Post by drocknut on Jun 7, 2015 14:15:43 GMT -5
Hi all, I'm working in a vary small town NW of Helena called Augusta. This area is only known to have fossils which don't really trip my trigger so no rockhounding opportunities for me here. I had the day off so decided to take a scenic drive. The area is called the Sun River Wildlife Management Area and the Sun River Canyon. It isn't a big place but it is scenic. Augusta sits at the edge of the Bob Marshall Wilderness area which is often referred to here as the Rocky Mountain Front. I snapped a few pictures so thought I'd share on here.
The area is also considered part of the Lewis and Clark National Forest.
There is a small reservoir called Willow Creek before you get to the canyon and I couldn't resist letting Gypsy play in the water.
The Sun River
The river has a dam that regulates the water for irrigation and creates a reservoir which is popular for boating and fishing.
View of the reservoir from an overlook area.
He is hard to see but I don't have a good telephoto on my camera and he was easily startled and flew off before I could get a good pic but there were a lot of Western Meadowlarks in the area as well as Mountain Bluebirds (they were even more photo shy).
I'm not sure what kind of bird this is but there were about 5 or six of them in this same area. Sorry about the cruddy picture but they were camera shy too.
After about a 40 mile drive (there and back), Gypsy and I headed back to town. Yep it's sure busy on a saturday...lol.
It was a nice day, sunny, in the 70's so it was nice to get out in nature for a bit.
The area is also considered part of the Lewis and Clark National Forest.
There is a small reservoir called Willow Creek before you get to the canyon and I couldn't resist letting Gypsy play in the water.
The Sun River
The river has a dam that regulates the water for irrigation and creates a reservoir which is popular for boating and fishing.
View of the reservoir from an overlook area.
He is hard to see but I don't have a good telephoto on my camera and he was easily startled and flew off before I could get a good pic but there were a lot of Western Meadowlarks in the area as well as Mountain Bluebirds (they were even more photo shy).
I'm not sure what kind of bird this is but there were about 5 or six of them in this same area. Sorry about the cruddy picture but they were camera shy too.
After about a 40 mile drive (there and back), Gypsy and I headed back to town. Yep it's sure busy on a saturday...lol.
It was a nice day, sunny, in the 70's so it was nice to get out in nature for a bit.
