![A rocky mountainside looms over a blue lake, with all sorts of colors on the rocks, and snow in bits. [Sony A7R V / Tamron 25-200]](https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/7669/0e0206425-c6ee71/sh4kf9EFRpJK/dennA0592IMC9aIASrQHAwcaPRM7dgjICvqPXW3t.jpg)
The walls of Emerald Lake. I loved all the different directions of cracks and striations.
Downpour 2: The Downpourening
I thought this was such a good idea that I'm posting about it. Take that!
The current version of Downpour has a download-speed line, and a well to drop in links which also expresses download speed as "weather". I was looking at that download speed line and going "aw, it's like a little mountain range". So... combine the two. And add a snow line. I love this so much.
I am now even more comfortable saying that Downpour is the least-crappy auto-resuming, progress-saving download manager for the Mac. I'd made it while dealing with a spotty Starlink connection in Montana, and have kept using it since it rules.
Bopping around near the Beartooth Pass. It felt a bit alien.
![A rolling landscape of low orange grasses, below a cloudy sky, with a bit of snow. [Sony A7R V / Tamron 25-200]](https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/7669/0e0206425-c6ee71/lmiBZqdrGp3p/kRdFPH0GwVTDDVH9ZSWK20KRRBkbWysRWAlThRNZ.jpg)
Canyon colors.
![A river runs through a deep, colored canyon between trees. [Sony A7R V / Tamron 25-200]](https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/7669/0e0206425-c6ee71/nuemHY5VNDMc/QF2jU4fbAnJS4gjbdkqq8Sn1jw0RCb4QUnP5pULd.jpg)
Bubblin' mudpots, lovely lakes, and... sand.
![A mudpot bubbles before trees, under a cloudy sky. [Sony A7R V / Tamron 25-200]](https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/7669/0e0206425-c6ee71/pXSzrrsRWYKd/9Ate5r5cUQAmUWbzNlR32FR1tM3TcIUCmICpC4Uc.jpg)
...and speaking of Russell Creek, it's pretty nice!
![A creek runs through a very rocky area, with a trail to the left. [Sony A7R V / Tamron 25-200]](https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/7669/0e0206425-c6ee71/ZHXCRlEd2ZIa/SsRWU7VfYmrPfo08ujkLhpLiVDl7RIU0z9wqgDFI.jpg)
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]](https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/7669/0e0206425-c6ee71/RC7XPl8EqbAy/em7kfaDqF8cGfJVJBb51NHPCpxcOFjDo6YrVddGv.jpg)
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]](https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/7669/0e0206425-c6ee71/08sTJm0qercQ/jAxRGvL1K5d9CILwyxqiiOAcIWEZJhDB1fzcYozw.jpg)
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]](https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/7669/0e0206425-c6ee71/KaN6mPnQo2Az/nZOB71dO8l8G9YefoHhEb6pT6fgCzoajNtNhRGxS.jpg)
Davis, Yolo County, California, United States
Cool beans!