tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post8746842373983871102..comments2024-01-24T05:31:22.471-06:00Comments on troutbirder: Sam Billings campgroundtroutbirderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post-83076125431231230962020-05-03T13:54:48.464-06:002020-05-03T13:54:48.464-06:00What a beautiful place! It certainly ticked all t...What a beautiful place! It certainly ticked all the boxes for solitude and beauty. I think we are all remembering the beautiful places of our past ... and wishing we could be free to visit again now. I know I am! Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035113274497372396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post-57279603968994786372020-04-30T17:12:33.706-06:002020-04-30T17:12:33.706-06:00A wonderful post ,,, thanks for taking us along. ...A wonderful post ,,, thanks for taking us along. I loved that you included the picture of you and Mrs. T (such wonderful memories)Goldendaze-Ginniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11823572794470671309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post-89529718147519774402020-04-30T15:35:13.089-06:002020-04-30T15:35:13.089-06:00Thanks for this camping excursion and sharing grea...Thanks for this camping excursion and sharing great memories of a special place.LChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08369350929348290480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post-69787168304029196682020-04-30T08:33:33.755-06:002020-04-30T08:33:33.755-06:00Love to go on these trips virtually. I really wan...Love to go on these trips virtually. I really want to go camping and take the grand-daughters. Glad you are hanging in there in mind and body, Ray! We are all good here, too. Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151347352054602839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post-12996406853199339882020-04-29T19:35:30.510-06:002020-04-29T19:35:30.510-06:00I remember the Montana forest fires of 2000. We ha...I remember the Montana forest fires of 2000. We had been in Calgary and the Rockies. We crossed the border at Selby (I think it was) and drove east. Even heading in the opposite direction from the fires, the air was still affected by them.Anvilcloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post-20044123642996806132020-04-29T18:15:55.625-06:002020-04-29T18:15:55.625-06:00You had me worried there Mike with that last post....You had me worried there Mike with that last post. Really glad to see your hanging in there!troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post-82024564960552885042020-04-29T16:49:13.888-06:002020-04-29T16:49:13.888-06:00It's a good place, Ray. Been there more than o...It's a good place, Ray. Been there more than once. If you'd gone east of there you'd have found the upper Big Hole, also with some good fishing and scenery. Like you, wish I could experience it again, but we have memories, don't we, my friend. They'll do. <br />Mike<br />Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13038376492887695725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post-70150080612155400452020-04-29T16:39:45.264-06:002020-04-29T16:39:45.264-06:00I love a great campground like this. They are cert...I love a great campground like this. They are certainly hard to find these days. We are tent campers and I don't like where "camping" is these days--giant rigs with loud air conditioners and satellite dishes on the outside. We all look at each other in disbelief. Thanks...but I like my camping to be more like actual camping.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing this treasure! Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042143254001890567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post-82279664387873823102009-08-15T06:45:18.467-06:002009-08-15T06:45:18.467-06:00I hear the Bitterroot range is really amazing.I hear the Bitterroot range is really amazing.Dave Coulterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12613987836803392641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post-61875021236241739712009-08-15T04:06:31.720-06:002009-08-15T04:06:31.720-06:00A beautifully descriptive post as always. I am lea...A beautifully descriptive post as always. I am learning so much about your part of the world.heatherbellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147708988340030644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post-17326288333379945702009-08-14T23:13:07.813-06:002009-08-14T23:13:07.813-06:00simply beautifully captured shots....lovely!simply beautifully captured shots....lovely!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post-44013073462989952962009-08-13T18:28:18.612-06:002009-08-13T18:28:18.612-06:00Thank you for the comment on my blog post. I am s...Thank you for the comment on my blog post. I am so pleased to hear the news about the adoption process. It must be an exciting time for your family. Congratulations grandpa. I am eager to hear all the news when it happens. These children are truly blessings from heaven.Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858158707328118375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post-87448475568793752792009-08-13T13:47:57.962-06:002009-08-13T13:47:57.962-06:00Great pics and memories. I love those big old Pond...Great pics and memories. I love those big old Ponderosas. Much like Yellowstone after '88, the land has recovered from fires and is now lush. Within a few years of the fire, the elk population about doubled because there was so much more food (the heavy pine overstory blocked out sun for grasses & forbs).EcoRoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07294159049375690786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post-47133673243792332252009-08-13T08:33:29.792-06:002009-08-13T08:33:29.792-06:00Excellent post and wonderful photos. I remember th...Excellent post and wonderful photos. I remember the last photo of the Elk in the fire-washed river when it came out on the internet. An absolutely, stunning, once-in-a-lifetime photo.Montanagirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16428565909247665015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post-60620589483512453302009-08-13T08:07:52.697-06:002009-08-13T08:07:52.697-06:00Nice post, Troutbirder (as yours always are!)
I&#...Nice post, Troutbirder (as yours always are!) <br />I've seen the photo of the mulies taking refuge in the creek before, but it never fails to haunt me. <br />Have you read Norman Maclean's Young Men and Fire? If not, it should go the top of your list! It's about the Mann Gulch fire of 1949, very enlightening.Veronica Waldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16367665889716556106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post-50643567864098429552009-08-13T08:00:35.576-06:002009-08-13T08:00:35.576-06:00Great camping site! And the photograph is magnifi...Great camping site! And the photograph is magnificent.NCmountainwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615765649828716560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post-15835084478376927502009-08-13T05:26:22.770-06:002009-08-13T05:26:22.770-06:00A great post and pictures. I have always enjoyed ...A great post and pictures. I have always enjoyed the picture by McColgan. Your post remindes me of many places in the West. Good job.Bill S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17918013366385456020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post-11362589276278688612009-08-13T04:24:19.330-06:002009-08-13T04:24:19.330-06:00Your description sounds just wonderful, and I can ...Your description sounds just wonderful, and I can see why it would be on your favorites list.<br />Awesome photo by Mr. McColgan!Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14057094040409159429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374808830322685957.post-82392641320318498962009-08-12T19:24:59.172-06:002009-08-12T19:24:59.172-06:00It is so beautiful and looks like someone would ha...It is so beautiful and looks like someone would have solitude and peace. That forest fire photo is awesome but scary. I hate hearing about such fires. It makes my heart sink. Not only for the land devastation but for the wildlife. Seeing the deer in that photo seemily unaware of the danger is so tragic.Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858158707328118375noreply@blogger.com