🧑‍🤝‍🧑 / 🏡 Operation Empty Nest

[planomateo]

Moose #2 from Thursday morning. Probably 100' from the house. This guy was HUGE, I tried getting some different photos, but spooked him when I got outside. Roughly 100' from the house for reference.

 

[planomateo]

I'm gonna keep posting photos to this thread to give you all insight into Montana. Hope you enjoy!

Took a hike up to Morrell Falls on Memorial Day. It's part of the Lolo National Forest and 5.4 miles round trip with minimal elevation change (~500' each way).

A few miles down the road from the trail-head. Gives some perspective on the fire damage, read it was about 200k acres in 2017.

A few pictures of the fire damage. If you've never walked through an forest that still has extensive fire damage, it's very surreal.

A bridge in route to the falls.

There are two ponds/lakes that are downstream of the falls. This one is the larger lake, probably 50 acres in size.

This is the smaller lake, roughly 20 acres in size.

I understand that in a month or so the runoff from the mountains will be over and you can get alot closer to the falls. The falls are probably 50' higher or so.

 

[footballer]

@planomateo, Love your photos, keep em coming.

 

[TerryP]

I'm gonna keep posting photos to this thread to give you all insight into Montana.

 

[planomateo]

In due time @TerryP, I'm gonna enjoy the nice weather for now

Here are a few more pics from this morning.

A caught this deer being a bit curious about the turkey.

Ducks from a few weeks ago.

 

[rick4bama]

 

[planomateo]

The elk have disappeared, haven't seen any in a few days.

This guy show up early this morning. He may be the same one that showed up a few weeks ago.

 

[footballer]

@planomateo, Have you named him yet?

 

[planomateo]

First three pictures are on the property and the last one (buffalo) is from the National Bison Range. This fawn and doe have been on the property for about a week and have been pretty good at evading the camera. Finally got a close up today (with a 400mm lens).

 

[planomateo]

Went up to Flathead Lake for the 4th to hang out with some friends, just beautiful. Definitely would love to have a lake house here at some point.

Caught some perch, lake trouts, and bass up there as well

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Ever seen an animal land bridge before? I've seen a few of these around the country.

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Went wheeling with a group. The wildflowers were amazing!

Visited a few abandoned mines as well from the trip above.

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I've been doing some fly fishing as well, also learning how to tie flies, which should be fun to do this winter.

I have a few camping trips coming up which should provide some pretty good photo opportunities. I'm hesitant to post some of the fly fishing photos, you guys just might hate me more than you already do

 

[planomateo]

Ran across some bald eagles on Flathead, the tall tree in the center (click the photo to zoom in), you'll see two bald eagles about 10'-15' from the top of the tree.

 

[planomateo]

What a treat it was to see these two this morning. Taken on the Beartooth Highway about 2 miles east of Cooke City (which is about ~10 miles east of the Northeast entrance to Yellowstone).

 

[planomateo]

Went up to the Beartooth Mountains last weekend for some camping and wheeling (NE of Yellowstone).

A snow machine up on the Beartooths.

Land Cruiser, best damn vehicle!

Goose Lake

Buffalo in Yellowstone.

Snow machine on the roof of a business in Cooke City, MT.

 

[sean]

Snow machine on the roof of a business in Cooke City, MT.

Spoiler

for when it REALLY snows, lol

 

[planomateo]

I'm lucky to live in such a beautiful area.

It hasn't stopped snowing today, thinking I've received ~6" of snow already although the tape measure won't show it due to it being too warm.

 

[footballer]

@planomateo, Pretty shot.

 

[Bamabww]

@planomateo i have just now got caught up with your pictures in this thread. Beautiful and interesting place you’ve decided to live.

 

[planomateo]

I used a stitching app to combine 3 photos side-by-side. This is from my trip to the Beartooth Mountains a few months ago.

 

[sean]

dang! that's desktop wallpaper material, right there.

 

[planomateo]

Taken this morning, frost was on the side that wasn't getting sunlight.