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Author Archives: westerner54
Too Close
November’s grizzlies have one thing on their mind: food. They’re on a mission, and I am not interested in getting in their way. The griz we saw a couple of weeks ago was definitely on a mission. He was … Continue reading
Posted in Montana, Nature, Wildlife, Yellowstone
Tagged bear too close, foolish tourists, grizzly too close, people too close
30 Comments
Up Coyote Gulch: In Through the Crack in the Wall and Out the Scary “Sneaker Route”
I’m clinging to a sandstone fin, a hundred feet above Coyote Gulch. Stuck. Can’t go up, can’t go down, should be able to creep sideways, but that would involve looking down, and I don’t think that’s a good idea. Well. … Continue reading
Small Wonders
Montana is full of big wonders: the grizzlies, the elk, the moose, the huge mountains and the equally huge sky. We visit Yellowstone and look for wolves and bears, and hope that we’ll be one of the few visitors … Continue reading
Posted in Birding, Life, Montana, Nature, Outdoors, Wildlife
Tagged Arod Lake, Brown's Lake Montana, Hayden Vallen in fog, nesting grebes, small wonders of Yellowstone
22 Comments
Sandhill Cranes in the Smoke
The combination of a smoky morning and a long-distance shot gives these Sandhill Cranes the mysterious, other-worldly quality they deserve, don’t you think?
Posted in Birding, Montana, Nature, Photography, Wildlife
Tagged Sandhill cranes, smoky meadows
13 Comments
Six Days in Grizzly Country: A Backpack in the Scapegoat Wilderness
If you’d told me twenty years ago that my 61 year old self would even think about spending six days backpacking in grizzly country, I’d have laughed you out of the room. Wasn’t gonna happen. I wouldn’t even consider … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Backpacking, Camping, Hiking, Montana, Nature, Outdoors
Tagged Hobnail Tom Trail, North Fork of the Blackfoot, Scapegoat wilderness hikes
16 Comments
Backpack to the “Not Unduly Spectacular.” Curly Lake, Tobacco Root Mountains.
I’m trudging up the steep trail to Curly Lake, thinking – somewhat crabbily – about the Montana Hiking guide’s description of Curly Lake as “not unduly spectacular.” I haven’t been there, and right about now I’m wondering why we chose … Continue reading
Posted in Backpacking, Hiking, Montana, Nature, Outdoors
Tagged Curly Lake Montana, Not Unduly Spectacular Lakes, Tobacco Root Mountains
16 Comments
Bigfoot in the Park and Other Wonders of Glacier
Yep. Bigfoot. Just check out the Montana Road and Recreation Atlas. I’m not making this up. So get out there and look for him! After Bigfoot hunting, head to the west side of the park to the Polebridge Mercantile … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Hiking, Montana, Nature, Travel, Wildlife
Tagged Bigfoot in Glacier, Bowman Lake, Granite Park Chalet, Grinnell Glacier Trail, Highline Trail, Kintla Lake
11 Comments