No Crowds in Comet
Barreling out of Helena that morning, I was bound for a piece of history unlike others; it was for sale to the highest bidder. The ghost...
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Ian
May 3
The Mosey Through Marysville
Standing up on that hill beneath the shadow of Mount Belmont was the crown of the town, an old cabin with only its walls still vertical....
Ian
Mar 7
A Glimpse of Garnet
Standing above the haggard former mining outpost of Garnet, I felt like I was in the foreground of an old Charles Russell painting as the...
Ian
Nov 11, 2023
Cabinet Mountains & The Kootenai War of 1974
I woke up that morning along Howard Lake, under the watchful eye of Elephant Peak and was greeted with a bit of fresh snow on top of an...
Ian
Oct 7, 2023
The 185 Round Fight & Perfect Placer Gold Strike
I was bound for the heart of Montana mining history—the gulch that would grow to become the richest placer gold strike in all the Rocky...
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