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willamette

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7. Been there, done that.

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Sun Jun 23, 2024, 03:11 PM

Jun 2024

After 18 years, the Pine Bark beetles, drought, noxious weeds (houndstongue, spotted knapweed, leafy spurge --- I'm looking at you), and forest fires, leaving Montana felt just as good as coming to it had originally. From seven months of hard winter, and 5 months of poor skiing, to just 5 months of not so bad winter --- heaven. Plus, we have water now.

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The Baby Boomers Are Arriving in Montana [View all] question everything Jun 2024 OP

I hope they flip it to blue. Nt spooky3 Jun 2024 #1

In my mind I see us doing this and then slipping down an ordinary pass and having to be medivacd flying_wahini Jun 2024 #2

BEEN there elleng Jun 2024 #3

I want to feed the bears. cbabe Jun 2024 #4

in the above described situation... ret5hd Jun 2024 #5

Yup. That's the idea. cbabe Jun 2024 #6

You're too late. CrispyQ Jun 2024 #9

Exceptfor the part where that would get them killed too. 2naSalit Jun 2024 #10

Been there, done that. willamette Jun 2024 #7

My husband and I spent a coupld of weeks in Montana back in 2018. ShazzieB Jun 2024 #8