Snow Shoeing on Big Mountain

Tried to put little dog booties on Riley, they lasted about ten seconds, waste of time; this is my friend James (MT truck driver); snow shoeing is easier than I thought, although can be quite strenuous; we are hiking up on Big Mountain above Whitefish, where ski resort is located; we are snow shoeing on a cross country ski trail up there; snow shoers are asked to try to stay to outsides of ski trails, so as not to mess up the ski "grooves" used a lot by cross country skiers

Sasquatch Found in Whitefish

Many people have sought the elusive Yeti/Sasquatch/Bigfoot for many years; how unusual that it would finally show up right here in Whitefish RV Campground; the creature has hung around for many, many weeks, but seems to be sick, as it is losing lot of weight here recently; temps in upper 30s may be responsible

Creatures of Montana

White Tail doe eats from bird feeder, while wild turkeys gather ground food, squirrels are probably nearby; talked to people who have eaten these wild turkeys, consensus is that they are terrible

Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park

Lake McDonald, largest lake within park, is in SW part of GNP; it is more than ten miles long; famous Going to the Sun Road runs beside it; entire road (about 55 miles) is only open about four months of every year, usually closing around mid-September and not reopening until around mid-May, depending on snow and ice; great time to do some snow shoeing and hiking, hardly anyone there

White Tail Buck in RV Camp

Typical day/night scene in our campground; have seen as many as ten deer (mostly does) at one time, right across from my campsite; I have to be careful to have Riley on leash whenever deer are around, he would chase them; often, there are both deer and wild turkeys and squirrels together, seemingly not bothered by each other

Young Montana Skier

Would you believe that here in Whitefish, MT, you will see young skiers beginning as early as three years old! What could you do at three years old? I even heard one kid, who had to be less than five, yell at his skiing buddy "you ski like a two year old"; it can sure be depressing when you are passed on the slopes by three or four kids, all of whom are under five years old; they are fearless, not afraid of falling, having great fun and not too worried about their "form"; of course, when they do fall, they do not have far to go; you will see these youngsters getting trained by instructors and parents; a hula hoop might be used to corral the young skier, sometimes a rope to control them, sometimes kid will literally be skiing between feet of parents, with parents holding them up; often you will see a "worm" on their skis, which is a way of tying the front of the skis close together, so that kid is always in a somewhat "snow plow" position, which prevents them from going too fast; it is absolutely amazing, fascinating and inspiring to watch all these youngsters skiing and snow boarding

Back after more than one year

My previous post on this blog was in March 2011, more than a year ago; have been traveling, just not blogging; went out west again and cycled back through Panama City Beach area; thought I would begin again by posting pictures, with maybe some verbiage; hope to do better job in future!



Mexico Beach, FL; dog friendly beach; almost two miles long, very deserted; Riley runs and swims off leash; this branch is little too big for him to carry off!