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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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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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Saddleback Mountain from a little USFS picnic along Highway 73. We'd taken the route a little randomly and were pretty jazzed.

2026-07-12 PIXELFED RELAY

Large mountains rise behind a green valley, with out of focus flowers in the foreground. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]

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The last day at West Fork Butte had some dramatic weather, but the squirrels and chipmunks seemed unfazed.

2026-07-11 PIXELFED RELAY

A small fire lookout sits on a rocky outcrop. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]

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We'd woken up early to drive to a place called Birch Creek, and the morning next to our creek was so pretty. We'd seen moose in the area before, but this was the first calf we'd gotten a look at. Sadly I didn't have my long-zoom lens on!

2026-07-10 PIXELFED RELAY

Clouds gather over a dirt road by a river. [Fuji X-T5 / Fuji 10-24 WR]

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Somewhere along Rattlesnake Creek, a trucker finds a pretty good place to have a rest.

2026-07-10 PIXELFED RELAY

A truck sits alongside a road at sunset. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]

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I don't know the backstory to this sign in the middle of nowhere, but I very much appreciate it.

2026-07-10 PIXELFED RELAY

A handmaid sign in the woods depicts the silhouette of a weiner dog. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]

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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".

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.

Saddleback Mountain from a little USFS picnic along Highway 73. We'd taken the route a little randomly and were pretty jazzed.

The last day at West Fork Butte had some dramatic weather, but the squirrels and chipmunks seemed unfazed.

We'd woken up early to drive to a place called Birch Creek, and the morning next to *our* creek was so pretty. We'd seen moose in the area before, but this was the first calf we'd gotten a look at. Sadly I didn't have my long-zoom lens on!

Somewhere along Rattlesnake Creek, a trucker finds a pretty good place to have a rest.

I don't know the backstory to this sign in the middle of nowhere, but I very much appreciate it.

We'd woken up early to drive to a place called Birch Creek, and the morning next to our creek was so pretty. We'd seen moose in the area before, but this was the first calf we'd gotten a look at. Sadly I didn't have my long-zoom lens on!