The Outdoors

If you're planning to fish or just do some late-season recreating this weekend on Fort Peck Lake, know that it's going to be super windy and choppy. A Lake Wind Advisory has been issued through at least Saturday morning.

The weather is going to be pretty messy in and around Yellowstone National Park on Monday. Several inches of snow is expected to fall, with up to 6" in the highest elevations surrounding the Park. Driving conditions could deteriorate quickly if you're in the area.

Just when I think we'll get a breather, an even BIGGER load of great events shows up in the Bozeman area. Mid-October seems to be jam-packed with cool stuff to do.

We sort of knew it was coming, right? We knew heavy, wet snow was on the way and most of our trees have not yet lost their leaves. That's a dangerous combination in Montana.

We might have quite a mess on our hands...a Winter Storm Warning (that's the big deal one), is in effect for Gallatin and Madison Counties until Noon on Tuesday. Several inches of snow is expected in the valleys with up to 18" of snow to accumulate in the mountains.

Craft beer. Live music. Big, beautiful mountains. This Saturday, Pine Creek Lodge will host the Tap Into Pine Creek Brew Fest and there are things you need to know to have the most fun.

My street is losing the trash battle with the bears. But after (several beers) and several weeks of careful "trash-can-cat-and-mouse", we've come up with a potentially effective deterrent idea: Glitter bomb the trash cans and scare the hell out of the bears.

Free entrance days to our National Parks are awesome. They're even better when the place is not a zoo, with bumper-to-bumper traffic. November is that time so plan now for the last fee-free day of 2021.

Carnivals, Oktoberfest, chili feeds, raptors and runs. Lots of family-friends options of fun things to do in the Bozeman area this first weekend of October.

Fall doesn't always last very long around here but whatever time Montana gets, it's usually stunning and packed with colors rarely seen in nature. The Bozeman area wasted no time...when the calendar said "Fall", the area responded.

Montana takes Fall and Halloween festivities seriously. How about a large list of what the whole state has to offer for pumpkin patches, parties, mazes and themed ranches? We've got it right here!

Montana wilderness has bears. Montana TOWNS have bears right now too. There are a few very simple but absolutely crucial things you must do NOW to ensure black bears don't cause any trouble in your 'hood.