Read how I got this photo of this female Bighorn below in this article.
Today was our last trip into Yellowstone, at least for this year.
Our plan was to go over to Tower Falls and hike down to the base and then go over to the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. Along the way, I [...]

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We’ve visited Yellowstone National Park more times than we can remember over the years. One thing that has held true every time we visited after Labor Day — a U.S. holiday at the beginning of September — is that the crowds are gone except at the most popular spots like Old Faithful, and, even [...]

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Mike Goad on September 11th, 2007

We’re camped a little over 6 miles from the western entrance of Yellowstone National Park. I had just finished picking up my tools after setting up our internet satellite dish – and happened to look up.
The sky was dark, but we have a street light right next to our camper at this campground, so [...]

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Mike Goad on September 9th, 2007

We’ve had quite a bit of rain since we’ve been here in Lewistown, Montana. Fortunately, though, it’s not been raining when we’ve been out and about.
After the Chokecherry Festival yesterday, we went for a drive into the Montana’s Snowy Mountains. As we were getting closer, it seemed like some of the white of the [...]

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Mike Goad on September 7th, 2007

Brrrr!
Woke up this morning and it was 59°F (15°C) inside! and 43°F (6°C) outside.
We had the heat set a little too low in the camper.
This weekend the high is supposed to be no higher than 60°, though today is supposed to get up to 70°.
We love autumn — even if it’s early September. This [...]

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Mike Goad on September 3rd, 2007

When we drove from Billings to Great Falls, Montana on Friday, the entire drive was very smoky. Visibility was significantly reduced. We probably missed some interesting scenery.
We’re hitting the road again today and it looks like it is going to be another smoky day.
So what is the cause of all these fires out [...]

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Mike Goad on August 31st, 2007

Today we drove from Billings to Great Falls.
The sky was nasty all day. In some places, we could even smell the smoke. I thought a couple of times that I could see ash falling.
The fires are to the west of us aways. The closest is in the mountains about 80 miles away. [...]

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