The chimney’s smoke drifts upward, moving absolutely vertical—as if by magic. High on this earthen step above the Yellowstone River, Gardiner is seldom without a breeze; this stillness is a genuine rarity. The morning walk is surreal, the atmosphere of suspended...
Listening to the vocalizations of ravens and coyotes can provide clues to the presence of other animals on the landscape. Learning to pay attention to the behavior of a variety of animals can not only help you find charismatic predators like wolves and bears in...
Intense, grating, bird alarms erupt in the thicket along-side the creek. I hold the dogs at my side and ask George, “do you hear that?” “Yeah,” he replies in a knowing voice—”there’s something in there”. “Yeah,” I...
Recently, my morning walk with the dogs interrupted something quite profound, dare i say, sacred; a magpie funeral. Walking towards a small meadow I heard three-note calls in unison from 10-12 magpies. Not an unusual note pairing in itself, but something in their...
