December 2009

Ho Ho Ho!

by Mark on December 24, 2009

in Chi Wulff

Merry Christmas to all from the frozen north. It’s a chilly -4 this Christmas Eve morning in Bozeman.  Thanks to yesterday’s 4 or 5 inches of new snow it looks as if the neighborhood has been scrubbed clean and whitewashed for the holiday. Thanks to all who have emailed, called, etc. to make sure we’re [...]

Several weeks of chilly weather have me waxing a bit philosophical these days. (The weather is actually pretty nice today – 5 or 6 inches of fluffy new powder at our place and a tolerable -1 right now after a low of -10 last night; today’s forecast high in the mid-teens will feel balmy after [...]

Thinking of Warmer Waters….

by Mark on December 9, 2009

in Critters

The temperature outside has risen to a balmy -9 by mid-morning today after a brisk -21 last night. It’s been chilly damned cold now for several days;   the temps dipped to -26 the night before  and couldn’t do any better than -6 for a high yesterday.  There’s a fine snow falling this morning and more due [...]

Went up to do some nymphing on the upper Gallatin – too damned cold (in the 2 to 3 degree range and windy yesterday).  There’s still some open water in the Canyon above Big Sky, but not for long.  Cool shot of anchor ice forming along the bottom (the last pic…)

Damn, missing the season already. It was -7 in Bozeman this morning with some cold weather due for the weekend and next week.  Ouch.

Ended up taking a business meeting on the road through Paradise Valley and then on into the Lamar Valley of YNP yesterday afternoon.  Pre-storm temps were relatively toasty – pushing 50 leaving Livingston right after lunch, and 42 in Gardiner an hour later. On the way out a nifty sunset…. The Soda Butte / Lamar [...]