I saw lots of birds, but was only able to get photos of one species 8/6/22 Lewis’s woodpeckers I saw so many of these birds. At first I thought they might be blackbirds but they weren’t the right size. Eventually they held still long enough for photos and identification. View of the road Mule deer … More National Bison Range pt 2
Amazing day at the National Bison Range: https://bisonrange.org/ 8/6/22 “About Bison Range Restoration In 1908, the federal government established the National Bison Range in the middle of our treaty-reserved home, the Flathead Indian Reservation, on land taken without our consent. The bison herd there descends from a free-ranging Reservation herd started by Tribal members in … More National Bison Range pt 1
After the conference 8/5/22 I took an evening drive up to Arlee and the 1000s Buddah’s garden. Summer in Montana equals sunshine till 9:00 in August.
Another stop on the way to Missoula 8/3/22 Sage thrasher Mourning dove The rework of the water pathways at the Camas National Wildlife Refuge continues Interesting and lovely on the road to Dubois Derelict
On my way to Missoula I stopped at Market Lake 8/3/22 Mallard chicks Great blue heron Red tailed hawk with Western tanager photobombing Great blue heron Muskrat Geese Mallard female Beautiful landscape Sunflowers Canada geese
On the Road home from Grand Teton & Jackson 8/1/22 Bison Farewell Jackson One of many blue butterflys at the overlook Trees growing out of the cliff Yarrow Purple fireweed Broken and renewal Fleabane The road home
Grand Teton National Park 8/1/22 Visitor center moose sculpture Pronghorn / Antelope Tetons River River with Canada geese Tetons Another river view Jackson lake Mostly geese but a few ducks too Moss
On The Road to Jackson 8/1/22 The plan had been to go to Salmon for a couple of days before driving up to Missoula for a library conference. A monster forest fire near Salmon changed my plans. So instead of heading to Salmon my friend Helen and I went to Jackson Hole and Grand Teton … More Jackson Hole pt 1
The drive was amazing but I was tired of filming/shooting so there are very few photos for this really long drive. I’m now sad about that. Next time I’ll do better. But then again, you have to pull over to take a photo and every stop takes time… Ah well. Fancy metal flowers Lily pads … More The Road Back to Kuna ID
The museum included a few other amazing collections. The towns created with rocks were photographed by Shanna who seemed a bit obsessed with them. Scrimshaw Titanium Slag (byproduct of spacecraft manufacturing) Dale Chihuly’s student art glass Shanna’s Point of View on the old west in rock
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