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Monthly Archives: January 2013
Small Pleasures
I am slowly figuring out that the way to enjoy winter is to take pleasure in the small things: a good cup of tea or hot chocolate on a cold afternoon, watching the same Downy Woodpecker at the suet feeder … Continue reading
Posted in Hiking, Life, Montana, Nature, Outdoors
Tagged Missouri River, York Bridge, York Bridge Peak trail
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Originally posted on The History Trail:
Update, January, 2013: Earlier this month the new owner of the Borntrager homestead burned the old house down. It was not in good shape, so the decision is understandable, but it’s sad. The house…
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Winter in Glacier: Skiing to the Sun
The area of Glacier National Park that runs along the North Fork of the Flathead is stunningly beautiful country any time of year, but the stark cold and short days of winter lend a wild edge that isn’t always there in the summer. The road … Continue reading
Posted in Hiking, Montana, Nature, Outdoors, Travel
Tagged Glacier National Park, North Fork of Flathead in winter, skiing in Glacier, Winter in Glacier
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Skiing at Zero Cold Thirty
Saturday, January 12, 2013. Really cold. Like 400 degrees below zero. Fahrenheit. Dang. I forgot to put on sunscreen. When the steam from the cement plant is doing this, you know it’s a pretty serious inversion. But we’d decided to … Continue reading
Posted in Hiking, Montana, Nature, Outdoors
Tagged Cold, icefishing, stupid cold weather, winter
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Owl Creek Cabin in the Flathead: Maybe Winter’s OK After All
Feeling like you want to rough it, but just a little? Not up to hauling everything on your back and skiing miles to get to a cold cabin in the woods? Want to cook on an electric stove and plug in … Continue reading
Posted in Hiking, Montana, Nature, Outdoors, Travel
Tagged Holland Lake Falls, Montana Forest Service cabins, Owl Creek Cabin
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Writing That Feels Like Home
In The Anthropology of Turquoise, Ellen Meloy writes “Of all the things I wondered about on this land, I wondered the hardest about the seduction of certain geographies that feel like home–not by story or blood but merely by their forms … Continue reading
Off the Beaten Path: Hikes, Backpacks, and Travels 