Peak   Scarlet huckleberries lit up the Rogers Pass Trail The Painted Rocks as Katie walks ...
Sunday, October 12, 2025

The best of Fall: Our Lake, Police Outpost (Alberta), Firebrand

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Huckleberries are even better in Fall color My favorite mountain on the Front, Walling Reef, on our drive to Glacier We hit a large patch of...
Sunday, September 21, 2025

Bringing summer to a close: Falls Creek colors, Glacier's Piegan Pass, Mount Aeneas in Jewel Basin, Cold Lake in Missions

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Falls Creek The Garden Wall at Piegan Pass The Jewel Basin's Mount Aeneas summit ridge This billy tried to block the top of Mount Aeneas...
Monday, September 08, 2025

A week's worth in Glacier: Sperry and Belly River country

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  Katie at a Sperry Glacier remnant Above Comeau Pass We saw tons of mountain goats At one of the tarns below Comeau Pass Getting to the top...
Sunday, September 07, 2025

Moving too fast to post: North Dakota surprises us with great tourist stops, Two Med away from crowds, Black Sand State Park, Brush Lake State Park, a Front geology tour, Pilgrim Creek and Pioneer Ridge loop

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The Des Lacs Wildlife Refuge in Kenmare, ND The Peace Garden north of Bottineau, ND reminded me of Versailles The Peace Garden featured an u...
Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Catching up with a busy summer: Our Lake, Patrol, Bitterroot, Northwest Montana state parks

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Visiting with Patrol Mountain lookout ranger Samsara Chapman Duffey One of my favorite views ---- looking down the ridgeline from Patrol Mou...
Tuesday, July 08, 2025

Summer gets busy: Tilinghast, short style Columbine, Canadian Rockies, Blackleaf

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A wall of limestone cliffs on Tilinghast Creek Katie at the U.S.-Canadian border at the Police Depot Provincial Park Chief Mountain towers o...