Month: July 2019
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Smokejumpers to Polson
7/8/2019 Started south on a beautiful day under blue skies.Traveling Montana route 200, we kept our eyes on the hillsides for Bighorn Sheep, but didn’t see any. We had heard that the Smokejumpers Center at the Missoula airport was an interesting stop. After arriving at the airport, we ended up at the Museum of Montana…
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Elk and Montana State Parks
Sunday 7/7/2019 After a quiet night at Wildwood Brewing, we were on the road at 0915. Half an hour later we stopped at a Tractor Supply to fill up our propane tank. They have been a consistently good place, with easy access to the propane fill. Just before ten we pulled into Traveler’s Rest State Park where we…
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Montana Friends
7/4/2019 Fourth of July is always a very busy time at campgrounds, so we were fortunate to have a private place to stay. Beth’s childhood neighbor in Michigan now lives in Montana and invited us to visit over the holiday weekend. Doug and Janet have a beautiful place in the valley south of Missoula. After…
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Yellowstone to Missoula
7/3/2019 Awake at 0515, I quietly asked Beth if she wanted to go out wolf spotting. There was no response. I waited until 0600 to ask if she wanted the heat on. By 0726 we were caffeinated, fed, and off exploring again. By 0739 we pulled over at the Calcite Springs Overlook where we caught…
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Lamar Valley – Yellowstone
7/2/2019 It was 0800 when we returned to where we sighted wolves yesterday. W watched for two hours in the rain only sighting bison, ground squirrels and ducks. We were ready if any wolves appeared. Moved on to the ranger station where we counted 199 bison and a few pronghorn antelope. More rain and only…
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