Hey folks. A few things I would like to address in this post.

Unfortunately, I had to return from the Northern Rockies trip early. The time I was able to spend in the Gallatin National Forest and a couple days in Glacier were amazing, but also very smoky. The smoke got worse, and at that point I decided the resources were better spent on a trip next year in the spring rather than dealing with the poor air quality, poor photographic conditions, and poor video conditions. I picked up an “America The Beautiful Pass” for $80 which will cover my spring trip next year.

Sometimes what you plan for doesn’t always happen. But two weeks is more than most folks get in their favorite spot, so any disappointment is trivial at best.

Secondly, I’m amazed at how the site has grown. We receive over 50,000 unique visitors(with 150,000 hits) a month now at the Wilderness Sportsman. That’s shocking considering there has been zero advertising. What I would like to add(if given time)is more of my own commentary included in the posts.

It’s good to be back. Normal news posting will proceed daily starting today. Some of you might not come back until a couple months due to my previous message. But for those that stuck around, it paid off.