For the cowgirl in all of us gals As an Affiliate I may earn a small fee from qualifying purchases of some of the links you might click and purchase – at no additional cost to you. At one time or another we all want to be a cowgirl. Or... at least we want to … Continue reading Must Have Cowgirl Fashion
My Montana
20 Gift Ideas for the Hunter
If you have a hunter in the family ....then you know you can't go wrong when you get them a hunting related gift. I know this because my family is full of hunters. My grand dad was a avid hunter and all my uncles were as well. Even one Aunt and my Mother. We grew … Continue reading 20 Gift Ideas for the Hunter
Crossing the Missouri River on the Carter Ferry
Ride along with us as we make a loop ride thru Montana Country. This is the second time we have taken the drive around the loop from Fort Benton, to Carter, across the ferry, thru farm country and then come out in Highwood and back to Fort Benton. Getting to the ferry is the easy … Continue reading Crossing the Missouri River on the Carter Ferry
Come With Us on a Drive thru Beaver Creek Park Montana
Beaver Creek Park located just on the skirts of the Bears Paw Mountains. Most of those mountains are part of the Rocky Boy Reservation. But the park is owned by the County. As an Affiliate I may earn a small fee from qualifying purchases of some of the links you might click and purchase – … Continue reading Come With Us on a Drive thru Beaver Creek Park Montana
Shonkin Montana
Shonkin is more of an ""area"" rather than a town. Yet, it is a community that is made up of various ranchers and farmers that live in the area. A little drive thru the Shonkin area is a beautiful get away. The road ventures along the foothills of the Highwood Mountains and can be accessed … Continue reading Shonkin Montana
All About Juniper – Trees and Berries
The Juniper (trees and shrubs) fall within the cypress (Cupressaceae) family and there are, in the neighborhood of 60 different species. I am certainly not going to go over them all, but will name a couple of the most common ones. As an Affiliate I may earn a small fee from qualifying purchases of some … Continue reading All About Juniper – Trees and Berries
Sweet Grass, folklore, Uses and Smudging
Everything About Sweetgrass Sweet grass or sweetgrass (Hierochloe odorata.) A friend sent me some sweetgrass starts a few years back and I grew a beautiful crop of it for a couple of years. The third year it got spotty and turned kind of yellow. I can't say for sure what the cause was but my … Continue reading Sweet Grass, folklore, Uses and Smudging
Rattlers in the Neighborhood
We have a lot of them in our area. But then, no matter where you live in Montana you contend with something. We used to live in the west side of the state with the bears and mountain lions. Basically, we learn to be "aware." We have had several run in's with rattlers over the … Continue reading Rattlers in the Neighborhood
When 10 Miles Becomes 100
We decided to take a little drive yesterday and ended up on some - not so familiar - backroads. Not to say that it hasn't happened before thou. What started out it as a drive around farm country ended up to be much more. It is BIG country out there with lots of dirt roads … Continue reading When 10 Miles Becomes 100
Tripping thru Shonkin on The 4th of July
I did not expect to see many critters mid day like this but we seen quite a few including twin fawns. Photos coming up. If you have read my "Tripping thru the Highwood Mountains" post then you will have a general idea of the route we take with this Shonkin drive. We turn off the … Continue reading Tripping thru Shonkin on The 4th of July
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