Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Orcas Weekend




Weekend retreat to Orcas Island. Walks, lounge time filled with crossword puzzles and reading, lots of good food and plenty of rest. For once it was nice to be sleeping inside a dry, warm house with firelight instead of the front seat of the little mule.

Monday, February 1, 2010

Montana Winters















After watching the BBC's spectacular documentary on Yellowstone I've been thinking about how much I enjoyed the winter in Montana. These photos take me back.

Bringing back the Bulls


Following the sketchy maneuvers of the Bush administration in 2005, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under Obama is making things right again. The policy change "would mean a more than fivefold increase in the miles of rivers and acres of lakes dedicated as critical habitat for the threatened species, and could mean more restrictions on recreation and development on federal lands."
Salmon, Steelhead and other fish that share these waters should be thanking the Bull trout right about now. Find out more.

Now Obama needs to rethink his Columbia River salmon agenda...