Category Archives: Montana

Winter Blues- update

Posted on February 11, 2014 by alanamarie26

I think I am back, hopefully I can get to posting again. I have been knee deep in the winter blues, and sickness. What started as a cold, turned into a sinus infection, and then turned into an upper respiratory … Continue reading →

Posted in Montana, PCSing, sick, Snow, travel., update, Weather, winter | 3 Comments

Fall?

Posted on September 26, 2013 by alanamarie26

Yeah, we skipped it.  I know my porch is a mess. And now it’s covered in snow. This was at 10pm, looks like about 1/2 an inch. Now it’s midnight and we are closer to if not past 3 inches. … Continue reading →

Posted in Butte, Montana, Snow, Weather | 1 Comment

Glacier National Park (part 1)

Posted on September 10, 2013 by alanamarie26

For the first time since our Honeymoon in 2006 Paul and I went on a real overnight vacation. We’ve had lots of stay-cations and day-cations, we’ve road-tripped for work and to see family. But we’ve never had our own trip … Continue reading →

Posted in family, Family Fun, Montana, Nature, outdoors, Road Trip, Vacation | 3 Comments

Ringing Rocks

Posted on August 31, 2013 by alanamarie26

Once upon a time I picked up a silly book about oddities in Montana, Montana Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff. Fun little book, with all kinds of silly, neat places to visit. One of the fun things … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Butte, Family Fun, Montana, Road Trip, travel. | 2 Comments

I’m a Famous Published Photographer!

Posted on August 22, 2013 by alanamarie26

okay, that’s a slight exaggeration. Last fall Paul and I went on the Gates of the Mountain Boat Tour. I took about 32 hundred pictures.  And loaded them up to Flickr. Well, this was one of them: entrance to the canyon … Continue reading →

Posted in Montana, photo essay, Photography, travel. | 1 Comment

Moving My Military Family (part 1, early preparation)

Posted on August 14, 2013 by alanamarie26

I can’t wait to cook at sea level again. We are currently at about 6,200 feet, and I have to adjust cooking times, and I burn a lot of things. I can’t even grill right. As I write this I … Continue reading →

Posted in California, Camp Pendleton, Marines, Military, Montana, moving, PCSing, Recruiting Duty | 1 Comment

My Town Monday: Fish Creek

Posted on August 4, 2013 by alanamarie26

Montana has two seasons, Winter and Road Construction. No seriously, in April, when things begin to think about thawing, the road construction starts, they even have things that they use to help thaw the ground so they can do construction.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Butte, Monday, Montana, MyTown, photo essay | Leave a comment

My Town Monday Link Up

Posted on July 14, 2013 by alanamarie26

My Town Monday Link-up,Nothing Fancy, just share a post about where you live.I started this because I am not too fond of where we are living in Montana, it’s a very nice place to visit, I just don’t want to … Continue reading →

Posted in Butte, Family Fun, Festival, Montana, MyTown, photo essay | Leave a comment

Montana, you’re makin me crazy!

Posted on June 11, 2013 by alanamarie26

I shouldn’t be surprised, It snowed last year on Memorial Day weekend.But this year was a bit much. I am super excited to be moving this fall. This started the night of May 23(I know I am way behind on … Continue reading →

Posted in Butte, Montana, Walkerville, Weather | Leave a comment

Macro Photography

Posted on May 22, 2013 by alanamarie26

I got a new lens last weekend A Tamaron SP Di Macro I love taking pictures with my Nikon D3000 but I really like taking pictures of the little things, the things that you don’t notice when you pass something … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Montana, photo essay, pictures | 1 Comment