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Trees to add and more fiddling around to do … but the #ChristmasVillage is back up in my house!

Giant Springs State Park in Great Falls, #Montana on the first day of November

The weather has held, so I took my two best pups to the mountains today for a romp. #RockyMountainFront #Montana

We've filed 'The Montana Plan' with the Montana SOS. This is your Constitutional Initiative to make Citizens United irrelevant by simply removing a corporation's power to spend in elections.

No Kings rally in Havre, #Montana pic from a Hi-Line friend.

I'm gonna make a thread of posts from #NoKings rallies from around Montana because I am so inspired, I want to find them again and again easily. Let's start with West Yellowstone, with a year-round population of 1200. I counted 130 ppl! #MtPol bsky.app/profile/publ...

Polebridge, Montana, and the surrounding North Fork area only has around 100 full-time residents. On Saturday, the hamlet on the edge of Glacier National Park saw more than 60 people attend a No Kings Indivisible rally at the dirt road intersection.

No Kings rally in Helena, #Montana drew an estimated 2,500 protesters today.

The Blackleaf Canyon of the Rocky Mountain Front in #Montana.

Yoho National Park was good to us. #ParksCanada

I went biking and leaf peeping in my city today.

Fall among #Montana’s Rocky Mountain Front.

Found a ceratopsian skull today in the Judith! This is the tip of the squamosal *upper corner of the frill) with a big episquamosal fused solidly on, so definitely from an adult animal. 🦖🧪

Fun on the Front. We took the pups out to Cataract Falls near Augusta, #Montana.

On this day some years ago, I popped into East Glacier after a snowfall and saw a guy in a pith helmet on a penny farthing. He eventually did make it up and over Logan Pass and onward across the country. #pennyfarthing #glaciernationalpark #montana

The USFS Strawberry Lookout near Helena, #Montana

Even with the smoke, it was great to be in Glacier National Park this afternoon.

If you are used to backpacking, a USFS lookout seems like posh living!

A year ago today, I woke up along the Firehole River in #Yellowstone National Park after a lovely trek to Shoshone Lake. (This year I had to have a toenail removed instead 🫩). With nearly 500 geothermal features, Shoshone Geyser Basin is the largest backcountry geyser area in Yellowstone.

Took a quick, simple, cheap trip to #Yellowstone with my bike and my dog. Camped and shared s’mores with a young mom from the Philippines, a Wyoming Latino, an Israeli guy on a tip-to-tip tour of the Americas, and two toddlers. A dream weekend.

Ok I guess it was a good idea to take a sunset hike at Logan Pass to the Hidden Lake overlook 🤩 #GlacierNationalPark #Montana #parkchat

The jagged eroded layers of an ancient seabed that moved to this location by uplift are prominent on the side of Sinopah Mountain. Winter avalanches scour the drainages. Glacier National Park #BlueSkyArtShow #Jagged #nationalparks #Glacier #mountains

I’m not saying my friends and I are nerdy … but we did do slide deck presentations for funsies on our last gals trip. I shared a slice of #WorldWarII history.

Highline Trail above Going to the Sun Road Masterpieces of the National Parks roads and trails network. Truly! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🖼🫶 #Glacier #NationalParks #Parkchat #Photography #Hiking #Nature #Travel #Montana #Roadtrip #PublicLands

I’m at the History Museum in Great Falls, MT for today’s presentation “Remains to be Seen: Relics of Great Falls Demolitions.” The museum’s collection includes a cornerstone from the YMCA, torn down and replaced by a now-closed Hardees.

I survived my fourth and rainiest, hardest, most epic backpacking trek in Glacier National Park!

Friday's hike to Cobalt Lake yielded a lovely lunch spot and surprisingly minimal people. Glacier National Park #nationalparks #hiking #trails #lakes #Glacier #lunchtime

Heaven or #Montana?

I just love this spot approaching Logan Pass on Going to the Sun Road in Glacier National Park! 🏔️ #Montana #GlacierNationalPark

Sculpture In the Wild, Blackfoot Pathways Lincoln, #Montana Human for scale because we didn't have a banana!

The traverse between Pitamakan and Dawson Passes cuts through steep cliffs and the terrain of mountain goats and bighorn sheep. Makes you almost feel like one.🐐🐏 Glacier National Park #nationalparks #backpacking #hiking #trails #parkchat #cliffs #mountains

Thanks for joining tonight’s #parkchat! Last thought … what additional award categories would you like to present and to what?

Q12: If you had to pick just one park as the best park, what would it be? Our last #parkchat award is for best park and goes to …

Q11 Shuttle? Mule? Tour bus? Raft? Bicycle? Train? What’s the best (interesting) transportation to be had in a national park? Because the #parkchat award for best transport goes to …

Q10: And the #parkchat award for the best park for history buffs goes to …

Q9: And the #parkchat award for best park for sunrises goes to …

Q8: And the #parkchat award for the most hardcore national park goes to …

Here’s a few more for y’all #parkchat

Q7: And the #parkchat award for the best souvenirs to be found in national parks ….

Q6: Do we want respite from the cold or to embrace it? Whatever the case, the #parkchat award for the best winter experience in a national park goes to ...

Q5: I’m a millennial so I want to see your best memes! The #parkchat for best memes goes to ...

Q4: Coolest campground? The most worth-the-hike NPS backcountry camping site? The best remote lodge or bustling hotel? The #parkchat award for the best place to sleep in a national park goes to...

Q3: And the #parkchat award for the most scenic drive in a national park goes to ...

Q2: And the #parkchat award for the most exciting animal to see in a national park goes to....

Welcome to a special “Best Of” the National Parks featuring @kristeninbody.bsky.social as our guest host (again). Who is ready for a “Best Of” #ParkChat?

Q1: We can love all the national parks but still have our favorites. Tonight I’d love to hear what you’d give “best of” trophies to in the parks. And with that, the #parkchat award for best hiking trail in a national park goes to …

Two hours! Grab dinner, snack whatever (depending on your timezone). Or... answer asynchronously, if you can't do it live. #ParkChat is always here!

Tonight #ParkChat welcomes @kristeninbody.bsky.social as our special guest host. We’ll also take a minute to “Thank a Ranger”. Please join us at 9 PM ET. @naturetechfam.bsky.social

It’s #parkchat day! Join me this evening as we hand out e-trophies to our favorite things. A chance to share your stories, your passion for the park, and your beautiful photos. Can’t wait!