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That second picture made me a little jealous, as we bonked along Russell Creek – Custer-Gallatin National Forest still has mounted backcountry rangers. I was not opposed to the pickup that Lolo NF gave us,* but a couple of horses would've been more fun.

A river runs through heavily-forested woodland. [Sony A7R V / Tamron 25-200]
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We'd carefully (/luckily!) selected a spot to sit where this pronghorn just ambled right on by. Nice to see them from the front – usually it's their silly butts as they run away!

A pronghorn antelope walks by amidst low greenery. [Sony A7R V / Tamron 25-200]
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A couple bits and pieces of the Yellowstone River.

A large waterfall in the middle of trees and a yellowey, stoney canyon. [Sony A7R V / Tamron 25-200]
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Davis, Yolo County, California, United States

Photo from Davis, Yolo County, California, United States

Cool beans!

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Glacier Lake, also near the MT/WY border. This is one that we made an immediate mental note to return to with swimming stuff. Big mistake not coming prepared.

A lake ringed with rocky mountainsides, with an island in the middle. [Sony A7R V / Tamron 25-200]
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Russell Creek in the Custer Gallatin National Forest.

A creek runs through tall trees with clouds behind [Sony A7R V / Tamron 25-200]
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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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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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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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