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Looking forward to your reports from the APR. We had to change plans to visit twice since 2020, due to some mechanical issues with our old truck and some profound operator error (don't ask). But we'll get there some day! Did you step into the Montana Tavern (pictured above) while in...

We enjoyed a sammich and a beer at Burger Bob's right there on Main back in September while enroute fron the Centennial Valley to White Sulphur Springs. Bozeman is nice!

If you enjoy nonfiction reading about Native Americans, you'd probably like the work of Vine Deloria, Jr (1933-2005), author of Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto (1969), God Is Red: A Native View of Religion (1973), and many other books and professional papers. God Is Red was the...

No worries on the spelling of archaeology. It's actually one of those words with more than one generally accepted spelling. And I guess you may have meant paleontology, anyway. The archaeologist is most often considered a social scientist who studies human activities using material left...

Your "go-no go" decision is an example of one for which there's no incorrect answer. It's great to be on the road but also great to watch the seasons come and go right outside of your window. You've prepared a fine, fine nest for yourself and the puppies. Happy New Year! Foy

You discovered the granites of the Louis Lake Batholith, a body of intrusive igneous rocks approximately 2.6 billion years old and related to the more widespread outcrops of the Sweetwater Mountains granite exposed in the Sweetwater Mountains at the Independence Rock and Martin Cove historic...

Nice! We drove through the Loop Rd in 2015 with the F350 Crew Cab long bed towing the 20' long hardside pop up, starting from Lander as you did. It got pretty interesting past Blue Ridge so looking forward to seeing how it went for you and the puppies.

The ranch looks terrific Jerry. In an obviously backhanded way, you have had the opportunity to enjoy the unfolding of Spring this year due to your medical condition. Also may have been able to support your late neighbor and his family during their period of loss. Most all clouds have a...

And further adding to the difficulty of securing non-operating mines is the fact that there are many thousands of them. Foy

Sorry to learn of your towbar damage! Suppose by now you're repaired and mobile again. The Toquerville Mine is part a fairly unique silver mining district known as the Silver Reef. The Silver Reef is one of the few places on Earth where silver chloride ore minerals occur in sandstone. The...

Looks like the Madison Limestone continues to provide gifts to you! The outcrops look like Madison all day long.

Based on your photos and descriptions, my wife and I spent the last 3 nights at Crystal Lake in the Big Snowies south of Lewistown, MT. We lack the fitness and endurance to gain 2,200' in 6 miles to get to the Ice Caves, but we did tackle the trail from the Crystal Lake Campground to the Crystal...

The background of the tribes which came to live on the Rocky Boy Reservation is pretty interesting. Shameful and tragic in many ways, in terms of their experiences, but interesting when compared to many other tribes' stories. Foy

Totally forgot about the "Old Jules" recommendation. Mari Sandoz was a fine, fine writer, and her father Jules Sandoz was a mad genius (and by mad, I mean miles beyond eccentric, complete with violence inflicted upon his family and many others). I expect you'll enjoy "Old Jules". Try and find...

Jerry, we arrived in Big Sandy at around 9:30 am on a Sunday and if anything was open, we didn't find it (and, as you probably realize, ain't anywhere for an open business or center to hide in Big Sandy). We hooked a U turn at the highway rest area in town, toured the bathroom facilities...

Your posts stir up good memories of a fine 3 days of our 2020 trip to that area! We'd camped out at a motel in Great Falls for a couple of nights and on the day in between we went to see the Ryan Dam, thence up to Fort Benton for a couple of hours (a rodeo was under way at the fairgrounds!)...

Interesting to know of the demeanor of the Carter Ferry operator. We found the McClelland Ferry guy to be amiable and the Virgelle Ferry lady operator to be downright effusive. Heads-up on accessing the McClelland Ferry, especially from the north. Both directions are very steep, and the north...

We had a first look-see at what geologists call the "Island Ranges" of central Montana back in 2020 just before or after you were there for the ice caves, the Colony, etc. We passed through part of the Bear Paw mountains and had good up-close looks at the Highland Mountains and more distant...

Thanks for the preview of Lennep, Castle Town, etc! We'll be there next month as we wander around the Little Belts, Castles, and Big Snowies. Because of your expert suggestions, we'll spend a few days at Crystal Lake (assuming we can get a campsite) and take a shot at the Cascades trail. I...