Out Here Montana

03/28/2026

Tonight's visitor. Up in a tree near the house. Chickens don't like him being around close. But I think he's pretty cool.

08/24/2024

I've got a lot of pics and video to sort (and things aren't even over yet), but here's a little glimpse of the fire on our mountain with a few photos I took from here yesterday and today. And what we are seeing from our place is just a small part of the whole fire. We can't see the main part from this side.

07/21/2024

A 45-second video of a Bitterroot mountain stream on one of our June camp trips. Longer video of this overnight backpacking adventure to come soon. :)

A little video clip of a rushing mountain stream on one of our backpacking adventures in the Bitterroot Mountains, Montana. June 2024. Full video of this cam...

07/10/2024

Super glad we decided to postpone our previously planned backpacking trip for yesterday/today!🥵

06/25/2024

A lovely wild rose on our morning hike today. Big Creek - June 2024.

06/25/2024

Got five minutes to watch a Great-Horned Owl? :)

Here are some video moments of an adult Great Horned Owl sitting in a tree opposite from its nest. Bitterroot Valley, Montana. March 2024. We checked in on t...

06/23/2024

Just uploaded a youtube short from our hike the other day. :)

After a long mountain drive and hiking up multiple switchbacks, the trail ends at a glorious view overlooking the South, Middle, and North Forks of Bear Cree...

06/18/2024

Here's a video of our backpack trip in Mill Creek Canyon in early April this year. We did waaaay too much post-holing, but had gorgeous views and followed wolf tracks to camp. :)

Every backpack trip has its adventures. This one included following wolf tracks to camp after we left behind any and all people tracks in the snow. We starte...

06/16/2024

Winter's not quite done here yet... snow on the way with a winter storm warning in the mountains, and winter weather advisory in the valley. Time to cover the plants again for the next few nights.

06/13/2024

Our snowpack is not doing so well this year... we never got up to where we should've been, and now it's all melting/disappearing way too fast.

06/09/2024

From our recent backpack trip this past week... more to come. :)

A little glimpse of a rushing mountain stream with mountains in the background. Video clip from our backpack trip in early June of 2024. Big Creek, Bitterroo...