Our new friend Jacob Robidiou who blogs over at The Year on the Fly 2009 has a nifty post up about Yankee Jim Canyon on the Yellowstone River downstream a bit from Gardiner – read Redemption Canyon here. That’s his pic of the canyon taken from the less often visited west side.
Jake is the [...]
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Well worth a view now and again. Sounds quite a bit different from much of what politico’s proffer today….
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by Mark on June 21, 2009
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There are two reasons to celebrate today.
First – it’s Father’s Day – we salute Fathers far and wide today and hope that all fathers have at least a shot at going fishing today.
Second – it’s Naked Hiking Day. Seems every year on the first day of summer it’s Naked Hiking Day. Unfortunately the overwhelming majority [...]
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by Mark on May 25, 2009
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The entire team at Chi Wulff salutes those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our great nation, and suggest that you take a minute or two out of your day today to honor them in some way.
There are a lot of families out there who undoubtedly feel the crushing pain of a lost son, [...]
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Here are a couple of important Montana topics to note today, as well as a bit of general history.
On this day in 1910 Congress authorized the creation of Glacier National Park. If you’ve not ventured up there during your prior travels out this way, it is a must visit destination.
Wayne over at WillFishForWork astutely noted [...]
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Couple of big events to remember today -
VE Day 8 May 1945
Don Rickles born 8 May 1926 (here roasting Governor Reagan)
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Ok, so everyone thinks of April 15th as tax day, and tax day sucks for those of us who actually work and pay taxes (about half the country so it seems).
Here are couple of other notable things April 15th is known for –
On this day in 1912, at 2:27 AM, the ‘unsinkable’ luxury liner, the [...]
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