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  Warm summer day felt like 25C in Rock Crk. Canyon 2000-2200m. SW flow aloft ahead of weak system, so dry too. Still, fall colors advancing, little faster than last year. Short hike up Beartrack Trail toward Silver Run Plateau, but only went up 4K. Had divert to secret falls 2050m just 200m off main trail, but hidden. Always good flow this stream 👍🏽. Last time here in July it was 35C, much better today. #climate #hiking #dogs #montana #mountains

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  2 things. 1. If you are over 35 climate you grew up in (20th century) no longer exists, not coming back without restoration. 2. 5 yrs from now what we are experiencing will be the norm, 10 years out cooler than avg. Our extreme heat in July preceded by warm/dry OCT-APR already killing conifers vulnerable S-facing warm/dry slopes up to 2600m Lakefork Canyon. Longer periods of enhanced thermal belt effects 🔥. 28C at 2100m start our Canyon run, very dry. #climate #running #dogs #montana #mountains

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  Been few months since we ran Ingles Crk. trail up side gulch from W-fork Canyon. 1850m start, turned back 2230m past 2nd stream crossing. Still green fairly moist, ⚡️⚡️💦💦 last 6 days, until today. So fire danger lower after extreme heat before that 👍🏽. Warm 28C lite breeze open sections kidz were slow. Ingles Crk. always nearby, essential. Monsoon pattern looks to continue mostly quite some time, likely an effect of incipient El Nino development. #climate #running #dogs #montana #mountains #gye

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  Sundance/Otter's Aunt Mischelle is visiting from San Diego. They love her greatly, especially Sundance, always guarding her 👍🏽. Good during Tundra roams, hiked few hours Beartooth Plateau 3280m-3050m then back. Lots water/❄️ for kidz stay cool in, 16C lite SW breeze. After got in quick 5K from 3300m down to 3050m Gardiner Lake then back. Glad to see all these areas had rain last few days w ⚡️️ in monsoon pattern after extreme heat. Tundra springy/moist. #climate #hiking #dogs #wyoming #mountains

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  Science denial is deadly. All-time record heat today Central/Ern MT. 43.5C in BIL (111F) and 46C (115F) Miles City, frightening. 5-10 years out we'll be seeing 50C records. On Beartooth Plateau 3050-3300m 26-28C, probably warmest been up there in 125K years. Tundra rapidly drying but still good snow patches and little ponds for us on our cool escape. At least 37C in town today, find out tomorrow if we broke the all-time record. Wet storms possible Tue on. 👍🏽 #climate #hiking #dogs #montana #g...

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  Needed get up Senia trail to Red Lodge Crk. Plateau from W-Fork Canyon. 2400m-3230m then back. With detour to canyon overlook added in 25K hike. Because extreme heat wave coming entire Wrn US, not just GYE next 10 days or more. Quiet fire seasons will quickly escalate here and to our W/SW. Already lots new fires waking up on Vis Sat Ern OR. Otter/Sundance would do poorly first 5K this hike in 8000ha 2008 burn. Better after, great tundra/canyon views 👍🏽. #climate #hiking #dogs #montana #mountains

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  Beartooth Hwy still closed this morn from ❄️ yest. So hiked out from 3230m closure on tundra over to edge of Rock Crk. Cyn, then back/around, great views of it. Cold 6C strong W wind at start, got little better later. Not much new ❄️ here on drier side of Plateau, down from 3335m Pass, made for easy hiking. Some form of ungulates visible far distance, either Bighorn Sheep or Mule Deer. Warmer now UFN, summer is here now for GYE. #climate #hiking #dogs #montana #mountains #wildlife

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  Last survey of Beartooth Hwy from 2300m closure, on up was 3/05. Only able to hike partway in 2nd switchback, soft knee-deep slush protected gulch. Otherwise completely bare til then, 2500m. Lots new rocks on road. Warmest ever MAR certainly is apparent in loss of snowpack near start, thinner above to top of Plateaus, 3200m +. Mild windy 12C at 2300m, but 2 troughs coming will help bring more ❄️ this week. 2nd one Thu/Fri most promising here. #climate #hiking #dogs #montana #gye

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  20 cm new ❄️ overnite we were all surprised. Dropped to -8C briefly too. We really needed the moisture and more coming Thursday/Friday 👍🏽. #wildlife #climate #weather #dogs #montana #gye

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  Active GYE weather day upper low moving thru centered over YNP, just S of Beartooth Front. As such, very tight weather window hike up Hellroaring Rd. from Rock Crk. Cyn 2230m. 7C windy there getting colder. Something on wheels yest. made it to 2600m, crazy. Made it easy for us, but no further. Too deep/soft. Wind ❄️ starting. First ⚡️ of season in town. Early, as to be expected in the new regime. Cooler overall tho next few weeks looks like. #climate #hiking #dogs #montana #weather

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  Active GYE weather day upper low moving thru centered over YNP, just S of Beartooth Front. As such, very tight weather window hike up Hellroaring Rd. from Rock Crk. Cyn 2230m. 7C windy there getting colder. Something on wheels yest. made it to 2600m, crazy. Made it easy for us, but no further. Too deep/soft. Wind ❄️ starting. First ⚡️️ of season in town. Early, as to be expected in the new regime. Cooler overall tho next few weeks looks like. #climate #hiking #dogs #montana #weather

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  Upper low traversed GYE to far N to put town in favorable N-NE upslope low-mid level flow. NW mainly which is downslope for Beartooth Front. But higher terrain did get more, 15-20cm new ❄️ 2200m overlook off Nichols Crk. trail behind W-fork Cyn. 5-7cm new at 1850m start. No pre-existing snowpack so no ice on the trail which was helpful. -1C at 2200m NW wind. We will get another quick shot late Tue/Wed. Snowpack here still record low SWE, but not further W. #climate #running #dogs #montana #gye

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  Upper low traversed GYE to far N to put town in favorable N-NE upslope low-mid level flow. NW mainly which is downslope for Beartooth Front. But higher terrain did get more, 15-20cm new ❄️ 2200m overlook off Nichols Crk. trail behind W-fork Cyn. 5-7cm new at 1850m start. No pre-existing snowpack so no ice on the trail which was helpful. -1C at 2200m NW wind. We will get another quick shot late Tue/Wed. Snowpack here still record low SWE, but not further W. #climate #running #dogs #montana #gye

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  Phantom Crk. trail is the route up to 3100-3850m + Froze to Death Plateau. Starting from near 1930m E Rosebud Lake in that canyon. Ascends steeply to 3100m in 13K, but we only got to 2450m 7K in. Above 2300m Slough Lake. Strong winds starting so we had to return. No ice anywhere and Slough Lake is quite low. Snowpack gone below 2200m, melting fast above free air freezing level 3500m. Weak cool system coming in tonight, but not much moisture .😔 #climatecrisis #hiking #dogs #montana #mountains

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  3 weeks since we last skied up to 2500m Colter Pass from E on winter-closed US-212. 2 hr. drive from RL only 90km direct. Had to start higher 2160m. Rd. closure 2070m was bare. Ripe spring slush melting fast but still over 1m base both sides of pass 👍🏽. We are fortunate to have this much compared to rest of the W. 8C at start moderate W wind. Models keep showing ❄️ colder next week, believe it when I'm skiing on it. #climatecrisis #skiing #dogs #montana #wildlife

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  3 weeks since we last skied up to 2500m Colter Pass from E on winter-closed US-212. 2 hr. drive from RL only 90km direct. Had to start higher 2160m. Rd. closure 2070m was bare. Ripe spring slush melting fast but still over 1m base both sides of pass 👍🏽. We are fortunate to have this much compared to rest of the W. 8C at start moderate W wind. Models keep showing ❄️ colder next week, believe it when I'm skiing on it. #climatecrisis #skiing #dogs #montana #wildlife

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  Quite a lot of melt in Rock Crk. Canyon lower elevations since we last hiked up the road 15 days ago. From 2200m start road completely bare 3K up. Past that just patchy up thru 2500m. Easy running/hiking would have gone further but started late. Mild spring day 12C 2500m, easy to see how much earlier Spring is this year than any we have seen here before. #climatecrisis #hiking #dogs #montana #gye

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  Quite a lot of melt in Rock Crk. Canyon lower elevations since we last hiked up the road 15 days ago. From 2200m start road completely bare 3K up. Past that just patchy up thru 2500m. Easy running/hiking would have gone further but started late. Mild spring day 12C 2500m, easy to see how much earlier Spring is this year than any we have seen here before. #climatecrisis #hiking #dogs #montana #gye

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  First run of the year in shorts/t-shirt today W-fork Canyon, then up side gulch to old cabin. 1850m-2300m then back. Drying out fast, all ❄️ gone. Not too warm 17.5C RH 22% according to Timbercrest RAWS nearby. Cooler moister pattern developing, weak upper trough may bring us ⚡️. A little early, as to be expected now in new regime. Hopefully models are accurate for precip. over next 7 days. #climatecrisis #running #dogs #montana #gye #weather

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  Incredible difference 11 mild days made, Hellroaring Rd. completely melted out almost to 2600m bridge. Couldn't make it near there 02APR. Worrisome for sure. But cool pattern this week, more ❄️ here late tmrw/Thu. Made for easy run, starting 2350m up to shaded side of steep gulch 2680m. Turned back there, road completely covered. 0C and windy, few flurries. Still nice cornices on Hellroaring Plateau 3200m +. #climatecrisis #running #dogs #montana #gye #mountains

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  Incredible difference 11 mild days made, Hellroaring Rd. completely melted out almost to 2600m bridge. Couldn't make it near there 02APR. Worrisome for sure. But cool pattern this week, more ❄️ here late tmrw/Thu. Made for easy run, starting 2350m up to shaded side of steep gulch 2680m. Turned back there, road completely covered. 0C and windy, few flurries. Still nice cornices on Hellroaring Plateau 3200m +. #climatecrisis #running #dogs #montana #gye #mountains

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  Basin Lakes are short steep hikes from W-fork Canyon 2000m. Lower lake is 2440m 4K from start, upper 2770m is 7.5K up. Got 1km past lower lake 2580m, then too deep ice/frozen slush. Even w spikes, not appealing. Disorienting indeed to see area completely bare almost to the lake. Even more to see it completely open w no real ice/snow around or on. We are in cooler pattern at least, -1C at turn-back 👍🏽. Trail was frozen most of the time. #climatecrisis #hiking #dogs #montana #mountains #gye

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  Basin Lakes are short steep hikes from W-fork Canyon 2000m. Lower lake is 2440m 4K from start, upper 2770m is 7.5K up. Got 1km past lower lake 2580m, then too deep ice/frozen slush. Even w spikes, not appealing. Disorienting indeed to see area completely bare almost to the lake. Even more to see it completely open w no real ice/snow around or on. We are in cooler pattern at least, -1C at turn-back 👍🏽. Trail was frozen most of the time. #climatecrisis #hiking #dogs #montana #mountains #gye

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  Glad to have colder trough moving thru. 5-10cm new ❄️ in W-fork Canyon and up side gulch, 2350m to 2635m and back on Timberline Lk. trail. Road is now open a month early all the way in. All in 8000ha Cascade burn area from 26-28JUL2008. Stand-replacing hot fire, left dangerous landscape. Steep rocky trail with hazardous snags, no place to be in strong winds. Add snow/ice on top, we had to be careful. Had spikes on. Last cold system for while. #climatecrisis #hiking #dogs #wildlife #montana #gye

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  Glad to have colder trough moving thru. 5-10cm new ❄️ in W-fork Canyon and up side gulch, 2350m to 2635m and back on Timberline Lk. trail. Road is now open a month early all the way in. All in 8000ha Cascade burn area from 26-28JUL2008. Stand-replacing hot fire, left dangerous landscape. Steep rocky trail with hazardous snags, no place to be in strong winds. Add snow/ice on top, we had to be careful. Had spikes on. Last cold system for while. #climatecrisis #hiking #dogs #wildlife #montana #gye

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  Phantom Crk. trail is the route up to 3100-3850m + Froze to Death Plateau. Starting from near 1930m E Rosebud Lake in that canyon. Ascends steeply to 3100m in 13K, but we only got to 2450m 7K in. Above 2300m Slough Lake. Strong winds starting so we had to return. No ice anywhere and Slough Lake is quite low. Snowpack gone below 2200m, melting fast above free air freezing level 3500m. Weak cool system coming in tonight, but not much moisture .😔 #climatecrisis #hiking #dogs #montana #mountains

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  No Kings march along Beartooth Front in tiny ski/wilderness town of Red Lodge (pop. 3500) saw at least 250 of us out to resist evil. Not bad for town w/out stoplight. Only 8 flip-offs, no coal-rolling. Otherwise honks/waves as people rolled thru on US-212, our Broadway. Largest yet here, it does feel more hopeful now here tiny Purple town in Red Sea of Central MT. No more MAGAt crazy houses/cars. Got kidz out this morn, to see more month early blooms. #NoKings #climate #dogs #montana #hiking

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  No Kings march along Beartooth Front in tiny ski/wilderness town of Red Lodge (pop. 3500) saw at least 250 of us out to resist evil. Not bad for town w/out stoplight. Only 8 flip-offs, no coal-rolling. Otherwise honks/waves as people rolled thru on US-212, our Broadway. Largest yet here, it does feel more hopeful now here tiny Purple town in Red Sea of Central MT. No more MAGAt crazy houses/cars. Got kidz out this morn, to see more month early blooms. #NoKings #climate #dogs #montana #hiking

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  Rock Crk. Canyon survey, last in here 17th on skis (carried them in first 2K). Before our record MAR warmth 18th-21st. 4 days free-air frzng levels 4000m + melted snowpack below 2300m, what's left further up half gone. Aspen buds swelling looks like early May. Still, not nearly as bad as further S, much of the Western US now has record low SWE this date. Dire implications for rest of year. Weak system brought bit ❄️ cooling here overnite, 2-4C our hike. #climatecrisis #hiking #dogs #monta...

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  Rock Crk. Canyon survey, last in here 17th on skis (carried them in first 2K). Before our record MAR warmth 18th-21st. 4 days free-air frzng levels 4000m + melted snowpack below 2300m, what's left further up half gone. Aspen buds swelling looks like early May. Still, not nearly as bad as further S, much of the Western US now has record low SWE this date. Dire implications for rest of year. Weak system brought bit ❄️ cooling here overnite, 2-4C our hike. #climatecrisis #hiking #dogs #monta...