Juniper Monkeys

I'm not sure I've ever seen skies as weird as we did at Birch Creek. These were all within a few minutes of each other – orange skies one way, deep blues another. And later, lightning rolled through that we listened to on the radio.

2026-07-20 PIXELFED RELAY

Orange skies over scrubby brushland. [Fuji X-T5 / Sigma 17-40 1.8]

Book Rated: Children of Memory, by Adrian Tchaikovsky

2026-07-19 GOODREADS LOG

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A remotely-operated telescope run by the University of Montana Western, as weather rolls in.

2026-07-18 PIXELFED RELAY

A telescope dome sits in front of a mountain, with dramatic clouds. [Fuji X-T5 / Sigma 17-40 1.8]

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Bun!

2026-07-18 PIXELFED RELAY

A rabbit sits in a grassy little hidey-hole, behind trees. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]

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Some wild skies rolled through while we were in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, and the light on the paintbrush was really cool.

2026-07-17 PIXELFED RELAY

Red flowers sit amidst grass under orangey light. [Fuji X-T5 / Sigma 17-40 1.8]

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Farlin, MT at once point had 500 people working in mining and smelting operations. The current population is "not so much".

2026-07-16 PIXELFED RELAY

An abandoned log house in front of tall mountains. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]

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Beargrass, endless beargrass. Apparently a good "tell" for huckleberries...

2026-07-15 PIXELFED RELAY

Vertical white flowers amidst lots of greenery. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]

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The Birch Creek CCC Camp was built in 1935 – apparently one of the best-preserved CCC camps in the country. It's on USFS land, but since 1984 used by University of Montana Western for some kind of field classes.

2026-07-14 PIXELFED RELAY

The sun sets behind a mountain and cabins. [Fuji X-T5 / Sigma 17-40 1.8]

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Book Rated: London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth, by Patrick Radden Keefe

2026-07-14 GOODREADS LOG

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> SCANNING: London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth> AUTHOR_SIG: Patrick Radden Keefe> SENTIMENT_Q: 80.0% POSITIVE> THEMATIC_VECTORS: SWEARS, UNDUE_SNARK, CHARACTER_ARC> LEXICAL_DENSITY: 50.04> MEMETIC_HAZARD: LOW

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Sawtooth Lake was a very pleasant surprise. The trail up wasn't amazing (largely bopping through new-growth forest without much shade or many views), but then one pops out into... this! I'll take it.

2026-07-13 PIXELFED RELAY

A panorama showing a large lake with a talus slope on one side, trees on the other, and mountains behind. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]

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I'm not sure I've ever seen skies as *weird* as we did at Birch Creek. These were all within a few minutes of each other – orange skies one way, deep blues another. And later, lightning rolled through that we listened to on the radio.

Book Rated: Children of Memory, by Adrian Tchaikovsky

A remotely-operated telescope run by the University of Montana Western, as weather rolls in.

Bun!

Some wild skies rolled through while we were in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, and the light on the paintbrush was really cool.

Farlin, MT at once point had 500 people working in mining and smelting operations. The current population is "not so much".

Beargrass, endless beargrass. Apparently a good "tell" for huckleberries...

The Birch Creek CCC Camp was built in 1935 – apparently one of the best-preserved CCC camps in the country. It's on USFS land, but since 1984 used by University of Montana Western for some kind of field classes.

Book Rated: London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth, by Patrick Radden Keefe

Sawtooth Lake was a very pleasant surprise. The trail up wasn't amazing (largely bopping through new-growth forest without much shade or many views), but then one pops out into... this! I'll take it.

I'm not sure I've ever seen skies as weird as we did at Birch Creek. These were all within a few minutes of each other – orange skies one way, deep blues another. And later, lightning rolled through that we listened to on the radio.