In the Montana Snow!

Everyone is here in Montana, healthy, and getting adjusted to an entirely new climate. We are waiting for some good pictures from the first day in the mountains. For now, you can follow this SPOT link to our location near Seeley Lake. The satellite photo was taken in the fall, so you have to imagine the snow (which this year is significant).

Yesterday, we had a great introduction to the facility and the region by Jack that included some poetry and cowboy insight into living and managing risk in the Bob Marshall/Northern Rockies. Students

tried on snowshoes and trucked around, discussing mountain lions and the beginnings of bear awareness and encounters. We worked on North American map skills, UTM, township/range, and orienting to the particulars around the ranch. We talked about the shift in awareness from "look down while walking, stop, look up and around" to "look up while walking, stop, look down and around" snake awareness vs. lion/bear awareness.