We spent the Thanksgiving weekend in Montana with my mother; it was the first time that I had been "home" for Thanksgiving in over twenty years. On Saturday, we found a new place to hike right on the edge of Billings: Four Dances Natural Area, administered by the BLM. It preserves 765 acres (310 ha) …
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Montana snow!
We traveled to Billings, Montana for the weekend. It started snowing Thursday night as we were driving there, and didn't stop until some time Sunday, for a total of 22 inches (56 cm). We were able to build snow men, have a snow ball fight, make a snow maze in the park, and go cross-country …
I was born a Republican
I very rarely venture into politics on this blog. This, in fact, might be the first time. My father, Keith Nelstead, was a Republican, a one-term member of the Montana House of Representatives (1971), and twice an unsuccessful candidate for Yellowstone County assessor. A great childhood memory of mine is sitting with my dad at his …
Bear vs. bike
Montana man rides bike into bear, and lives to tell about it. From the Missoulian. Grace and Peace
A Montana Native’s Perception of New York City
A couple days ago I commented (click here) on a map of Montana printed by The New Yorker Magazine. (I got the map from Strange Maps). Those Easterners know that Montana has everything from militia groups to radical environmentalists, but they didn't know what part of the state to put them in. I was thinking …
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A different map of Montana
A few weeks ago I commented on the new geologic map of Montana. A beautiful work of art. Strange Maps has a map called Montana: The gorgeous mosaic: This map, from The New Yorker Magazine, is proof from once again that Easterners know nothing about Montana. The "obsessed environmentalists" are really concentrated around Missoula, in …
Geologic Map of Montana
The Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology has produced a new geologic map of the state. I own a very worn-out copy of the previous edition, which was published in 1955. The geology of the state hasn't changed since then, but our understanding of the state's geology has grown considerably in a half century. The …
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