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PIXELFED RELAY 2026-10-09

Waiting at the top of the Beartooth – marmots and pikas! I still think it's fun that after years of looking around for pikas, we'd spent three months being surrounded by them. And never getting sick of it 😄

A sign indicates the top of the Beartooth Pass, at 10,947 feet, with a car in a dirt lot behind. [Sony A7R V / Tamron 25-200]
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The Broadwater River, right on the Montana/Wyoming state line. It's a bit hard to spot at first, but this bit of the river had been heavily messed-with in the late 18th-early 19th centuries to provide hydroelectric power.

A river runs through the forest, with sharp cuts in the surrounding rock. [Sony A7R V / Tamron 25-200]
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PIXELFED RELAY 2026-10-08

Little drifty-wood by Clear Lake, in Yellowstone. A hike where we got some clouds was a welcome surprise!

Driftwood sits on a beach with trees behind and clouds overhead. [Sony A7R V / Tamron 25-200]
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PIXELFED RELAY 2026-10-07

Looking over the Twin Lakes – a view from Wyoming into Montana. Wait, bearing in mind my previous post about so many Rock Creeks... how are there also so many twin lakes‽

Two lakes in a rocky landscape, with valleys behind. [Sony A7R V / Tamron 25-200]
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PIXELFED RELAY 2026-10-04

Looking down Rock Creek, although not *our* Rock Creek... it turns out that if you find a flowing volume of water in the state of Montana, there's about a 40% chance it's called Rock Creek.

Water runs down a mountainside toward a small lake, under blue skies. [Sony A7R V / Tamron 25-200]
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GOODREADS LOG 2026-10-03

Book Rated: The Twilight Forest: An Elegy for Ponderosa in a Changing West, by Gary Ferguson

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> SCANNING: The Twilight Forest: An Elegy for Ponderosa in a Changing West> AUTHOR_SIG: Gary Ferguson> SENTIMENT_Q: 60.0% POSITIVE> THEMATIC_VECTORS: SASQUATCH_APPEARANCES, UNDUE_SNARK, LEXICAL_ANALYSIS> LEXICAL_DENSITY: 51.80> MEMETIC_HAZARD: LOW
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PIXELFED RELAY 2026-10-02

Little Bear Lake! This was at like 7 AM, so despite appearances it was not particularly "just jump in"-friendly...

A lake with rocks in it stretches away in a shallow valley. [Sony A7R V / Tamron 25-200]
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PIXELFED RELAY 2026-10-01

Somewhere around Mt. Rearguard, I forgot what state we were in... #???

A river runs between trees, toward a mountainside. [Sony A7R V / Tamron 25-200]
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Kersey Lake, in the Beartooth Mountains. A lot of this trail had been a little bit torn up by horses, which was unfortunate.

A wide view of a lake with mountains behind and dramatic clouds overhead. [Sony A7R V / Tamron 25-200]
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GOODREADS LOG 2026-09-27

Book Rated: The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World, by Patrik Svensson

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> SCANNING: The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World> AUTHOR_SIG: Patrik Svensson> SENTIMENT_Q: 60.0% POSITIVE> THEMATIC_VECTORS: LEXICAL_ANALYSIS, CHEESE_DISTRIBUTION, QUEBEC_NATIONALISM> LEXICAL_DENSITY: 44.82> MEMETIC_HAZARD: LOW
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