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#montana

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Michael Richmond

Weather window today in advance of next winter system. Already starting to snow in town. Nice this morning hiking on Beartooth Highway from the closure, up to 2nd switchback. 2300-2500m then back. 1C or so, just lite W wind. Still good snowpack on the sides, but the road is not skiable, even the margins. Spring plowing up to the 3335m Beartooth Pass has begun, opening should be 23MAY 👍. We never miss that. First wildflowers out down low 1950m yest. #hiking #climate #dogs #mountains #montana #gye

never tire of that view up Rock Creek Canyon from 2450m. it goes SW here, then makes a turn to the NW way back there.
Pasques out near the Palisades Connector trail yest. 1950m, warmest SW facing slope. over spring and summer the colors move up in elev. These and a yellow variety bloom Aug-mid Sept. on the the plateaus 3200m +
a few small cornices up there 3200m.
tho I miss our mid Oct-May hikes/skis on the road, getting up above 3100m easily the rest of the year is one of our fav. things here. would live up there if we could ❄️
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Michael Richmond

Weather window today in advance of next winter system. Already starting to snow in town. Nice this morning hiking on Beartooth Highway from the closure, up to 2nd switchback. 2300-2500m then back. 1C or so, just lite W wind. Still good snowpack on the sides, but the road is not skiable, even the margins. Spring plowing up to the 3335m Beartooth Pass has begun, opening should be 23MAY 👍. We never miss that. #hiking #climate #dogs #mountains #montana #gye

Otter excels in the powder 👍 she has toe socks
do not miss that turn. 2nd switchback start.
windswept here. it never ceases to amaze me that US - 212 here gets above the very highest part of this part of the Beartooth Plateau visible, to 3335m Beartooth Pass. and built 1933-36 with during the very short summer windows.
you can see where the deeper wind-sheltered areas have been plowed.
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CBC Edmonton

Utilities minister says Alberta's grid doesn't discriminate against Montana power generators
Alberta's utilities minister says that, contrary to a new report, the province's electricity grid operator doesn't discriminate against U.S. power generators.
#energy #politics #government #electricity #Alberta #Montana
cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/ut

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Michael Richmond

Could only get 5K up Hellroaring Road in Rock Crk. Canyon from the 2200m start, to about 2500m. Then too deep of melting thick powder. Gives great views up the canyon, then goes up Hellroaring Crk. gulch, to the plateau. Bridge washed out in 2022 flood 2600m, that creek is bad May-late July. Then easier crossing. 0C or so, moderate W wind, not bad. That time of year, more new neighbors in town. We all get along great 👍. #wildlife #gye #montana #hiking #winter #mountains

it is magical heading up Rock Crk. Canyon. Beartooth Plateau up to 3800m back there.
an old mother and a yearling calf. the calf looked healthier, mother looks really tired and thin. Cranes are back behind them in that field, 3 now 👍
this is where it really started getting deeper, 2450m.
glad we got at least to where we did, peaceful 0C without a raging gale.
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Michael Richmond

Could only get 5K up Hellroaring Road in Rock Crk. Canyon from the 2200m start, to about 2500m. Then too deep of melting thick powder. Gives great views up the canyon, then goes up Hellroaring Crk. gulch, to the plateau. Bridge washed out in 2022 flood 2600m, that creek is bad May-late July. Then easier crossing. 0C or so, moderate W wind, not bad. That time of year, more new neighbors in town. We all get along great 👍. #wildlife #gye #montana #hiking #winter #mountains

the view up Rock Crk. Canyon from 2300m. Beartooth Plateau 3200m + direct ahead. snowpacks still look a little skimpy there, so windy.
turned back here, too hard on my recovering knee. Sundance is well suited to this environment.
Our old mother Moose. She looks worn out, definitely thin. I wonder if those patches were from ticks, last summer? Poor thing, we do our best not to disturb her.
very nice to see our snowpacks holding in at this key date. better in Sierras too, but SW is quite bad 😢
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Jason Stiff

The first week of April will feel like two different seasons in Montana and Wyoming. Cool, snowy, winter weather hangs on today through Friday; warmer spring weather returns this weekend!

#Montana#Billings#Q2
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