Montana

Sound recording adventures with Amy Grisak

One of the best things that has happened as a result of starting this blog is to meet some incredible people. One such person is Amy Grisak, a freelance writer from Great Falls, Montana. Amy worked for a time as a sound recordist for National Geographic – a highly enviable gig that is just a […]

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Summertime Dreaming

Winter has finally arrived in northern Nevada, with colder temperatures and a few snowflakes, although not enough to get us out of a severe “snow drought.”   Last week, temperatures were pushing 70 degrees F, causing the plants to start budding, and a notable increase in singing by the local house finches and Eurasian collared-doves.  My

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Soggy night at Red Rock Lakes Wildlife Refuge

Day 7 of my border to border road trip. I left Kalispell under light clouds, but as I drove further south the clouds became heavier and heavier, and by the time I stopped in Dillon to refuel, it was raining.   It rained intermittently until I arrived at my destination, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge,

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Bowman Lake, Montana

Listening for owls in Montana

The northern terminus of my 2-week road trip in September 2016 was just south of the Canadian border, near Polebridge, Montana.  I arrived with some unsettled fall weather, with a dusting of snow on the peaks, and more rain on the way. I was there to visit my friend, Cynthia Wolf, who was working as

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