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Time Travel: Birding Missoula – 2008

May 11, 2021

Birding in Missoula April 17, 2008 I had the opportunity to spend a couple of days in Missoula and on a chilly afternoon went birding. I went to two highly recommended locations: 1) Maclay Flats https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/lolo/recarea/?recid=10274 and 2) Greenough Park https://www.allmissoula.com/parks/greenough_park.php Maclay Flats had a gorgeous well maintained walking path Maclay Flats I never got … More Time Travel: Birding Missoula – 2008

Up and over the mountains to Mesa Falls- Sept 2020

September 29, 2020

9/4/20 A long drive with fewer photographs than I’d like. I just got so involved in seeing and experiencing that I forgot to pull out the camera. Additionally, the birds refused to pose and the narrow roads made it impossible to stop. Up to Monida (Montana) and over to the Red Rock Lakes Refuge Abandoned … More Up and over the mountains to Mesa Falls- Sept 2020

The Big Driving Test

August 18, 2020

The Big Driving Test 7/2/2020 Shanna and I decided to go to Yellowstone not realizing that it was the 4th of July weekend. On our way through Island Park we got to see beautiful trees and flowers. (See post: https://blueravenbirders.com/2020/07/14/july-2020-island-park-id/). Better still we got to see a MOOSE!!! (See post: https://blueravenbirders.com/2020/07/07/moose-at-island-park/). He started out far … More The Big Driving Test

Continuing the Drive – Over the Mountains

August 4, 2020

7/2/20 The drive from Quake Lake to Camas NWR Meadow with fencing Indian Paintbrush Another meadow looking back on where we’ve been Western tanager Wildflowers Vista from near the top of the mountain range Secret pathway Outcrop Another top of the mountain meadow, this time with snow. Black Butte MT At the top of the … More Continuing the Drive – Over the Mountains

Continuing the Drive – Quake Lake

July 28, 2020

7/2/2020 Quake Lake Quake Lake Shanna stomping through the model of Quake Lake at the Visitor’s Center

Continuing the Drive – Hebgen Lake

July 21, 2020

7/2/2020 Hebgen Lake Wildflowers near Hebgen Lake Land Stranded Boat Duckies Hebgen Lake Me

Time Travel: April 2016 Yellowstone

February 1, 2018

April 2016 – to West Yellowstone, Mammoth, Bozeman (and rock show), and back to West Yellowstone and home with Shanna, John, & Bill. Trumpter swan, Island Park ID Gibbon river Beryl spring Mammoth terraces Top of the Mammoth terraces Bison Moody terraces Looking down the white terraces at Mammoth Some of us Bison Baby bison Bozeman … More Time Travel: April 2016 Yellowstone

Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center

October 31, 2017

October 21, 2017 The second part of our day sent us to Rexburg for lunch. We chose Frontier Pies, which could use a dining room makeover but the food is awesome. http://www.frontierpies.com/ 460 W 4th S, Rexburg, ID 83440 Then we went to Florence’s Candies where we discovered they were having a sale ½ off … More Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center

National Bison Refuge

August 1, 2016

Featured photo of an American kestrel. It was another lovely road trip day. Left Missoula early and headed North. First stop was the Ewam Garden of 1,000 Buddhas. A very cool place, the plantings are beautiful, the site is peaceful and it was a great stop. The posing American kestrel was definitely a bonus. A … More National Bison Refuge

Red Rock Lakes Wildlife Refuge

July 31, 2016

Featured Image: Mountain bluebird. There were many, many, many bluebirds on this sunny day at the refuge. Western meadowlark. Wow what a drive! Grasslands, sagebrush, forest edge, lakes, all the way out in nowhere. This is an ideal stopover for wildlife. This is probably an amazing birding spot during the migration season. And if you’re a … More Red Rock Lakes Wildlife Refuge

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