Via Yellowstone National Park.

Today’s view of the Bighorn River.

Today’s dirt road view of the Absaroka Mountains of Montana.

Today’s dirt road view while driving the scenic route home.

A rising moon and a mountain.

Today’s view of the Yellowstone River from just outside of the park. Before you comment, know that there is no snow on this trail because it’s a trail that gets blasted by the sun nonstop. The snowpack in this region is 112% of normal.

Tonight’s sunset from above Livingston, Montana.

Today’s view of a dirt road in Montana. Not pictured: The Crazy Mountain Range behind me and the 80mph winds.

Traffic was a nightmare this evening in rural Montana.

Monday morning Montana snowpack map.

Last night’s sunset along the Yellowstone River in Emigrant, Montana.

An eagle and ravens on a coyote buffet in Yellowstone National Park.

A Pygmy owl in Yellowstone National Park.

Today’s dirt road view from just outside of my town in Montana.

My dog turned one today, and is one week removed from double elbow surgery. Today, he had a tough choice of things to chew on.

Today’s view of a side channel of the Yellowstone River.

Today’s view of the West Boulder River in the AB Wilderness of Montana.

This afternoon’s dirt road view from Paradise Valley, Montana.

Today’s dirt road view along the Yellowstone River.

Today’s dirt road view of Mount Delano in Montana.

This evening’s Montana dirt road view.

Tonight’s sunset over the Crazy Mountains of Montana. It was 56 degrees out when I took this picture.

Today’s dirt road view from my little corner of Montana.

Today’s view of a still mostly frozen section of the Yellowstone River north of the park. There is also an eagle in a tree.

Today’s view of the Yellowstone River from just outside of the park boundary.

Today’s dirt road view from my little section of Montana.

Can you spot the eagle above the frozen Yellowstone River?

Today’s view along the Shields River in a little slice of Montana.

Today’s dirt road view from my little part of Montana.

On the move in Lamar Valley.

Today’s view of the partially frozen Yellowstone River and the Absaroka Mountains of Montana.

A bison crossing the road in Yellowstone National Park.

Today’s view from Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park.

A fox on a hillside in Yellowstone National Park.

Tonight’s last light along a side channel of the Yellowstone River.

A coyote walking through the Lamar River canyon in Yellowstone National Park.

Today’s view of the Yellowstone River from inside the park.

A coyote surveying the landscape in Yellowstone National Park.

SWE update from the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. So far in 2026, we are in much better shape than this date in 2025.

On the latest episode of “This Week in Yellowstone,” I tell you why you should be looking for ravens. Read or listen to it here: outdoor-society.com/this-week-in...

Today’s view of the Crazy Mountains of Montana in the distance, and my 11-month old dog in the foreground.

A look at the Snow water equivalent (SWE) for the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem on January 7th, 2025 versus January 6th, 2026.

Tonight’s last light along a side channel of the Yellowstone River.

Today’s view of the Yellowstone River and snow in the Absaroka Mountains of Montana.

Today’s view from Main Street in Livingston, Montana.

Today’s view at the confluence of the Gardner River and the Yellowstone River.

Today’s view of the Absaroka Mountains of Montana, with my dog staring at a cow in the distance.

Today’s view of the Absaroka Mountains of Montana.

A new episode of This Week in Yellowstone has been recorded and is scheduled to drop in the early morning hours on 1/1/26. Give it a listen wherever you listen to your podcasts. Except YouTube, because videos aren’t podcasts.

Today’s view of the Yellowstone River and the Absaroka Mountains of Montana.