Each March, hundreds of trumpeter swans arrive near our house on their migration path to the Greater Yellowstone region. They stay for three weeks or so and then move on. The swans spend their days scavenging in the fields and their nights at a nearby lake. Trumpeter swans are one of the [...]

This morning I piled my gear in the car and drove to Harriman State Park for some cross country skiing along Henry’s Fork. With temperatures in the mid twenties and no wind, it was the perfect day for skiing. The river is smooth and quiet along this stretch. The only sounds are [...]

We spent the last two days skiing in Big Sky, Montana. A highlight of the trip is the drive through Yellowstone and Island Park, made all the more beautiful by the abundant snow.

A small flock of partridges lives in the canyon above my house. Lately, they have gathered on the hill outside my office window, where I watch them make tracks in the virgin snow and glide down the slope on their bellies.