Our unprecedentedly warm spell overall since Oct. has eased some, but quite dry last 30 days. Bad time to miss out on moisture, during green-up. Affects 🔥 potential and vegetative health. Green-up fully on E Bench, behind/SE of town 1800m. Some 💦❄️ coming. #climate #hiking #dogs #montana #mountains

One of fav. runs/scrambles is from ski area base 2250m up biking trails to 2500m, down steep narrow trail into some the Palisades rocks. The odd slabs/spires of limestone jutting up along much of Beartooth Front 2000-2500m. Razor-sharp, so don't dare slip. #climate #running #dogs #montana #hiking

One of fav. runs/scrambles is from ski area base 2250m up biking trails to 2500m, down steep narrow trail into some the Palisades rocks. The odd slabs/spires of limestone jutting up along much of Beartooth Front 2000-2500m. Razor-sharp, so don't dare slip. #climate #running #dogs #montana #hiking

Hot dry windy yest. S pre-frontal flow ahead of upper trough. 30C in RL S wind 10-15% RH. Billings got to 35C 😔. Both daily records. No precip. w front overnite cooler today, felt great Lakefork Canyon survey gets directly into MT's highest terrain. #climatecrisis #hiking #montana #dogs #mountains

Hot dry windy yest. S pre-frontal flow ahead of upper trough. 30C in RL S wind 10-15% RH. Billings got to 35C 😔. Both daily records. No precip. w front overnite cooler today, felt great Lakefork Canyon survey gets directly into MT's highest terrain. #climatecrisis #hiking #montana #dogs #mountains

Rock Creek Canyon SW of town cuts into Beartooth Plateau 3000-3800m. Main USFS road starts 2200m,now open to 2500m. Got about 5K up to 2630m and had make quick departure. Otter cut left front paw. She's OK now 👍🏽. Snowpacks melting fast, least dire than rest Wrn US. #climate #hiking #dogs #montana

Rock Creek Canyon SW of town cuts into Beartooth Plateau 3000-3800m. Main USFS road starts 2200m,now open to 2500m. Got about 5K up to 2630m and had make quick departure. Otter cut left front paw. She's OK now 👍🏽. Snowpacks melting fast, least dire than rest Wrn US. #climate #hiking #dogs #montana

You can always go home. We are glad to be back along the Beartooth Front. Challenging place, naturally/climatically, becoming more so. Drier now after warm days. Our Silver Run run from W-fork Cyn 1850m-2250m and back colors fully out weeks early, 22C at start. #climate #running #dogs #montana #gye

You can always go home. We are glad to be back along the Beartooth Front. Challenging place, naturally/climatically, becoming more so. Drier now after warm days. Our Silver Run run from W-fork Cyn 1850m-2250m and back colors fully out weeks early, 22C at start. #climate #running #dogs #montana #gye

Nice run along Rattlesnake Crk. in mid-upper part of that canyon. Which has some preserved areas w old growth, always great to see. The creek is in full spring snowmelt flush, a little early, naturally. 20C in there 1100m only. Why summers can be so hot here 😔. #climate #running #montana #dogs

There are 10-12 glacially carved steep E-W canyons in the Bitterroots out to that valley, S of Missoula. From which the Salish people were illegally expelled in 1886 to their current res. They all have 15-25km trails, this is Mill Cyn is one of our favs. #climate #hiking #dogs #montana #mountains

There are 10-12 glacially carved steep E-W canyons in the Bitterroots out to that valley, S of Missoula. From which the Salish people were illegally expelled in 1886 to their current res. They all have 15-25km trails, this is Mill Cyn is one of our favs. #climate #hiking #dogs #montana #mountains

OK but skimpy skiing today Bitterroot Divide border of ID/MT. This area by Lolo Pass gets great ❄️ in SW-NW flow at relatively low elevations. Looks like Cascades w lush conifers 👍🏽. Used ski here regular when I lived Missoula. Now just visiting for few days. #climate #skiing #dogs #montana #mountains

OK but skimpy skiing today Bitterroot Divide border of ID/MT. This area by Lolo Pass gets great ❄️ in SW-NW flow at relatively low elevations. Looks like Cascades w lush conifers 👍🏽. Used ski here regular when I lived Missoula. Now just visiting for few days. #climate #skiing #dogs #montana #mountains

Feliz Cinco de Mayo! Viva Ms. Sheinbaum, Una verdadera presidenta! We should be so fortunate. Not Spring today Camp Senia trail survey. Starts W-fork Cyn main trlhd 2400m ascends to Red Lodge Crk. Plateau. First 6K in 2008 8000ha burn, far as we got. #climate #hiking #dogs #montana #gye #mountains

Feliz Cinco de Mayo! Viva Ms. Sheinbaum, Una verdadera presidenta! We should be so fortunate. Not Spring today Camp Senia trail survey. Starts W-fork Cyn main trlhd 2400m ascends to Red Lodge Crk. Plateau. First 6K in 2008 8000ha burn, far as we got. #climate #hiking #dogs #montana #gye #mountains

Hellroaring Rd. still blocked slanted drifts 2680m, but good for running before that. One our fav. routes, start 2300m Rock Crk. Cyn. Can get to Hellroaring Plateau 3000-3800m quickly. Snowpack has thinned/retreated since we were last up 23APR. Cool 4-8C. #climatecrisis #running #dogs #montana #gye

Hellroaring Rd. still blocked slanted drifts 2680m, but good for running before that. One our fav. routes, start 2300m Rock Crk. Cyn. Can get to Hellroaring Plateau 3000-3800m quickly. Snowpack has thinned/retreated since we were last up 23APR. Cool 4-8C. #climatecrisis #running #dogs #montana #gye

Short 13K run Face of Mtn. trail on Beartooth Front, w some on Meteetse Trail Rd. ESE of town other side E Bench same elevations. But protected so looks like it did 200 yrs ago more or less 👍🏽. Where 15JUN2021 12000 ha wildfire stopped when hot S winds eased. #climate #running #dogs #montana #gye

Short 13K run Face of Mtn. trail on Beartooth Front, w some on Meteetse Trail Rd. ESE of town other side E Bench same elevations. But protected so looks like it did 200 yrs ago more or less 👍🏽. Where 15JUN2021 12000 ha wildfire stopped when hot S winds eased. #climate #running #dogs #montana #gye

5 days upper troughing w ❄️ even slightly below 1991-2020 avg. temps reset landscape favorably. Fire danger eased, 15-30cm powder. Snowpack gone below 2600m before. Hiked W-fork Cyn rd/trl today, 10K each. Knew couldn't get far on trail as canyon deepens. #climate #hiking #dogs #montana #mountains

5 days upper troughing w ❄️ even slightly below 1991-2020 avg. temps reset landscape favorably. Fire danger eased, 15-30cm powder. Snowpack gone below 2600m before. Hiked W-fork Cyn rd/trl today, 10K each. Knew couldn't get far on trail as canyon deepens. #climate #hiking #dogs #montana #mountains

Merry Christmoose from our friend, she looks quite content today in heavy ❄️ showers by Silver Run Rd. behind town. Sundance/Otter were gracious enough stay quiet while we admired her. From 1850m start only ran up to 2150m before too arduous 15cm on road. #climate #running #dogs #montana #wildlife

After warmest ever winter Beartooth Front, cooler spring pattern has arrived. Brought real snowpack above 2100m 👍🏽. Temps. < 0C last 4 days -11C few times. Closed ski area superb for Nordic skiing 30-40cm new cold powder. Too arduous for dogs would be hard on them. #climate #skiing #dogs #montana

After warmest ever winter Beartooth Front, cooler spring pattern has arrived. Brought real snowpack above 2100m 👍🏽. Temps. < 0C last 4 days -11C few times. Closed ski area superb for Nordic skiing 30-40cm new cold powder. Too arduous for dogs would be hard on them. #climate #skiing #dogs #montana

Rock Crk. Cyn survey today, run or ski? At 2250m start M-K campground patchy ❄️. Ran instead, not skiable until 6K further 2530m, where timber-shaded, wind-sheltered. Turned back there. Narrower more ❄️ makes it down off plateaus 3100m +. Last cold day. #climate #running #dogs #montana #gye #mountains

Rock Crk. Cyn survey today, run or ski? At 2250m start M-K campground patchy ❄️. Ran instead, not skiable until 6K further 2530m, where timber-shaded, wind-sheltered. Turned back there. Narrower more ❄️ makes it down off plateaus 3100m +. Last cold day. #climate #running #dogs #montana #gye #mountains

Tried drive up ski area get some free in, not plowed scary. Made do w hike Nichols Crk. road/trail just below, 1850-2230m then back. 10cm ❄️ start, but 25cm up top, slow going. Felt great -5C lite NE breeze small viewpoint. Glad we got this moisture. #climate #hiking #dogs #montana #mountains

Nrly flow troughs great ❄️ producers this area Beartooth front. 2nd biggest of season, 18-20cm our place wet powder. -8C this morn. Lakefork Cyn got as much or more than town. Slow going first tracks but beautiful for our slog 2100m-2350m then back. #climate #running #dogs #montana #gye #mountains

Nrly flow troughs great ❄️ producers this area Beartooth front. 2nd biggest of season, 18-20cm our place wet powder. -8C this morn. Lakefork Cyn got as much or more than town. Slow going first tracks but beautiful for our slog 2100m-2350m then back. #climate #running #dogs #montana #gye #mountains

If it is not on 🔥 it is frozen. Wrn/Central MT high country. Weather window today hiked Hellroaring Rd. toward plateau from 2350m. Turned back 2720m steep slanted pack covering road. Stayed clear most of time. Passed E Side fire area, lots work yet to do. #climatecrisis #hiking #dogs #mountains #gye

30 min. on skis. Barely enough ❄️ ski on road margin from 2620m start. Got to 2750m looking better, but WY DOT doing clearing. Best not be near that turned back. Hiked Little Cottonwood Crk. trail below. Slot canyon in Bighorns w 1000m sheer relief. #climatecrisis #hiking #dogs #wyoming #skiing

30 min. on skis. Barely enough ❄️ ski on road margin from 2620m start. Got to 2750m looking better, but WY DOT doing clearing. Best not be near that turned back. Hiked Little Cottonwood Crk. trail below. Slot canyon in Bighorns w 1000m sheer relief. #climatecrisis #hiking #dogs #wyoming #skiing

First big 🔥 Nrn Rockies threatens Red Lodge. carbon-alert-carbonmt.hub.arcgis.com Hoping for the best... 💦❄️ coming late Wed-Fri. Got nice run in today 5 springs falls toward 2940m WY Bighorns Medicine Wheel from 2100m. Got to 2500m then had return. #climatecrisis #running #dogs #wyoming #mountains

First big 🔥 Nrn Rockies threatens Red Lodge. carbon-alert-carbonmt.hub.arcgis.com Hoping for the best... 💦❄️ coming late Wed-Fri. Got nice run in today 5 springs falls toward 2940m WY Bighorns Medicine Wheel from 2100m. Got to 2500m then had return. #climatecrisis #running #dogs #wyoming #mountains

Silver Run rd/trail starts W-fork Cyn 1850m ascends steeply toward Plateau 3000m +. We got to 2350m, ice under 3-4cm new ❄️, didn't have spikes on running there. Only 1-2cm fell at start yest., like town. More than double that above 2250m. -2C up top 👍🏽. #climate #running #dogs #montana #mountains

Silver Run rd/trail starts W-fork Cyn 1850m ascends steeply toward Plateau 3000m +. We got to 2350m, ice under 3-4cm new ❄️, didn't have spikes on running there. Only 1-2cm fell at start yest., like town. More than double that above 2250m. -2C up top 👍🏽. #climate #running #dogs #montana #mountains

Glad to have colder trough give 5-10cm ❄️ in W-fork Cyn and up side gulch, 2350m-2635m and back Timberline Lk. trail. Road open month early all way in. In 8000ha Cascade burn area from 26-28JUL2008. Stand-replacing fire, left dangerous landscape. #climatecrisis #hiking #dogs #wildlife #montana #gye

Glad to have colder trough give 5-10cm ❄️ in W-fork Cyn and up side gulch, 2350m-2635m and back Timberline Lk. trail. Road open month early all way in. In 8000ha Cascade burn area from 26-28JUL2008. Stand-replacing fire, left dangerous landscape. #climatecrisis #hiking #dogs #wildlife #montana #gye

Basin Lakes are steep hike from W-fork Canyon 2000m. Lower lake is 2440m 4K from start, upper lake 2770m is 7.5K up. Got 1km past lower lake to 2580m, then deep ice/frozen slush. Disorienting indeed to see area completely bare almost to the lake. #climatecrisis #hiking #dogs #montana #mountains

Basin Lakes are steep hike from W-fork Canyon 2000m. Lower lake is 2440m 4K from start, upper lake 2770m is 7.5K up. Got 1km past lower lake to 2580m, then deep ice/frozen slush. Disorienting indeed to see area completely bare almost to the lake. #climatecrisis #hiking #dogs #montana #mountains

11 mild days, Hellroaring Rd. completely melted out to 2600m bridge. Couldn't make it near there 02APR. Worrisome for sure. But cool pattern this week, more ❄️ here late tmrw/Thu. Easy run, starting 2350m up to shaded side of steep gulch 2680m. #climatecrisis #running #dogs #montana #gye #mountains

11 mild days, Hellroaring Rd. completely melted out to 2600m bridge. Couldn't make it near there 02APR. Worrisome for sure. But cool pattern this week, more ❄️ here late tmrw/Thu. Easy run, starting 2350m up to shaded side of steep gulch 2680m. #climatecrisis #running #dogs #montana #gye #mountains

First run of year in shorts/t-shirt today W-fork Canyon, up side gulch to old cabin. 1850m-2300m and back. Drying out fast, all ❄️ gone. Cooler moister pattern developing weak upper trough may bring us ⚡️️. A little early, as to be expected now in new regime. #climatecrisis #running #dogs #montana #gye

Lots melt in Rock Crk. Canyon lower elevations since we last hiked up the road 15 days ago. From 2200m start road completely bare 3K up. Past that just patchy up thru 2500m 7K out. Easy see how much earlier Spring is this year than any we have seen before. #climatecrisis #hiking #dogs #montana #gye

Lots melt in Rock Crk. Canyon lower elevations since we last hiked up the road 15 days ago. From 2200m start road completely bare 3K up. Past that just patchy up thru 2500m 7K out. Easy see how much earlier Spring is this year than any we have seen before. #climatecrisis #hiking #dogs #montana #gye

3 weeks since we last skied up to 2500m Colter Pass from E on winter-closed US-212. 2 hr. drive from RL only 90km direct. Had to start higher 2160m. Rd. closure 2070m was bare. Ripe spring slush melting fast but still over 1m base both sides of pass 👍🏽. #climatecrisis #skiing #dogs #montana #wildlife

3 weeks since we last skied up to 2500m Colter Pass from E on winter-closed US-212. 2 hr. drive from RL only 90km direct. Had to start higher 2160m. Rd. closure 2070m was bare. Ripe spring slush melting fast but still over 1m base both sides of pass 👍🏽. #climatecrisis #skiing #dogs #montana #wildlife

Phantom Crk. trail goes up to 3100-3850m + Froze to Death Plateau. Starts near 1930m E Rosebud Lake in that canyon. Ascends steeply to 3100m in 13K, but we only got to 2450m 7K in. Above 2300m Slough Lake. Strong winds so we had to return. Very dry. #climatecrisis #hiking #dogs #montana #mountains

Phantom Crk. trail goes up to 3100-3850m + Froze to Death Plateau. Starts near 1930m E Rosebud Lake in that canyon. Ascends steeply to 3100m in 13K, but we only got to 2450m 7K in. Above 2300m Slough Lake. Strong winds so we had to return. Very dry. #climatecrisis #hiking #dogs #montana #mountains