October 12, 2020 Kootenai Falls is now my favorite geological place in all of Montana! In addition to having some of the most beautiful features, it is also a sacred place for the Kootenai tribe. Scout and I spent about 3 hours exploring the rocky beaches, folds, and steep paths (if you can call themContinue reading “The Kootenai Falls on Indigenous Peoples’ Day”
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Where in the west is Scout the Good Pup?
I don’t think that there will ever be a computer game about his travels, nor will he let me put a big red hat on him like Carmen Sandiego, but he has certainly been along miles and miles of road throughout western Montana in the last three weeks. While I’ve been balancing work and adventures,Continue reading “Where in the west is Scout the Good Pup?”
Bigfork, Montana
Here we are. We’ve spent 2.5 weeks in Bigfork thus far, settling into a routine, and exploring our temporary home. For the first 9 days, smoke from the wildfires in Washington and Idaho blanketed the area. When we arrived, it was incredibly dry and the area had received very little rain all summer. Only lastContinue reading “Bigfork, Montana”
Six Grandfathers or Mount Rushmore: Who tells your story?
Yup, that’s most definitely a Hamilton quote in the title of this post. Three years ago, I saw it on Broadway and I have certainly filled a few pandemic summer nights with the Disney+ film. Borrow someone’s log in if you haven’t seen it – you’ll be singing the soundtrack forever and that’s a veryContinue reading “Six Grandfathers or Mount Rushmore: Who tells your story?”
Sabbatical with Scout 