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@walksinmoonlight.bsky.social
Retired Engineering Geologist
Grew up in rural Alaska, Pribilof Islands, Yukon River.
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Grew up in rural Alaska, Pribilof Islands, Yukon River.
Hayduke Lives!
Create Chaos!
Resist!
I am Antifa
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Insomnia
@walksinmoonlight.bsky.social
· Nov 29
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....be “limited to cases where the animals to be grazed are domestic and will be used for production-oriented purposes.”
DOES this mean that persons grazing Donkeys and horses on BLM leases can no longer hold those leases because donkeys and horses aren't production-orientated purposes?
....be “limited to cases where the animals to be grazed are domestic and will be used for production-oriented purposes.”
DOES this mean that persons grazing Donkeys and horses on BLM leases can no longer hold those leases because donkeys and horses aren't production-orientated purposes?
February 9, 2026 at 9:22 PM
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....be “limited to cases where the animals to be grazed are domestic and will be used for production-oriented purposes.”
DOES this mean that persons grazing Donkeys and horses on BLM leases can no longer hold those leases because donkeys and horses aren't production-orientated purposes?
....be “limited to cases where the animals to be grazed are domestic and will be used for production-oriented purposes.”
DOES this mean that persons grazing Donkeys and horses on BLM leases can no longer hold those leases because donkeys and horses aren't production-orientated purposes?
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum directed the BLM to reconsider the grazing authorization....arguing that the 1934 Taylor Grazing Act requires that grazing on publicly owned federal lands....1/2
Source: Colorado Politics
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Source: Colorado Politics
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Bureau of Land Management revokes American Prairie's bison leases | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
MONTANA BLM revokes bison grazing leases The U.S. Department of the Interior announced on Jan. 16 that it is revoking grazing permits in Phillips County that American Prairie had been using to sustain...
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February 9, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum directed the BLM to reconsider the grazing authorization....arguing that the 1934 Taylor Grazing Act requires that grazing on publicly owned federal lands....1/2
Source: Colorado Politics
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Source: Colorado Politics
search.app/qYysF
Juniper tree on the shores of the Flathead Lake, Wayfarers Park, Bigfork Montana
February 9, 2026 at 3:32 AM
Juniper tree on the shores of the Flathead Lake, Wayfarers Park, Bigfork Montana
A brief moment of Zen.
Phillips Creek, Flathead National Forest
Phillips Creek, Flathead National Forest
February 7, 2026 at 10:15 PM
A brief moment of Zen.
Phillips Creek, Flathead National Forest
Phillips Creek, Flathead National Forest
...and we like beer too.
Not shook at all. Statistically, I’ve found most atheists enjoy bread. Especially sourdough.
February 7, 2026 at 12:27 AM
...and we like beer too.
Pictures from my Father's camera
Glacier National Park 1970
Glacier National Park 1970
February 4, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Pictures from my Father's camera
Glacier National Park 1970
Glacier National Park 1970
It didn't rain yesterday, nor was it sunny, but to did reach 45F. Stretched the legs on a nice hike through the woods.
February 3, 2026 at 3:33 PM
It didn't rain yesterday, nor was it sunny, but to did reach 45F. Stretched the legs on a nice hike through the woods.
I like these new labels that breweries are using. They peal off and can be attached to a piece of paper.
This is a nice lager from our local brewery.
This is a nice lager from our local brewery.
February 2, 2026 at 12:19 AM
I like these new labels that breweries are using. They peal off and can be attached to a piece of paper.
This is a nice lager from our local brewery.
This is a nice lager from our local brewery.
Its 42F here at the north end of the Swan Lake. Chilling on Johnson Creek.
February 1, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Its 42F here at the north end of the Swan Lake. Chilling on Johnson Creek.
January 25, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Amanita muscaria from a couple of years ago. The colors are nice on this cold and dreary day.
January 24, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Amanita muscaria from a couple of years ago. The colors are nice on this cold and dreary day.
Pictures from my Father's camera
Project Chariot 1959, drilling test holes for a proposed nuclear explosion.
For more information read Dan O'Neill's The Firecracker Boys
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Chariot, #Alaska
Project Chariot 1959, drilling test holes for a proposed nuclear explosion.
For more information read Dan O'Neill's The Firecracker Boys
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Chariot, #Alaska
January 24, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Pictures from my Father's camera
Project Chariot 1959, drilling test holes for a proposed nuclear explosion.
For more information read Dan O'Neill's The Firecracker Boys
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Chariot, #Alaska
Project Chariot 1959, drilling test holes for a proposed nuclear explosion.
For more information read Dan O'Neill's The Firecracker Boys
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Chariot, #Alaska
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AVACADO: "Hello. I'm good fat."
BACON: *lights cigarette* *punches avocado*
BACON: *lights cigarette* *punches avocado*
January 15, 2026 at 4:50 PM
AVACADO: "Hello. I'm good fat."
BACON: *lights cigarette* *punches avocado*
BACON: *lights cigarette* *punches avocado*
“I’d probably be inclined to keep Exxon out,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One.
“I didn’t like their response. They’re playing too cute,” he added.
Trump is finding out his cowboy actions aren't appreciated by benefactors. Trump will whine no one is thanking him
thehill.com/newsletters/...
“I didn’t like their response. They’re playing too cute,” he added.
Trump is finding out his cowboy actions aren't appreciated by benefactors. Trump will whine no one is thanking him
thehill.com/newsletters/...
thehill.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:41 AM
“I’d probably be inclined to keep Exxon out,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One.
“I didn’t like their response. They’re playing too cute,” he added.
Trump is finding out his cowboy actions aren't appreciated by benefactors. Trump will whine no one is thanking him
thehill.com/newsletters/...
“I didn’t like their response. They’re playing too cute,” he added.
Trump is finding out his cowboy actions aren't appreciated by benefactors. Trump will whine no one is thanking him
thehill.com/newsletters/...
Pictures from my Father's camera
Now Sam McGee was from Tennessee, where the cotton blooms and blows.
Why he left his home in the South to roam 'round the Pole, God only knows.
Robert Service
Cremation of Sam McGee
Marshall, Alaska 1971
Now Sam McGee was from Tennessee, where the cotton blooms and blows.
Why he left his home in the South to roam 'round the Pole, God only knows.
Robert Service
Cremation of Sam McGee
Marshall, Alaska 1971
January 7, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Pictures from my Father's camera
Now Sam McGee was from Tennessee, where the cotton blooms and blows.
Why he left his home in the South to roam 'round the Pole, God only knows.
Robert Service
Cremation of Sam McGee
Marshall, Alaska 1971
Now Sam McGee was from Tennessee, where the cotton blooms and blows.
Why he left his home in the South to roam 'round the Pole, God only knows.
Robert Service
Cremation of Sam McGee
Marshall, Alaska 1971
Pictures from my Father's camera
Starring, a celebration of Russian Orthodox Christmas.
The Russian Orthodox Church follows the Julian Calendar, Christmas falls on January 7th this year.
St. George Island
1965
#Alaska
#Pribilofs
Starring, a celebration of Russian Orthodox Christmas.
The Russian Orthodox Church follows the Julian Calendar, Christmas falls on January 7th this year.
St. George Island
1965
#Alaska
#Pribilofs
January 4, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Pictures from my Father's camera
Starring, a celebration of Russian Orthodox Christmas.
The Russian Orthodox Church follows the Julian Calendar, Christmas falls on January 7th this year.
St. George Island
1965
#Alaska
#Pribilofs
Starring, a celebration of Russian Orthodox Christmas.
The Russian Orthodox Church follows the Julian Calendar, Christmas falls on January 7th this year.
St. George Island
1965
#Alaska
#Pribilofs
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Happy Wednesday everyone!!
A smoky day #Flyfishing the Yaak River in Northwest Montana
#classicmono #monochrome
The rivers flow not past, but through us; thrilling, tingling, vibrating every fiber and cell of the substance of our bodies, making them glide and sing-Muir
#imageandverse #artyear
A smoky day #Flyfishing the Yaak River in Northwest Montana
#classicmono #monochrome
The rivers flow not past, but through us; thrilling, tingling, vibrating every fiber and cell of the substance of our bodies, making them glide and sing-Muir
#imageandverse #artyear
December 31, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Happy Wednesday everyone!!
A smoky day #Flyfishing the Yaak River in Northwest Montana
#classicmono #monochrome
The rivers flow not past, but through us; thrilling, tingling, vibrating every fiber and cell of the substance of our bodies, making them glide and sing-Muir
#imageandverse #artyear
A smoky day #Flyfishing the Yaak River in Northwest Montana
#classicmono #monochrome
The rivers flow not past, but through us; thrilling, tingling, vibrating every fiber and cell of the substance of our bodies, making them glide and sing-Muir
#imageandverse #artyear
Some after Christmas Day music.
Boz Scaggs
Silk Degrees
1976
Boz Scaggs
Silk Degrees
1976
December 26, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Some after Christmas Day music.
Boz Scaggs
Silk Degrees
1976
Boz Scaggs
Silk Degrees
1976
Pictures from my Father's camera
A Christmas story I wrote:
www.dailykos.com/stories/2024...
#Pribilofs
#Alaska
A Christmas story I wrote:
www.dailykos.com/stories/2024...
#Pribilofs
#Alaska
An Unexpected Gift
In the mid 1960s and 70s I grew up on the Pribilof Islands. St. George and St. Paul and several smaller islands are collectively called the Pribilof Islands. The Pribilofs can be found in the middle o...
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December 24, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Pictures from my Father's camera
A Christmas story I wrote:
www.dailykos.com/stories/2024...
#Pribilofs
#Alaska
A Christmas story I wrote:
www.dailykos.com/stories/2024...
#Pribilofs
#Alaska
Pictures from my Father's camera
Solstice tomorrow, Sunday 7:31 am Mountain Standard time.
Looking forward to more sunlight each day.
Frozen Yukon River at Marshall, #Alaska 1970
Solstice tomorrow, Sunday 7:31 am Mountain Standard time.
Looking forward to more sunlight each day.
Frozen Yukon River at Marshall, #Alaska 1970
December 20, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Pictures from my Father's camera
Solstice tomorrow, Sunday 7:31 am Mountain Standard time.
Looking forward to more sunlight each day.
Frozen Yukon River at Marshall, #Alaska 1970
Solstice tomorrow, Sunday 7:31 am Mountain Standard time.
Looking forward to more sunlight each day.
Frozen Yukon River at Marshall, #Alaska 1970
About 8am the wind began to blow here in NW Montana, thousands are w/o power as trees fell across highways and powerlines. I also understand the huge cross that has stood over the town for 50 years, blew over.
I am considering ourselves lucky. The fake Christmas tree in the front yard blew over.
I am considering ourselves lucky. The fake Christmas tree in the front yard blew over.
December 17, 2025 at 11:28 PM
About 8am the wind began to blow here in NW Montana, thousands are w/o power as trees fell across highways and powerlines. I also understand the huge cross that has stood over the town for 50 years, blew over.
I am considering ourselves lucky. The fake Christmas tree in the front yard blew over.
I am considering ourselves lucky. The fake Christmas tree in the front yard blew over.
Pictures from my Father's camera
The Christmas show by the 5th and 6th graders, St. Paul Island School, #Alaska, 1974
#Pribilofs
The Christmas show by the 5th and 6th graders, St. Paul Island School, #Alaska, 1974
#Pribilofs
December 17, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Pictures from my Father's camera
The Christmas show by the 5th and 6th graders, St. Paul Island School, #Alaska, 1974
#Pribilofs
The Christmas show by the 5th and 6th graders, St. Paul Island School, #Alaska, 1974
#Pribilofs
Pictures from my Father's camera
It was a particularly snowy winter that year. Dad's jeep with a hardtop is dwarfed by the 7 foot snowdrifts.
This mile of road lies between the USCG Station and airport.
St. Paul Island, #Alaska
early 1970s
#Pribilofs
It was a particularly snowy winter that year. Dad's jeep with a hardtop is dwarfed by the 7 foot snowdrifts.
This mile of road lies between the USCG Station and airport.
St. Paul Island, #Alaska
early 1970s
#Pribilofs
December 16, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Pictures from my Father's camera
It was a particularly snowy winter that year. Dad's jeep with a hardtop is dwarfed by the 7 foot snowdrifts.
This mile of road lies between the USCG Station and airport.
St. Paul Island, #Alaska
early 1970s
#Pribilofs
It was a particularly snowy winter that year. Dad's jeep with a hardtop is dwarfed by the 7 foot snowdrifts.
This mile of road lies between the USCG Station and airport.
St. Paul Island, #Alaska
early 1970s
#Pribilofs
Just call them what they are "Chaulk Condoms"
December 14, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Just call them what they are "Chaulk Condoms"