Showing posts with label Montana. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Montana. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Lewis and Clark Trail Maps: The Split Into Subgroups
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Saturday, July 4, 2009
Lewis and Clark Trail Maps: The Upper Missouri River
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Monday, June 29, 2009
The Adventures of John Colter, Part 4
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Sunday, June 28, 2009
The Adventures of John Colter, Part 3
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Thursday, June 25, 2009
The Adventures of John Colter, Part 2
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009
The Adventures of John Colter
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Friday, June 19, 2009
Guest ranches, dude ranches and resorts
After starting to develop The Lewis and Clark Trail Road Trip Planner, I quickly realized that an arbitrary rule was needed to decide which points of interest could be included. I wanted the maps to show anything along the trail that looked interesting, but what is "on the trail" and what isn't? I decided to include anything within a distance of twenty miles from the line drawn to represent the trail.
I found a small number of guest ranches, dude ranches and assorted resorts along the way, and you probably won't be surprised to see that most of them are in Montana. This is just a list showing who they are and what town they're in. The links will bring up a Google Map displaying their location and contact information, and give you a brief description of what the place has to offer.
As you go down the list, the ranches are ordered from east to west, which might help you guess where in Montana some of those ranches are.
Badlands Trail Rides and Eastview Campground Killdeer, ND
Montana River Ranch Bainville, MT
Hawley Mountain Guest Ranch McLeod, MT
Lone Mountain Ranch Big Sky, MT
Madison Valley Ranch Ennis, MT
Five Rivers Lodge Dillon, MT
The Alta Ranch Darby, MT
Lolo Hot Springs Lolo, MT
Mt Adams Lodge at the The Flying L Ranch Glenwood, Klickitat, WA
Eagles Nest Resort Ilwaco, WA
I found a small number of guest ranches, dude ranches and assorted resorts along the way, and you probably won't be surprised to see that most of them are in Montana. This is just a list showing who they are and what town they're in. The links will bring up a Google Map displaying their location and contact information, and give you a brief description of what the place has to offer.
As you go down the list, the ranches are ordered from east to west, which might help you guess where in Montana some of those ranches are.
Cedar Shore Resort Oacoma, SD
Badlands Trail Rides and Eastview Campground Killdeer, ND
Montana River Ranch Bainville, MT
Hawley Mountain Guest Ranch McLeod, MT
Lone Mountain Ranch Big Sky, MT
Madison Valley Ranch Ennis, MT
Five Rivers Lodge Dillon, MT
The Alta Ranch Darby, MT
Lolo Hot Springs Lolo, MT
Mt Adams Lodge at the The Flying L Ranch Glenwood, Klickitat, WA
Eagles Nest Resort Ilwaco, WA
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Guided walk at Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park
Located about ten miles west of Three Forks, Montana, Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park is Montana's first and perhaps best-known state park. The park features one of the most highly decorated limestone caverns in the US Northwest. These spectacular, naturally air conditioned caves are lined with stalactites, stalagmites, columns, and helictites.
On June 20 at 7 p.m., the park will offer a guided walk to publicize their newest hiking trail. The nature walk will feature wildflower viewing and birding opportunities. The event is free for registered campers and Montana residents. Call 406-287-3541 for more information.
Places mentioned in this article
Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park
Other points of interest in the Three Forks vicinity
Missouri Headwaters State Park
Madison Buffalo Jump State Park
Parker Homestead State Park
Medicine Lake Outfitters
Find more places of interest in southwestern Montana
The Lewis and Clark Trail Today: On to the Continental Divide
On June 20 at 7 p.m., the park will offer a guided walk to publicize their newest hiking trail. The nature walk will feature wildflower viewing and birding opportunities. The event is free for registered campers and Montana residents. Call 406-287-3541 for more information.
Places mentioned in this article
Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park
Other points of interest in the Three Forks vicinity
Missouri Headwaters State Park
Madison Buffalo Jump State Park
Parker Homestead State Park
Medicine Lake Outfitters
Find more places of interest in southwestern Montana
The Lewis and Clark Trail Today: On to the Continental Divide
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Road To The Buffalo
Guest author: Dennis A Carroll from Augusta, Montana
On their return from the Pacific, the Corps of Discovery split up on 3 July 1806. William Clark took his party to the Jefferson River. Sergeant Ordway and nine men would follow it to the Missouri and eventually to the confluence with the Yellowstone River. Clark’s remaining men headed for the Yellowstone and followed it to the Missouri.
Meriwether Lewis made a direct overland route to the Great Falls of the Missouri. Lewis’ journal said:
The “well beaten” track was the result of generations of Indians and travois coming and going from buffalo country on the plains. It must have been easy to follow. Within four days, Lewis’ contingent traveled over 70 miles, crossing “Smitu Sx cu si,” or Indian Fort Pass. Indian Fort Pass, named by the Salish, referred to small stone forts used to watch for Blackfeet warriors. The pass is now known as Lewis and Clark Pass, although Clark never saw it.
The modern explorer can mirror Lewis’ path. From Missoula, Montana, take Interstate 90 south about five miles to the Bonner Exit. Take Montana Highway 200 toward Great Falls. Highway 200 parallels much of the Buffalo Road until it reaches Lander’s Fork, 7 miles east of Lincoln, Montana.
Buffalo Road followed Lander’s Fork a short distance, then crossed a ridge to Alice Creek. Today’s discoverers can take the Alice Creek road (about three miles beyond Lander’s Fork) off Highway 200 to the trailhead, eleven miles distant. The road is passable by all vehicles, but the last four miles is one lane and has potholes. The trailhead has several kiosks that describe the Buffalo Road, Lewis’s journey over the pass and the first settlers in the area. The more adventuresome may want to take the mile-and-a-half hike to the pass. Although good trail, it is an uphill climb. Those in average physical condition, taking their time, can complete the round-trip in 2 hours.
If you hike remember it’s grizzly country--take precautions. While not as fearsome, ticks are present, especially in spring and early summer. For more information see:
Bear Safety - Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
Ticks - Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
Private ranches deny public access east of Lewis and Clark Pass, but you can approximate Lewis’ journey by returning to Highway 200, crossing the Continental Divide at Roger’s Pass and taking County Road 434 below the pass. The road closely parallels Lewis’ journey from today’s Highway 200 to present-day Augusta, Montana. Road 434 is safe for all travel unless there has been a heavy rain. Stretches of mud road become impassable to all except four-wheel drives. All-weather travel can be accomplished on US Highway 287, which intersects 200 several miles past 434.
Lewis probably crossed the Torrant River a mile or two below the picturesque high bridge on the Dearborn River. At the time, Lewis was unaware that the Torrant River was the Dearborn River he had named 18 July 1805 on the westward leg.
As you top out of Dearborn canyon, Shishequaw Mountain--one of Lewis’ navigation points--can be seen 10 miles distant. Modern maps list Shishequaw Mountain as “Haystack Butte.”
County Road 434 becomes asphalt, and crosses Shishequaw Creek, later called South Fork (for South Fork of the Sun River), and is now called Elk Creek. Lewis followed Shishequaw Creek to the Medicine River. In earlier times, Medicine River was called “Pile of Rocks River,” and is now called the Sun River.
Lewis’s party traveled along the Medicine River to the Missouri and camped several days on White Bear Island, one of their previous camps.
This phase can be approximated by taking Highway 21 to Simms, turning left on Montana Highway 200 to Vaughn and finishing the trip to Great Falls on Interstate 15.
Lewis remarked in his journal that he saw buffalo everywhere near the Missouri:
Lewis noticed large herds of buffalo and the bluffs on either side of the river, but may not have connected the two. The bluffs on the south side of the river (your right going toward Great Falls) were called pishkuns, or buffalo jumps. Twenty pishkuns rise between Shishequaw Creek (Elk Creek) and the Missouri. Native American hunters stampeded buffalo over these cliffs. The north-side bluffs were rarely used. Prevailing wind is from the southwest, and buffalo hunters relied on their scent, carried by the wind, to panic the beasts.
The pishkun located between Great Falls, Ulm and Vaughn Montana has been made a day-use park, called First Peoples Buffalo Jump. To get there travel 10 miles south of Great Falls on Interstate 15, exit at Ulm, turn right and go 3.5 miles on the Ulm-Vaughn road.
Discoverers can find two more interesting sights in Great Falls that relate to the Corps of Discovery:
Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Center
4201 Giant Springs Road
Great Falls, MT 59405
406) 727-0900
The Interpretive Center has displays, dioramas, and events that relate directly to the Corps of Discovery.
C. M. Russell Museum
400 13th Street North
Great Falls, MT 59401
(406) 727-2402
The Russell Museum houses works of the late Charles M. Russell, renowned cowboy artist. His paintings, sculptures, illustrated postcards and letters cover subjects from cowboys, to Indians, to Lewis and Clark and before.
In three days your personal Corps of Discovery can retrace eight days of Lewis’ journey and connect with hundreds of years of pre-European, pre-Montana history.
Text and photos copyrighted 14 June 2009, by Dennis A Carroll.
More Montana Outdoors, Montana Elk Hunting, and a little humor can be found at Montana Elk Hunting.
On their return from the Pacific, the Corps of Discovery split up on 3 July 1806. William Clark took his party to the Jefferson River. Sergeant Ordway and nine men would follow it to the Missouri and eventually to the confluence with the Yellowstone River. Clark’s remaining men headed for the Yellowstone and followed it to the Missouri.
Meriwether Lewis made a direct overland route to the Great Falls of the Missouri. Lewis’ journal said:
- [. . .] the road which they (Nez Perce) shewed me. . . would lead up the East branch of Clark’s river and a river called Cokahlarishkit (Lewis mistranscribed, “Qoq’aalx’Iskit”), or the river of the road to buffaloe and thence . . . the falls of the Missouri where we wished to go. They alleged that as the road was a well beaten track we could not now miss our way. July 3, 1806
The “well beaten” track was the result of generations of Indians and travois coming and going from buffalo country on the plains. It must have been easy to follow. Within four days, Lewis’ contingent traveled over 70 miles, crossing “Smitu Sx cu si,” or Indian Fort Pass. Indian Fort Pass, named by the Salish, referred to small stone forts used to watch for Blackfeet warriors. The pass is now known as Lewis and Clark Pass, although Clark never saw it.
The modern explorer can mirror Lewis’ path. From Missoula, Montana, take Interstate 90 south about five miles to the Bonner Exit. Take Montana Highway 200 toward Great Falls. Highway 200 parallels much of the Buffalo Road until it reaches Lander’s Fork, 7 miles east of Lincoln, Montana.
Buffalo Road followed Lander’s Fork a short distance, then crossed a ridge to Alice Creek. Today’s discoverers can take the Alice Creek road (about three miles beyond Lander’s Fork) off Highway 200 to the trailhead, eleven miles distant. The road is passable by all vehicles, but the last four miles is one lane and has potholes. The trailhead has several kiosks that describe the Buffalo Road, Lewis’s journey over the pass and the first settlers in the area. The more adventuresome may want to take the mile-and-a-half hike to the pass. Although good trail, it is an uphill climb. Those in average physical condition, taking their time, can complete the round-trip in 2 hours.
Looking southeast on “Smitu Sx cu si,” or Indian Fort Pass, today’s Lewis and Clark Pass.
If you hike remember it’s grizzly country--take precautions. While not as fearsome, ticks are present, especially in spring and early summer. For more information see:
Bear Safety - Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
Ticks - Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
Forest Service sign on Lewis and Clark Pass, elevation 6000.
Private ranches deny public access east of Lewis and Clark Pass, but you can approximate Lewis’ journey by returning to Highway 200, crossing the Continental Divide at Roger’s Pass and taking County Road 434 below the pass. The road closely parallels Lewis’ journey from today’s Highway 200 to present-day Augusta, Montana. Road 434 is safe for all travel unless there has been a heavy rain. Stretches of mud road become impassable to all except four-wheel drives. All-weather travel can be accomplished on US Highway 287, which intersects 200 several miles past 434.
Looking west, up Torrant River (Dearborn) a mile or two above where Lewis’ group crossed.
Lewis probably crossed the Torrant River a mile or two below the picturesque high bridge on the Dearborn River. At the time, Lewis was unaware that the Torrant River was the Dearborn River he had named 18 July 1805 on the westward leg.
As you top out of Dearborn canyon, Shishequaw Mountain--one of Lewis’ navigation points--can be seen 10 miles distant. Modern maps list Shishequaw Mountain as “Haystack Butte.”
Looking west from County Road 434 to Shishequaw Mountain (Haystack Butte). It perfectly fits Lewis’ description, “a high conic mountain standing several miles in advance of the Eastern range of the rocky mountains. 8 July 1806”.
County Road 434 becomes asphalt, and crosses Shishequaw Creek, later called South Fork (for South Fork of the Sun River), and is now called Elk Creek. Lewis followed Shishequaw Creek to the Medicine River. In earlier times, Medicine River was called “Pile of Rocks River,” and is now called the Sun River.
Lewis’s party traveled along the Medicine River to the Missouri and camped several days on White Bear Island, one of their previous camps.
This phase can be approximated by taking Highway 21 to Simms, turning left on Montana Highway 200 to Vaughn and finishing the trip to Great Falls on Interstate 15.
Lewis remarked in his journal that he saw buffalo everywhere near the Missouri:
- [ . . ] it is now the season at which the buffaloe begin to coppelate and the bulls keep a tremedious roaring we could hear them for many miles and there are such numbers of them that there is one continual roar. our horses had not been acquainted with the buffaloe they appeared much alarmed at their appearance and bellowing. When I arrived in sight of the whitebear islands the Missouri bottoms on both sides of the river were crouded with buffaloe I sincerely belief that there were not less than 10 thousand buffaloe within a circle of 2 miles around that place. 11 July 1806
Lewis noticed large herds of buffalo and the bluffs on either side of the river, but may not have connected the two. The bluffs on the south side of the river (your right going toward Great Falls) were called pishkuns, or buffalo jumps. Twenty pishkuns rise between Shishequaw Creek (Elk Creek) and the Missouri. Native American hunters stampeded buffalo over these cliffs. The north-side bluffs were rarely used. Prevailing wind is from the southwest, and buffalo hunters relied on their scent, carried by the wind, to panic the beasts.
The pishkun located between Great Falls, Ulm and Vaughn Montana has been made a day-use park, called First Peoples Buffalo Jump. To get there travel 10 miles south of Great Falls on Interstate 15, exit at Ulm, turn right and go 3.5 miles on the Ulm-Vaughn road.
Discoverers can find two more interesting sights in Great Falls that relate to the Corps of Discovery:
Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Center
4201 Giant Springs Road
Great Falls, MT 59405
406) 727-0900
The Interpretive Center has displays, dioramas, and events that relate directly to the Corps of Discovery.
C. M. Russell Museum
400 13th Street North
Great Falls, MT 59401
(406) 727-2402
The Russell Museum houses works of the late Charles M. Russell, renowned cowboy artist. His paintings, sculptures, illustrated postcards and letters cover subjects from cowboys, to Indians, to Lewis and Clark and before.
In three days your personal Corps of Discovery can retrace eight days of Lewis’ journey and connect with hundreds of years of pre-European, pre-Montana history.
Text and photos copyrighted 14 June 2009, by Dennis A Carroll.
More Montana Outdoors, Montana Elk Hunting, and a little humor can be found at Montana Elk Hunting.
Friday, June 12, 2009
Fort Benton, Montana
This article has been relocated to http://lewis-clark-trail.us/History/fort-benton-montana.php.
Ulm Buffalo Days at First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park
For over six hundred years, Indians stampeded bison over the mile-long cliff at First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park, a day-use-only park in the town of Ulm. Ulm is located a couple of miles to the southwest of Great Falls, Montana. At the top of the jump there's a panoramic view of the Missouri River valley, the Rocky Mountain Front, and the buttes and grasslands of the High Plains. A visitor center and interpretive trails relate the story of this prehistoric site, one of the largest in the United States.
Today and tomorrow (June 12 and 13) the town of Ulm will celebrate its 120th anniversary with Ulm Buffalo Days, a two-day celebration jam-packed with events and activities. Events will take place in Ulm itself and at First People's Buffalo Jump State Park.
The celebration starts today with Native American dancing from 3 to 5 p.m., followed by a bison dinner starting at 5:30 p.m. The dinner will feature entertainment by singer and poet Greg Keeler and a Montana Black Powder shooters presentation.
Saturday there will be a pancake breakfast from 7 to 10 a.m., and a fun run starting at the Ulm school at 9:30 a.m.
For further information see the complete article at the Great Falls Tribune
Ulm Buffalo Days celebration is today and Saturday
Today and tomorrow (June 12 and 13) the town of Ulm will celebrate its 120th anniversary with Ulm Buffalo Days, a two-day celebration jam-packed with events and activities. Events will take place in Ulm itself and at First People's Buffalo Jump State Park.
The celebration starts today with Native American dancing from 3 to 5 p.m., followed by a bison dinner starting at 5:30 p.m. The dinner will feature entertainment by singer and poet Greg Keeler and a Montana Black Powder shooters presentation.
Saturday there will be a pancake breakfast from 7 to 10 a.m., and a fun run starting at the Ulm school at 9:30 a.m.
For further information see the complete article at the Great Falls Tribune
Ulm Buffalo Days celebration is today and Saturday
Thursday, June 11, 2009
The Lolo Trail
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Buzzard Day at Makoshika State Park
Makoshika State Park is located in the rugged badlands through which the Yellowstone River passes in southeastern Montana. The word Makoshika is from the Lakota language, and means "land of bad spirits" or "badlands". Makoshika is the largest state park in Montana, covering over 11,400 acres.
On Saturday, June 13th, Makoshika State Park will holds its 20th Annual Buzzard Day Celebration. The tradition began in commemoration of the Turkey Vulture’s return to Makoshika State Park, and over the years the event has evolved and grown. Guests are offered free entertainment as well as educational and recreational opportunities.
Original Announcement
Makoshika State Park Buzzard Day
To find more things to do in southern Montana
The Lewis and Clark Trail Today: Following the Yellowstone River
On Saturday, June 13th, Makoshika State Park will holds its 20th Annual Buzzard Day Celebration. The tradition began in commemoration of the Turkey Vulture’s return to Makoshika State Park, and over the years the event has evolved and grown. Guests are offered free entertainment as well as educational and recreational opportunities.
Original Announcement
Makoshika State Park Buzzard Day
To find more things to do in southern Montana
The Lewis and Clark Trail Today: Following the Yellowstone River
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Bitterroot BioBlitz at Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge
Located in the scenic and historic Bitterroot Valley of western Montana, surrounded by the Bitterroot Range and Sapphire Range, the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge offers spectacular opportunities to view regional landscape and wildlife. The Refuge's primary missions are to manage habitat for migratory birds and for endangered and threatened species.
Part festival, part educational event, and part scientific endeavor, the Bitterroot BioBlitz will bring together scientists from across the region in a race against the clock to see how many species they can count in a 24-hour biological survey of the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge. The public is invited to observe their activities, and to participate in other activities presented by the refuge and a host of invited organizations.
Dates: June 26 and 27, 2009
For further information: Bitterroot Bio BLitz - Home
Part festival, part educational event, and part scientific endeavor, the Bitterroot BioBlitz will bring together scientists from across the region in a race against the clock to see how many species they can count in a 24-hour biological survey of the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge. The public is invited to observe their activities, and to participate in other activities presented by the refuge and a host of invited organizations.
Dates: June 26 and 27, 2009
For further information: Bitterroot Bio BLitz - Home
Stabilization project in Bannack Ghost Town
Located in southwestern Montana, the town of Bannack was founded in 1862, when it became the site of Montana's first major gold discovery. It served as the capital of Montana Territory until 1864, when the capital was moved to Virginia City. The strike set off a gold rush that swelled Bannack's population to over 3,000 by 1863, but the population slowly dwindled as the ore was depleted, with the last residents leaving in the 1970s. Bannack is known as the best preserved of all Montana ghost towns, with over 50 buildings lining Main Street, and their historic log and frame structures recall Montana's formative years.
The town had a "sheriff" by the name of Henry Plummer, who was in fact a gang leader. His gang was responsible for nearly a hundred deaths during robberies in the Virginia City and Bannack gold fields and along trails leading westward. Plummer and about twenty members of his gang were tried and hanged in early 1864 by vigilantes from Bannack and Virginia City.
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has received funding to continue drainage and stabilization work on historic buildings within the ghost town. Montana winters are harsh, as is the summer sun, and rudimentary building structures don’t last long without preservation.
Last year, the park received $500,000 in legislative funding, and this year a $190,000 grant from Save America’s Treasures be used to stabilize additional structures.
Here's a video that was produced during last year's restoration efforts.
Source: Dredging up GHOSTS
On Google Maps
Bannack State Park
The town had a "sheriff" by the name of Henry Plummer, who was in fact a gang leader. His gang was responsible for nearly a hundred deaths during robberies in the Virginia City and Bannack gold fields and along trails leading westward. Plummer and about twenty members of his gang were tried and hanged in early 1864 by vigilantes from Bannack and Virginia City.
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has received funding to continue drainage and stabilization work on historic buildings within the ghost town. Montana winters are harsh, as is the summer sun, and rudimentary building structures don’t last long without preservation.
Last year, the park received $500,000 in legislative funding, and this year a $190,000 grant from Save America’s Treasures be used to stabilize additional structures.
Here's a video that was produced during last year's restoration efforts.
Source: Dredging up GHOSTS
On Google Maps
Bannack State Park
Saturday, June 6, 2009
A canoe trip on the Upper Missouri River
The Toronto edition of The Star published an article today recounting a guided canoe trip through the Wild and Scenic portion of the Upper Missouri River in north-central Montana. This stretch of the Missouri has remained largely untouched since the Lewis and Clark Expedition passed through, and as such affords an excellent opportunity to attain the same sense of awe that those explorers experienced. A prime attraction on this journey are the White Cliffs of the Missouri. You can find photos of the White Cliffs, with relevant Lewis and Clark history, over here: Lewis & Clark Expedition—The White Cliffs of the Missouri
Original article: Upper Missouri River pathway to adventure
Guide service mentioned in the article: Missouri River Canoe Company
Original article: Upper Missouri River pathway to adventure
Guide service mentioned in the article: Missouri River Canoe Company
National Trails Day in the Bitterroot National Forest
In honor of National Trails Day, a group of about 25 volunteers will devote much of their weekend to improving the Rock Creek Trail in the Bitterroot National Forest. The BNF is a 1.6 million acre forest in southwest Montana and Idaho, located in the Bitterroot and the Sapphire mountains.
Source: National Trails Day Project on Bitterroot National Forest | 2009
Source: National Trails Day Project on Bitterroot National Forest | 2009
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Mountain Bluebird Trails Convention in Great Falls, MT
Birders will gather at the Great Falls (Montana) Holiday Inn on June 12-14 to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Mountain Bluebird Trails and to visit area bluebird nesting trails.
A bluebird trail is a series of nesting boxes established in bluebird country. Bluebirds are cavity dwellers, and bird species introduced by European settlers have taken over the much of the nesting opportunities from bluebirds. Bluebird nesting trails are made in order to create artificial cavities for them to nest in.
Among the scheduled field trips, Great Falls birder and photographer Liz Larcom will lead a birding trip to Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
Early arrivals can attend a digital photography seminar Friday morning at the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, located right next to Giant Springs State Park.
Complete article from the Great Falls Tribune : Bluebird days are upon us happiness
A bluebird trail is a series of nesting boxes established in bluebird country. Bluebirds are cavity dwellers, and bird species introduced by European settlers have taken over the much of the nesting opportunities from bluebirds. Bluebird nesting trails are made in order to create artificial cavities for them to nest in.
Among the scheduled field trips, Great Falls birder and photographer Liz Larcom will lead a birding trip to Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
Early arrivals can attend a digital photography seminar Friday morning at the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, located right next to Giant Springs State Park.
Complete article from the Great Falls Tribune : Bluebird days are upon us happiness
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
From Three Forks to New Orleans in a Kayak
24-year-old Joe Forrester has set off on a kayak journey which will take him down the entire length of the Missouri River to its confluence with the Mississippi River at St. Louis, and from there he will continue down to the mouth of the Mississippi at New Orleans. The purpose of the 3,900 mile voyage is to raise $20,000 for the National Parkinson’s Foundation. Forrester's grandfather was diagnosed with the illness in 2005.
The journey started on June 2, when Forrester left Missouri Headwaters State Park, located at the headwaters of the Missouri River near Three Forks, Montana. At the time of this writing he's reached the town of Holker, a few miles south of Canyon Ferry Lake in western Montana. You can follow Joe's progress on Google Maps on his blog, Paddling for Parkinson's.
Complete article in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Paddling for Parkinson’s
The journey started on June 2, when Forrester left Missouri Headwaters State Park, located at the headwaters of the Missouri River near Three Forks, Montana. At the time of this writing he's reached the town of Holker, a few miles south of Canyon Ferry Lake in western Montana. You can follow Joe's progress on Google Maps on his blog, Paddling for Parkinson's.
Complete article in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Paddling for Parkinson’s
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
National Bison Range Wildlife Refuge
"Bee House Hives" posted a blog entry today containing some wonderful photos from the National Bison Range Wildlife Refuge in west-central Montana, accompanied by some historical background explaining why the refuge was created.
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