by Marlene Today is M's 13th birthday! She is officially a teenager. As they say, "How time flies"! It seems like yesterday that we were backpacking her on trails and watching her peck out a story on the computer. Hiking since she was a baby, she...

by Marlene I've missed three blog entries as I've been enjoying a long Thanksgiving holiday with my daughter, her husband, and eight kids who were visiting from Palmer, Alaska.  It was a full house to say the least, and we spent an amazing ten...

A Thanksgiving Day Poem....Enjoy! Thanksgiving Day By Lydia Maria Child Over the river and through the wood, To grandfathers house we go; The horse knows the way To carry the sleigh Through the white and drifted snow. Over the river annd through...

by Marlene I was reminded this morning that fall and winter months are a great time to visit The National Bison Range in Moise.  Although the preferred Red Sleep Road is closed for winter, the Range still offers a 10-mile round trip gravel road for...

by Marlene One would have to have a brain cloud not to know it's hunting season in Montana. With headlines like "It's been a rough year for deer hunters", "Wolf hunt was a success", and "As the rut starts, bucks are going to be on the move", who could...