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Category Archives: Camping
Silence and Solitude Once Again: December in Yellowstone
Mammoth Campground, Yellowstone National Park. December, 2013. Once again we’re all alone for two cold nights in Mammoth Campground. Yellowstone in winter – especially before the Mammoth Hotel is open – can be harsh and cold, but there’s a stark beauty that’s worth a … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Camping, Montana, Nature, Outdoors, Wildlife, Yellowstone
Tagged Boiling River, Mammoth Campground, the value of wild places, Yellowstone in winter
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What’s The Best Campsite in Natural Bridges National Monument?
I know this has been a burning question for thousands of you out there. Well, fret no more. I have the answer. Campsite Number 4. Here it is: The best part? The view! There are only 13 sites at Natural Bridges, … Continue reading
What Do You Get When you Cross a Cantaloupe and a Chokecherry?
Well, you get a bear. This bear, actually. If you’re from western Montana you know that August and September is Dixon melon time, and if you’re smart you head to the farmers’ market each Saturday to pick up your cantaloupes … Continue reading
Posted in Camping, Montana, Nature, Outdoors, Wildlife
Tagged Beaver Creek Montana, Black bear, Dixon melons
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An Hour Out My Back Door to the Top of the World
I just love that we can leave our house in the middle of downtown Helena, drive an easy hour into the mountains northwest of town and arrive here, at this beautiful meadow below Granite Butte. It’s a gorgeous drive, too. Granite … Continue reading
Posted in Camping, Montana, Nature, Outdoors, Travel
Tagged Granite Butte, Granite Butte Lookout, Montana clouds, Montana meadow
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Prairie, Lake and Sky: Solitude at Freezout Lake
Solitude can be hard to come by on a holiday weekend, even in sparsely populated Montana. But we found it, in the wide open prairie at the edge of the Rocky Mountain Front: Freezout Lake Wildlife Management Area. The migratory … Continue reading
Posted in Camping, Montana, Nature, Outdoors, Wildlife
Tagged Freezout Lake, Freezout Lake Wildlife Management Area
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The Most Lovable Turkey in the World
I’m not a fan of poultry. I know folks who keep chickens, and they love the little buggers. But really, they’re not cute. And turkeys…well turkeys definitely fall in the not cute category as well. But there was this one turkey…. … Continue reading
Johnny Gulch in the Elkhorn Mountains
Even a small mountain range like the Elkhorns in western Montana is chock full of wonderful backroads that are just begging to be explored. Recently we loaded up the camper and headed out to see what we could find. Can’t get … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Camping, Montana, Outdoors, Travel
Tagged coyote, Elkhorn Mountains, exploring outdoors, pickup camper
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Monument Peak Lookout
There’s something magical about coming up on “your” lookout on the top of a mountain. Sometimes you can see the lookout in the distance as you’re hiking, and it slowly, slowly, gets closer. But other times, particularly if you can drive to … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Camping, Montana, Travel
Tagged Lookout towers, Montana Lookouts, Monument Peak Lookout
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The Indispensables
Those first couple of miles of the first backpack of the season are always tough, aren’t they? Hiking without a pack never prepares me for the shock of suddenly hauling all that extra weight, and my hips and shoulders are … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Backpacking, Camping, Hiking, Outdoors, Travel
Tagged Backpacking, backpacking equipment, Camping, hiking, Montana, outdoors
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