Travel Blog

Photo Essay on Freezing Fog in Rapid City SD

Photo essay about the koi at Jolly Lane Nursery in Rapid City SD

The ecology of Monarch butterflies and gardening for Monarchs

After meeting in person for the first time since high school, we took a nostalgia drive from Bozeman, MT through picturesque Bridger Canyon and over to the small neighboring town of Wilsall in the Shields River Valley. Then we came back to Bozeman via Brackett Creek. Most of the roads we were on were gravel when we grew up -- now all paved.

Ecology of north and south facing slopes in the mountains

Hiking With a Cat

Feeding birds in winter and submitting bird count data to Project FeederWatch.

Winter day's visit to the Cheyenne River near Red Shirt SD

Our dear pet traveling cat, Leesha, and I have written a children's picture book about the illness and death of my husband, Mark Engelstad.