16 August 2010

An Ri Ra 2010: Butte Montana's Irish Music Festival

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I returned to town early from a backpacking trip to catch the last day of music at An Ri Ra, the Irish festival hosted in our little city of...
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SkyWatch Friday: View from the top of the Rockies

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Late afternoon, upper Clark Fork River valley of SW Montana, near the Continental Divide looking west from Butte Montana. Storm across the v...
09 August 2010

August Wildflowers, Trout Fishing, and a bit of history

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Depending on how you look at it, I've been blessed or cursed with a bull moose hunting permit for this fall. A tag of a lifetime, perhap...
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05 August 2010

Skywatch Friday: Big Sky Pot of Gold

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Though a diverse little city of immigrants, Butte Montana was always dominated by a mythic sense of Irish culture. Blame it on the wee Lepre...
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02 August 2010

Big Hole River Fly Fishing for Trout: Being One with Nature

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I probably like fly fishing for trout better than any of the other outdoor activities I engage in, including: elk hunting, backpacking/peak...
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29 July 2010

Skywatch Friday: Summer Fun in Montana

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The Bell Diamond mine headframe (aka "gallows frame") stands watch over the dancers at the Cool Water Hula celebration in Butte M...
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28 July 2010

Summer Fun: Elk Rib BBQ, Camping, Celebration, Floating

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Summertime in Butte, Montana: hot (80+ deg F) clear days, cool starry nights, maybe the occasional cloud or thunderstorm. It's time to p...
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