as seen from the Gravelly Range
We went on an adventure today into the Gravelly Range
with our friend, Julie, and her dog, Zeke.
Come enjoy the Montana Vistas with us!
The Gravelly Range is just south-west of Ennis. We were looking for wildflowers. This is the time of year when they usually are prolific. However, it has been a relatively dry spring and summer so far, so the flowers were not as colorful or plentiful as usual.
so they’re not the “wildflowers”
we were looking for.
That’s where we are headed.
to the base of our destination
and took the ATV up from there.
TazE sat in my lap.
Bob’s the driver.
That mountain above TazE’s head
is called the Sphinx.
The clouds made the sky
so beautiful and interesting today,
but they also threatened rain.
Fortunately we had about an inch
or two of rain last night,
so it settled the dust.
And it held off until
we were headed back
home this afternoon.
Definitely more cattle than wildflowers!
of the Madison Valley vistas.
We always think of her when we see it.
Caroline loves tree skeletons!
out from the Madison Range
and began to cover the valley.
This is a purple sticky wild geranium. Julie has an app on her iPhone that allows her to take a picture of a flower and then have the phone tell her the name of that flower. What a cool app! “Picture This” is the name I think. I need to check it out.
Isn’t it interesting?
We reached a place where the road was closed
and we could go no further.
So, we stopped and rested a while
and let TazE and Zeke run around.
and while we were distracted,
Zeke went out exploring.
and thought it was great fun to roll in it!
Like I said, there were more cows than wild flowers,
so of course, there were plenty of places
for an inquisitive pup to explore!!
took this photo of the US Forest Service sign
and the field of wildflowers beyond it.
Heading back down the mountain, the cows bellowed at us!
They were not happy that we were disturbing their peace.
in spite of our near drought conditions.
The storm clouds threatened … and we got a few raindrops on our way back to the pickup.
You can see that it is raining there.
Ah, home – with great memories of beautiful Montana Vistas!
And a beautiful sunset ended our day…
beautiful Montana Vistas with us.
I hope you had a beautiful day, too.
Embrace Montana Vistas.
Come visit us!
See ya tomorrow (God willing)
Love,
JanBeek
Comments on: "Embrace Montana Vistas" (9)
You would need long arms to embrace all that 🙂
Ah, so true! <3
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You live in such a beautiful place. I’m so glad you’re both healthy to be able to get out and enjoy it!
Me, too! Thanks, DeDe <3
What beautiful views all around Jan, and a fun looking vehicle to travel around in to enjoy the views. My kind of place, no other people around for miles. 🙂
Very true… we probably saw only 5 or 6 other people the entire day!!
Wow what a sight to behold. The pictures and the smiles, oh so beautiful!
Thanks so much. I’m glad you ventured out with us!