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Ulysees E. McGill said:
I saw footage...that was a monster indeed. My girl and SiL were out there on a 15 day trip in mid September. We were all going originally, but they wanted it to be the honemoon they didn't get to take, so we went on a 7 day cruise in June with my mom, sisters and their families instead, which now I am so thankful we did because Moms cancer had spread and now I will probably never get the chance to go with her again...barring a miracle.
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Sorry man
 
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WilliamDuVOL said:
When we were in glacier last, we saw several eagles up close and watched them fishing. We saw both bald and golden eagles. Really cool animals.
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Bald eagles are particularly common on the west side of Glacier, near McDonald Creek and, presumably, Lake McDonald as well. Canmore, Alberta, is located directly on the migration route of golden eagles to and from Alaska and the Yukon. Every October, typically around the middle of the month, they host a Festival of Eagles (). Experienced spotters have been known to see several hundred eagles there in a single day.
 
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goldenvol said:
This was taken last year about 100 yards from my house.

There were a pair of bald eagles that would fly in from the river. They were eating something dead in the field. The pic was taken with my phone so sorry it's not great.
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Looks like your chicken wandered into some bleach or white paint. Might want to get that taken care of.
 
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Volosaurus rex said:
Ulysses, we had planned on visiting Glacier during the last week of September for fall foliage. That is, until I logged in to the Weather Service Facebook page on 9/24 and encountered this jaw-dropping forecast from the Great Falls office:

“Winter Storm Watch for Northern Rocky Mountain Front, Montana, [effective 6:00 pm MDT, Friday, September 27 until 6:00 pm MDT, Sunday, September 29. . . Blizzard Conditions Possible. Total snow accumulations of 18 to 36 inches, with locally higher amounts in the mountains. Record or near-record cold temperatures in the teens and 20s with wind chills zero to 15 above zero. North to northeast winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts as high as 40 mph. . . Extreme impacts possible. This early-season winter storm and/or blizzard has the potential to set a new benchmark for snow accumulations, cold temperatures, and resulting impacts for parts of the Northern Rockies and the Rocky Mountain Front. A similar storm in 1934 produced prolific amounts of snow in late September over North Central Montana.

Confidence level was described as high “on accumulations, winds, and expected impacts, [but] low to moderate on the timing of onset and end of this winter storm event.”

A subsequent high wind watch was issued later that evening by the Great Falls Weather Service office for Thursday, September 26, for the “Rocky Mountain Front and eastern Glacier County, with West winds 40 to 50 mph, with gusts up to 80 mph possible.” Our original itinerary called for us to be driving north from Great Falls to Glacier National Park on the 26th and spend the 27th on the east side of Glacier before heading to West Glacier. Faced with the prospect of dangerously high winds for travel along the Rocky Mountain Front, the onset of an early-winter storm of historic magnitude, extremely heavy snowfall, widespread power outages and the possibility of literally being stranded at the St. Mary KOA for several days before travel would be possible, we had no alternative but to scrap our original itinerary and, in the short term, formulate a new itinerary consisting of day trips from our home base in Billings until we could more accurately project how widespread the impact of this system would have on other destinations in the northern Rockies that are farther to the south.

As it turned out, snowfall projections were actually underestimated. St. Mary and East Glacier Park received 48 inches of snow from that system. Babb, Montana, which is a tiny little community located just east of the turnoff to Many Glacier valley, took home the grand prize, tallying 52 inches of snow. Such storms are rare this early, even for Montana, but they are the stuff of which Montana’s legendary reputation for winter weather is forged.
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I'm moving to Montana next summer (Flathead Lake area). I can't wait.
 
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Volosaurus rex said:
It sounds like Montana, where we currently live, would be your cup of tea then. The only pockets of political liberalism are, predictably, in college towns. Traditional American values, so far as I can tell, still reign supreme here; Montana has one of the highest rates of current/former military service in the country. We have NO, I repeat, NO sales tax here. And, having been to both Washington and Oregon, I would say that Montana has much more spectacular country. Solitude certainly can be found more readily in the backcountry here due to the low population base. We barely have one million residents spread out over roughly 150,000 square miles. If you like to hike, hunt, fish or just photograph wildlife, you can't beat Montana in the lower 48.
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I’d love to wind up there myself. Have been snowboarding in Big Sky numerous times. Would really love to make a summer trip though.
 
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Volinmem said:
I'm moving to Montana next summer (Flathead Lake area). I can't wait.
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There are a few of us Big Orange fans scattered throughout Big Sky Country. We live in Billings, montanatenn lives in Big Timber, and there is one guy that lives in Kalispell. Wear your Tennessee orange and it will serve as an instant conversation starter.
 
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Volosaurus rex said:
It sounds like Montana, where we currently live, would be your cup of tea then. The only pockets of political liberalism are, predictably, in college towns. Traditional American values, so far as I can tell, still reign supreme here; Montana has one of the highest rates of current/former military service in the country. We have NO, I repeat, NO sales tax here. And, having been to both Washington and Oregon, I would say that Montana has much more spectacular country. Solitude certainly can be found more readily in the backcountry here due to the low population base. We barely have one million residents spread out over roughly 150,000 square miles. If you like to hike, hunt, fish or just photograph wildlife, you can't beat Montana in the lower 48.
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Why does it matter where liberalism is or isnt? Since you brought it up. MT was a very moderate state in my experience. Much more so than the bible belt. How do liberals not espouse traditional family values? I work, pay taxes, wear clothes, attend church. How is that different? You know, it is possible the paradigm has shifted?

lived in & visited all over MT & WY. its a beautiful place. everything else you said is accurate, MT is most beautiful state ive ever visited.
 
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Volosaurus rex said:
And, from what I have heard, all of the best trout streams in the country are within a 100-mile radius of Yellowstone.
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They're ok. Gallatin & Madison are ok. Id rate Snake as better. Mosquito creek in Wilson was fun. Best day i had out West was in Firehole Gorge. Tied some Pale Morning Dun sized 2 or 4...had seines a few days prior. So knew the Mayfly hatch was about to be hot.

Western fly hatches > Eastern. They're gigantic. I recall sitting by Lake Yellowstone at a camp fire one night, drinking a Pyramid. Largest caddis hatch id ever seen took over. Nuts.

Biggest Cutt's ive ever seen in my life were lined up in the Yellowstone below the Lake. In the protected area. Saw what must have been a 24" in a creek in Wilson. They know where to go.

Honestly Holston and Watagua are pretty good. Always heard below Cherokee Dam is good.
 
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Volosaurus rex said:
Bald eagles are particularly common on the west side of Glacier, near McDonald Creek and, presumably, Lake McDonald as well. Canmore, Alberta, is located directly on the migration route of golden eagles to and from Alaska and the Yukon. Every October, typically around the middle of the month, they host a Festival of Eagles (). Experienced spotters have been known to see several hundred eagles there in a single day.
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I'm excited for when Golden Eagles become more common in Tennessee
 
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