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My life in Montanaโ€™s Beartooth Mountains - Out hiking the trails or heading down some backroad โ€” MT born & raised ๐Ÿ”๏ธ MSU Alumnus, Engineer, U.S. Navy Submariner vet. #science #democracy #justice

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It looks pretty cool when itโ€™s frozenโ€ฆ.

07.03.2026 14:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah, my understanding is that itโ€™s mostly due to algae, and also very fine suspended limestone particulate sedimentโ€ฆ

07.03.2026 14:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A final pic from this weekโ€˜s sunny hike along the rim of the #Bighorn Canyon ๐ŸŒž
#scape #photography

07.03.2026 13:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 38    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trekking to the canyon on this weekโ€™s hikeโ€ฆ #scape #photography

06.03.2026 12:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Alrightโ€ฆWTF is the Shield of the Americas?
โ€ฆ. and why in the hell are we still going to be stuck paying a salary to Kristi Noem?

05.03.2026 22:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Soaking up a view of the Bighorn Canyon on this weekโ€˜s hikeโ€ฆ A beautiful warm day, but you can see some ice down there in the shadowed bend of the riverโ€ฆ
#scape #photography

05.03.2026 12:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 49    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€ฆ. I just heard about Dainesโ€ฆ Good riddance.

05.03.2026 03:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sheehy is an epic embarrassment to our stateโ€ฆ years ago Montana used to be known for common senseโ€ฆnow itโ€™s just a MAGA shitshow. I hope Sheehy gets his ass sued off.

05.03.2026 02:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 56    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Bighorn Canyonโ€ฆ

04.03.2026 12:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

No horses or sheep this tripโ€ฆ. Beautiful day to hike though, so no complaintsโ€ฆ

04.03.2026 12:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A short video from todayโ€™s #hike ๐ŸŒž

03.03.2026 23:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 113    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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The draft dodger who said he โ€œlikes people who didnโ€™t get capturedโ€ and called our fallen โ€œsuckers and losersโ€. At this point is anyone really surprisedโ€ฆ #sendbarron

03.03.2026 13:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Not a ton of snow up there, but a beautiful sunset last nightโ€ฆ
#scape #photography

01.03.2026 14:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 39    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A pic I took of two young mountain goats last summerโ€ฆ I always feel like theyโ€™re looking down on humanity and saying โ€œarenโ€™t you glad we donโ€™t live down there in that madnessโ€
#wildlife #photography

28.02.2026 14:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks ๐Ÿ™‚ it was done with my CNC machineโ€ฆ

27.02.2026 15:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

No doubt, this has been a crazy winterโ€ฆ๐Ÿซค

27.02.2026 15:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You bet! ๐Ÿ™‚

27.02.2026 15:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A walk through the woods this morningโ€ฆ๐Ÿ”๏ธ #scape #photography

27.02.2026 02:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 54    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A morning view along the trail this week ๐Ÿ”๏ธ. #scape #photography

20.02.2026 14:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 50    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Not muchโ€ฆLa Panzanella Croccantini with some nice Brillat-Savarin and an excellent bottle of Chรขteau Pรฉtrus.

18.02.2026 02:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โœŒ๏ธ

17.02.2026 17:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks! It sorta doesโ€ฆ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

17.02.2026 17:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks ๐Ÿ™‚ Iโ€™m a big owl fanโ€ฆ I donโ€™t sell anything, just for gifts/donationsโ€ฆ

17.02.2026 17:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Got the Himalayan out for a ride yesterdayโ€ฆtemps in the 50s & here at 6,000โ€™ elevation there is zero snow.
#motosky #scape #photography
(on the left horizon you can just make out Heart Mountain down in Wyomingโ€ฆ The site of a World War II Japanese-American confinement site.)

17.02.2026 11:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 49    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Finished up another cutting board a while backโ€ฆ Went with a maple #owl inlay into walnut with bubinga accents ๐Ÿฆ‰
#woodworking

16.02.2026 15:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 37    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Along the trail on one of last weekโ€˜s hikes ๐Ÿ”๏ธ
#scape #photography

15.02.2026 13:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 64    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

You tooโ€ฆ.hope it was a good one!

15.02.2026 00:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hey yourselfโ€ฆ๐Ÿ˜‰

14.02.2026 15:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Watching the sun crest the ridge on yesterdayโ€˜s hike ๐ŸŒž
#scape #photography

13.02.2026 13:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 59    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0