Mark Ratledge
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I followed these griz tracks for a mile or so on a trail going up canyon—the bear must have been headed to hibernation. As it started to get dark, my primal survival-level brain told me to turn around :)
November 27, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I followed these griz tracks for a mile or so on a trail going up canyon—the bear must have been headed to hibernation. As it started to get dark, my primal survival-level brain told me to turn around :)
The days are now so short this far north :(
November 23, 2025 at 11:56 PM
The days are now so short this far north :(
The Great Montana Tumbleweed Migration
November 21, 2025 at 2:02 AM
The Great Montana Tumbleweed Migration
Montana Highway Report for Sunday, September 21st
September 22, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Montana Highway Report for Sunday, September 21st
Looks like the beginnings of fall around here
September 12, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Looks like the beginnings of fall around here
It's a very good wild berry crop this year in Montana - huckleberries, buffaloberries, chokecherries, currants, etc. - and the grizzlies are chowing down :)
August 19, 2025 at 2:44 AM
It's a very good wild berry crop this year in Montana - huckleberries, buffaloberries, chokecherries, currants, etc. - and the grizzlies are chowing down :)
Brutal. I guess Grok has no qualms of being a traitor :)
August 12, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Brutal. I guess Grok has no qualms of being a traitor :)
Police Car Moth Gnophaela vermiculata
August 12, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Police Car Moth Gnophaela vermiculata
I'm not a lepidopterist until they stay still long enough to get a snap :) Rocky Mountain Parnassian (Parnassius smintheus) at ~7000'
July 18, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I'm not a lepidopterist until they stay still long enough to get a snap :) Rocky Mountain Parnassian (Parnassius smintheus) at ~7000'
My Montana Highway Report for Sunday, July 13th
July 16, 2025 at 3:32 AM
My Montana Highway Report for Sunday, July 13th
Good Trouble Lives On - National Day of Nonviolent Action
Anniversary of Congressman John Lewis’s passing
13 Locations in Montana
Thursday July 17th
Anniversary of Congressman John Lewis’s passing
13 Locations in Montana
Thursday July 17th
July 10, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Good Trouble Lives On - National Day of Nonviolent Action
Anniversary of Congressman John Lewis’s passing
13 Locations in Montana
Thursday July 17th
Anniversary of Congressman John Lewis’s passing
13 Locations in Montana
Thursday July 17th
Some Northern Rockies wildflowers last Monday evening at ~7000' which will be under a foot of predicted and much needed snow this weekend.
June 20, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Some Northern Rockies wildflowers last Monday evening at ~7000' which will be under a foot of predicted and much needed snow this weekend.
The first Rocky Mountain Douglasia (Dwarf Primrose) of the spring, on Lonesome Ridge at ~6000'
April 24, 2025 at 3:34 AM
The first Rocky Mountain Douglasia (Dwarf Primrose) of the spring, on Lonesome Ridge at ~6000'
Montana back road report for January 13th, 2025 (with some Miles Davis)
January 14, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Montana back road report for January 13th, 2025 (with some Miles Davis)
Freezeout Lake, North Central Montana
December 10, 2024 at 2:42 AM
Freezeout Lake, North Central Montana
An Aspen grove up the Middle Fork of the Teton
December 8, 2024 at 8:56 PM
An Aspen grove up the Middle Fork of the Teton
Montana Road Report for November 20th, 2024
November 26, 2024 at 3:10 AM
Montana Road Report for November 20th, 2024
