EKALAKA — In muddy badlands off Powderville Road southwest of Ekalaka, Nathan Carroll is on the hunt for amber. Don’t picture large chunks of bright, translucent amber. Most of what he finds is very small, not much bigger than a ladybug, and they are almost the color of a blood orange, nearly opaque. He and some volunteers have been filling little plastic jars with pieces of amber all summer, and he’s not even sure what he’s got yet. (more…) Continue Reading →
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‘Remarkable rock’ opens new season this Saturday
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Except for a few Bureau of Land Management employees, Brigit and Ken Painter and their two dogs had Pompeys Pillar National Monument pretty much to themselves Thursday morning. Brigit Painter said they live in Huntley and go out to the monument every day to walk their dogs. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Diversions, Montana, Bureau of Land Management, Jeff Kitchens, Lewis and Clark, Pompeys Pillar National Monument, William Clar
Yellowstone’s familiar face bidding park adieu
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One of the first things Al Nash can remember about Yellowstone National Park is the smell. “I remember how stinky it was—that sulfur smell,” Nash said, recalling a trip to Yellowstone with his parents when he was a young child, more than 50 years ago. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: News, Al Nash, Bureau of Land Management, supervolcano, Yellowstone National Park
For dogs and their human, a new favorite spot
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Coaxed out of my apartment a few days ago by one of the most beautiful stretches of fall weather in memory, I found myself on the banks of the Clarks Fork River just southeast of Laurel. I was enjoying myself, but the three dogs accompanying me were downright ecstatic. Miles of trails wind through a river bottom thick with chest-high grass and cottonwood trees, and for the dogs, plenty of opportunities to slide down the gravel banks for a swim or a drink of water. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Diversions, Bureau of Land Management, Fish, Nature Conservancy, Sundance Lodge Recreation Area, Wildlife and Parks, Yellowstone Chapter of Pheasants Forever
Terry Badlands beckon on a perfect fall day
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TERRY — We went to the Terry Badlands on Saturday knowing that the natural bridges—huge spans of sandstone over a dry gulch—were prime attractions of the area. What we didn’t know was that one of the first things you encounter as you approach the badlands from the frontage road west of Terry is a bridge of an entirely different kind: the old Milwaukee Road railroad bridge across the Yellowstone River. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Diversions, Montana, Bureau of Land Management, Cameron Sapp, Lance Kalfell, Montana Wilderness Association, Prairie County Economic Development Council, Terry Badlands
Castle Butte: Big views, high winds, ancient art
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On a Saturday morning in late January, my brother, a friend and I headed for Castle Butte north of Pompeys Pillar to look for petroglyphs. Our timing couldn’t have been better. We’d had quite a bit of snow and bone-chilling temperatures earlier in the winter, and it has been cold and snowy almost every day since our outing. But there we were on the high plains of Montana in the dead of winter and it was a gloriously fine day. (more…) Continue Reading →