Michael had a hankering to take a jeep ride today and off we went after our morning walk. Fall is not in the air today, it is hot! The bank thermometer in Big Timber at 3pm said 92 degrees!
The mountains in a lot of my photos that we can see from our place can also be viewed from the backside up the Lower Deer Creek road. It is an old logging road in surprisingly good shape with lots of switchbacks and hanging off the mountainside. We drove over 20 miles into the back country. Views forever, 
A creek, the perfect place for our picnic lunch—we were sitting right by the little creek eating when Michael said startled like, “fish!!” Didn’t expect to see a fish in that small little stream!
There have been several forest fires in these mountains in the time I have lived around here, the most recent was in 2006, the Derby Fire which roared over these mountains and came really close to getting our ranch.
And the best part of the trip on the way home, Mr. Bear
Just another great day in Montana!
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Beautiful! I bet you are so happy to be living where you do. Great photo of the bear. He looks pretty relaxed.
ReplyDeleteno kidding!..what great views as always!!..now as for those raspberries!..did you pick some??..just love raspberry jam!!
ReplyDeleteReally like your second to last shot...the mountains go on forever!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos again, bet you're loving that new Canon camera.
ReplyDeleteNice to have wild raspberries around - maybe that's what the bears were after too.
Now that is a great drive and place to have a picnic.
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures!! We are enjoying our stay in Kalispell very much. Visited Big Mountain, Whitefish and (of course) Glacier National Park. Awesome scenery!!
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