Out there with Tom

A weekly recounting of the weekend adventures of Tom Kotynski, retired Great Falls Tribune Associate Editor, who prowls Montana's mountains, particularly the Rocky Mountain Front, and Island Ranges including the Little Belts. All photos and writing are copyright Tom Kotynski.

Friday, October 23, 2026

Dearborn is a frightful example of the rich beginning to infest the East Side in the Rocky Mountain Front

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The eyesore on the highest point above Falls Creek in the Dearborn area. Extensive fencing on the once accessible Diamond Bar X Ranch  I get...
Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Milking the waning days of Fall color and hiking

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  My companions on Piegan Pass:  Katie, Vicky and Camille The Garden Wall at Piegan Pass A nice surprise herd of elk on our way to Smith Riv...
Sunday, October 11, 2026

Pirogue Island, Medicine Rocks, Makoshika state parks on quick tour

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  Typical Makoshika view Makoshika's Kinney Coulee started with a 300 foot dropoff Numerous "Medicine Rocks" at this state par...
Tuesday, October 06, 2026

A Sunday drive: glorious Fall

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We were entertained by some young bighorn sheep and their mother  We visited the Metis cemetery on the South Fork Teton  Firery aspen above ...
Saturday, October 03, 2026

The annual Fall hike to Glacier's Firebrand Pass

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      Gordon Whirry at the pass   Fall wouldn't be complete without a trip to Glacier Park's Firebrand Pass. We completed that trip ...
Saturday, September 26, 2026

Russia looms over the Baltics like a menacing grizzly

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  The Russian Embassy in Tallin, Estonia was plastered with anti-Putin, anti-Russian signs. Many signs compared Putin to Hitler In Vilnius, ...
Saturday, September 05, 2026

Mount Williams Lookout in Fish Creek State Park

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The view from the top of Williams Peak in Fish Creek State Park lays bare the historic logging there The now unused lookout tower on William...
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