the ulm pishkun {first peoples buffalo jump} is a precious montana state park ~ with a spectacular wide-open vista of grassland, mountains, and buttes, as well as the historic buffalo jump, and home to it’s very own {protected} prairie dog town. lots of wildlife is to be seen, especially in the late afternoon to early evening hours… deer, wildflowers, cliffs, cottontails and … baby rattlesnakes. {what more could you hope for?!!}
and i was thrilled to see this beautiful bird; a western tanager i think. wish i could have gotten closer, but my lens wasn’t quite long enough. {next time!}
uhmm… yeah. if you don’t like snakes, then you might not want to look. we were SOOO lucky… just visiting and marching along, watching the prairie dogs… {not paying attention to where we were walking}… this little baby rattlesnake blended right in the gravel path, and actually struck out at brian ~ missing. we were thankful we didn’t see more, but you can bet we kept a better eye out!
we enjoyed our evening together. next time… the grain will be ripe, or even harvested, probably. i still want to get my sunset {or even a sunrise!} picture again.
enJOY your day ~ blessings!
xo
leslie
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Gorgeousness!
Thanks for sharing!
WOW…tyou for the great tour..never been out there and LOVED the pics..so glad u took pics of the signs too! Sending this off to my hub to enjoy now 🙂
Fantastic scenery, what a marvelous place you live, so majestic. This is the kind of scenery I think of when I think of America, you know, big, bold, wild and free. Baby rattlers, we encountered one when hiking in Bandelier state park in NM on a trip, I never hopped backwards 50 yards so fast…..no snakes for me- at least not the poisonous kind. xox
You make a Southerner want to go see your Big Country…oh, so beautiful!
Thanks for sharing. There are some beautiful pictures that would make great puzzles (yes, I am a puzzle maniac). Blessings!
Beautiful pictures and some danger, too. Thanks for sharing.
Hugs
SIGH!