One thing is clear, it’s definitely not a sport.
Lyon County’s hillsides are the perfect terrain for most ATV riders, but ragged tread scars criss-cross the hills, meadows are torn up by spinning tires and conflicts are increasing between those who enjoy motorized recreation and others who see it as a threat.
Vic Workman might just be living a charmed life. The Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commissioner from Whitefish narrowly avoided being attacked by a grizzly on Sunday while elk hunting with a friend up Lupfer Meadows in the Lazy Creek drainage north of Whitefish Lake.
First lady Laura Bush welcomed reporters to the White House’s East Room Thursday to unveil this year’s holiday theme, “Holiday in the National Parks.” Guests were given access to the six rooms on the State Floor, all elaborately decorated with floral arrangements, Christmas trees and amber lights.
The proposal includes a request to build another airstrip in the area, alongside the Wind River, next to one of the three cache sites. The company would use the cache to support its camp through the summer period, resulting in much shorter helicopter hauls, a reduction in cost and less disturbance by helicopters in the area. Cash Minerals is proposing to use four D7 Caterpillars to haul in the supplies, in a total of approximately 20 trips.
The Stanislaus National Forest has released its proposal of which forest roads and trails motorized vehicles should be allowed to travel on and where they should be off-limits.
In Monday’s speech Running adapted Elisabeth Kubler-Ross’s “Five Stages of Grief” model to apply to climate change. Running said there are those in denial (the earth isn’t getting warmer, and if it is it isn’t our fault); those who are angry; those who are bargaining (“It was always too cold in Montana, anyway,” Running quipped); those who are depressed; and those who have come to accept climate change as a fact.