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I have never seen the northern lights like this outside of Alaska. As a boy the northern lights looked like a white sheet over Canada. This time we could see all the colors and they were right above us.

So cool! I'm hoping for a look tonight. I saw them a few times in the NE. Remember one time we had a little family caravan pulled off the highway to watch, waving like curtains. Another time I saw red sky and thought the sun was coming up but it was like 2 am.

Beautiful photos, you all!

There might be another show tonight.

I agree with the .338 idea. But many researchers are hung up on the dead Sasquatch part. I offer this as a stop gap solution. How many Bigfoot sightings are there each year? And how many of those are researchers? Dozens? All lost opportunities. They won’t shoot it with a gun…..they would rather pour dental resin on a track. Well? This biopsy dart idea could potentially prove its existence.

They certainly believe they do. The courts can re-educate them on thier authorities, if the federal land managers run across the trespasser of their nightmares. Timothy Treadwell was just such a case. Even in death, he almost created the ultimate nightmare for Superintendant Williams, had not the media and fellow guilty parties helped cover up their lethal acquiescence. Mr. Treadwell violated national park policies on camping limits and bear interactions to the utmost degrees for 13 years, and even recorded his insane violations and posted them online for all to see. Simultaneously, just on the other side of the mountains at Brooks Camp, visitors were required to attend "bear school" upon arrival in order to stay at their artificial Jellystone Park circus. The air taxi operator who annually flew Treadwell to Kaflia Bay annually should have been legally and/or civilly prosecuted out of business, and had I been related to Treadwell, I would have seen it accomplished. I might not have gotten Williams hung from a legal lamppost, but they would have had to sacrifice Andrew Airways.

Back up at Priest today. Lots of moose and Elk sign. Deer and turkey. Got snowed on. Tested out my inreach. It works.

A solid month long mission may be difficult to carry out due to National Forest camping restrictions. Perhaps two 14 day missions with a minor relocation. Recently, I reviewed NFS policy for my area. For me, I am limited to 28 days per year of dispersed camping. The common day limit number in National Forests is 14 days at one campsite and then you relocate. The policies for relocation vary. The Idaho Panhandle National Forests should be individually checked. Idaho is a bit different. Marijuana is not legal and they do not allow public nudity. Where is the fun in that? Colville National Forest is also 14 days at one campsite. I am sure that a forum member will chime in with a different opinion. I work alone so that I am always outnumbered. I carry a lot of water for one person. I cook with propane so that I am already set up when campfires are banned. In reviewing the 4 person mission with the F 350, I did not see water capacity listed in the early stage of planning. 4 persons ( and dogs ) for 28 days is over 100 gallons of drinking water. 4 stinky guys need to wash up so that is a huge amount of water. I can envision a small, enclosed utility trailer that will carry hundreds of gallons of water, propane / alcohol fuel supply for cooking / heating wash water, food and air tight bear proof containers to store garbage. You can't assume that burning garbage will be possible. N E Washington would be cool. Bears, deer, cougars, moose, wolves and our cousins. We lost the last of the Mountain Cariboo when they were captured and kidnapped to Canada for a species rehab project. An old map of wolf packs from 2016: