Winter Begins in Whitefish

Snow falling on my truck and RV at my RV site; one of first things I had to do upon arriving in MT, was to get prepared to winterize my home before winter hit; my friend and good neighbor, Bob Lund, got me through it; main thing was wrapping water supply hose with heat tape and insulation, to prevent freezing; after a few frozen hoses, figured it out and was fine; getting 250 gallon propane tank delivered to me was next; my two furnaces run off propane to heat interior, so that was certainly important; I keep my interior temp at about 60 degrees and believe it or not, that is quite comfortable; use small electric heater and big blanket at night

Skiers Sign

Common sign at top of ski lifts; "unloading" involves getting ready to exit ski lift chair when you get to top of ski slope; ski tips up, ready to push away from chair at right moment, keeping your balance, getting your ski poles out of way, making sure no loose clothing gets caught in chair; perfect place for beginners, like me, to fall down and sometimes force lift operator to stop ski lift; I learned quickly, but before I did, I had one ride up where I fell out of chair right at beginning and then again at top! No damage, just little embarrasing

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