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Explore The Gallatin River 2025

The Gallatin River, near Taylor Fork Below, I show a video I took of the Gallatin River, near and above Taylor Fork, during a bone-chilling day in January. It happens to be one of the only stretches of river in that area that doesn't ice over that time of year. No doubt, it's an absolutely beautiful stretch of river, even in the winter time. Imagine what it would feel like to fly fish this stretch in the summer time, though.    Winter On The Gallatin River Near Taylor Fork Explore the Gallatin River with photos, videos, and Google Maps, using a Montana Treasures, mobile friendly PhotoMap...It's a great way to plan your trip to Montana and Yellowstone National Park. Now you...

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The Last Winter Revisited

Many people have moved to southwest Montana over the last few years. If you have lived in Montana for more than a decade, however, then you know that our climate has been changing for the worse for several years now. As a community, we need everyone, including the newcomers, improving upon their carbon footprint so, that we can at least improve our local climate and sustain our outdoors and the local economy.

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National Park Week, 2024

From April 20th to April 28th, 2024, it’s National Park Week! The National Park Service is encouraging everyone to explore their favorite National Park this week. In southwest Montana, our favorite park is Yellowstone National Park; and, fortunately it will be open that week. According to the National Park Service road map, the North and West entrances will be the only two open during National Park Week. There will still be plenty of stuff to see in The Park, however. Roosevelt Arch, Gardiner, Montana For the past few years, I have documented my own visits to The Park with plenty of photos and videos posted on this web site’s Explore Yellowstone National Park page. Feel free to use the page...

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Earth Day Week 2023

I can't think of a better way to enjoy Earth Day week than to revisit a hike I made last summer into Beehive Basin, Big Sky, Montana. Of course, with climate change, expecting everything to look similar to the way it has in previous years is no longer a given.

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