![A fire lookout sits on a rocky hill amidst trees, with dramatic skies behind. [DJI Mini 3 Pro]](https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/7669/4c90d8e69-c5a1c2/EOGB8YT9GfC7/E2TPIuBf6MpYxEI0AyZp5KSbbJRGgXu69dueVevr.jpg)
West Fork Butte sits on this neat talusey "lump" amidst the trees.
Little flowers catch some sun as weather rolls past in the Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness.
![Little flowers in the foreground with gloomy clouds and trees behind. [Fuji X-T5 / Sigma 17-40 1.8]](https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/7669/4c90d8e69-c5a1c2/J5xBINYTOYTV/euRr5o8cgI6xY619OqSEt7jJKjvrRSbp6ixZUWYo.jpg)
A before-and-after of the storm which rolled through while we were at West Fork Butte lookout.
![Sunrays shine through clouds onto hills. [DJI Mini 3 Pro]](https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/7669/b5862bd14-4506fa/kJZVuplCZMTp/zlpDqM9ukIVMDSAtO2SwwAYHKtSoSQvvQqvIXoUR.jpg)
Book Rated: Saltcrop, by Yume Kitasei
> SCANNING: Saltcrop> AUTHOR_SIG: Yume Kitasei> SENTIMENT_Q: 60.0% POSITIVE> THEMATIC_VECTORS: SASQUATCH_APPEARANCES, CHARACTER_ARC, QUEBEC_NATIONALISM> LEXICAL_DENSITY: 51.84> MEMETIC_HAZARD: LOW
Our lookout was swarming with butterflies and squirrels, as depicted in the second and first pictures. It wasn't until the third picture that I realized I'd never actually seen a squirrel eat a butterfly before. Hm.
![A squirrel chases another away. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]](https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/7669/b5862bd14-4506fa/geX7WKuQ3I1y/Eta3Rcx9U0DNXuRaqbzxJQeDbhRp2bLcdcf0qfSf.jpg)
The sun setting near the Idaho-Montana border.
![The sun sets in a cloudy sky, turning mountains purple. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]](https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/7669/b5862bd14-4506fa/70xzqjGnQEMl/vyq2Ak02uS81k8txStQx3EuF5dkpbKx1foIAmGTT.jpg)
Book Rated: The Fisherman, by John Langan
> SCANNING: The Fisherman> AUTHOR_SIG: John Langan> SENTIMENT_Q: 60.0% POSITIVE> THEMATIC_VECTORS: NARRATIVE_STRUCTURE, LEXICAL_ANALYSIS, QUEBEC_NATIONALISM> LEXICAL_DENSITY: 47.16> MEMETIC_HAZARD: LOW
Many of our trips end up with "signature plants" that we remember best, for whatever reason, and I think the plant for this summer will be beargrass.
![A white-blooming plant loops up near a purple-flowering one. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]](https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/7669/b5862bd14-4506fa/gnyloWHLv2z5/QgLYBsjXdGSc0vg6FoOsK6vw6Qa3BVGmdTYAhRTO.jpg)
For the last couple of days we'd headed over to West Fork Butte, which is an old lookout in the same district we work for. We were treated to a summer thunderstorm, which was pretty lovely!
![A fire lookout stands on a rocky hill amidst trees, with mountains and clouds behind. [DJI Mini 3 Pro]](https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/7669/b5862bd14-4506fa/OuIWDlWpzQDb/TngdjBse4w2TOGwIYtA9yzmu4DwZxo7ZhTszd06x.jpg)
Book Rated: When We Were Real, by Daryl Gregory
> SCANNING: When We Were Real> AUTHOR_SIG: Daryl Gregory> SENTIMENT_Q: 60.0% POSITIVE> THEMATIC_VECTORS: CHARACTER_ARC, NARRATIVE_STRUCTURE, UNDUE_SNARK> LEXICAL_DENSITY: 41.24> MEMETIC_HAZARD: LOW