Columns
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Of Art and Cake
I received a call from Hungry Horse artist Nick Oberling last week. He lamented that Glacier wasn’t open to loca...
Thoughts on the mob
There is no doubt that Jan. 6 will be a day of infamy in American history.
Normalcy
Every year I am asked whether or not this is a “normal” year.
On forwarded mail and other waste
If everyone had as good and merry Christmas as I did we are all in good shape.
Christmas birding
I did a route for the Christmas bird count on Sunday in Glacier National Park.
McNeil, Hoiland recognized
Back in October I intentionally failed to report the most significant action taken by the Landowners Association. That action was the unanimous vote by the membership to award life memberships to Cecily McNeil an...
Bison screensavers
We drove to the National Bison Range on Sunday.
ATV thoughts
I didn’t actually measure the snowfall, but my best guess is we got about a foot of powder snow in one day.
Governor Schwinden
The recent behavior of the current President reminded me of an insightful comment made forty or so years ago by then Gov. Ted Schwinden. The Governor said, “You can really tell what a man’s made of by how he los...
Pondering things poetic
There is a touch of the poet in each of us, and that sometimes flusters me greatly.
North Fork beavers cause a problem
We have had just about everything in the last two weeks. Three nights well below zero accompanied by a half foot of snow.
Small thoughts on big woods
On Sunday we went into a patch of big woods that I know of. The woods take a while to get to — you go through a patch of smaller woods before you get there.
Politics make wild North Fork that much sweeter
I am disgusted by the actions of both political parties and try to vote for the person I think will serve us best.
Could testing keep athletes in play?
When school sports started this fall I gave them a slight chance of success.
Early snow at least beneficial for hunters
Plenty of snow for tracking and being quiet.
'Fun’ at Wally World
So I’m standing in the return line at Walmart and there’s this guy at the counter with a leather vest on and a pair of filthy jeans. His diet must have been working, because his pants were falling off and his but...