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	<title>Bert Gildart: Writer and Photographer &#187; Montana Photography</title>
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	<description>Glimpses From Bert &#38; Jane Gildart&#039;s Travel Adventures</description>
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		<title>Oregon Grape, Beautiful Spring Harbinger That Has Many Practical Uses</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 16:06:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[©Bert Gildart: Oregon grape is now growing in profusion in our back yard, just as it is in areas all over the northwest.  It’s a harbinger of spring but also one of my favorite plants, a judgement that began years ago.
In a college botany class each student was required to create a plant collection then [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Most Pleasant Day With Rattlesnakes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 15:04:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[©Bert Gildart: Almost the moment we departed our truck parked along Montana&#8217;s Rocky Mountain Front, Janie shouted that we should stop.  “Stop,” she said.  “It’s a rattlesnake.”
Actually, that is what we were trying to find, but the observation was much sooner then we expected.  Several years ago our good friends, David and his wife VV, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Glacier Icons &#8212; Guaranteed to be A Winner</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:08:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Glacier National Park]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[©Bert Gildart: Here at Pegleg the New Year was ushered in with barely a peep, but shortly thereafter all sorts of good news begin filtering in.  Based on news from the first week of 2012 this could be a pretty good year for Janie and me.



First, I’ve just received an advanced copy of my new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tamaracks &#8212; The Deciduous Conifer That Can Turn Heads</title>
		<link>http://gildartphoto.com/weblog/2011/11/07/tamaracks-the-deciduous-conifer-that-can-turn-heads</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:26:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[©Bert Gildart: As we departed Montana two days ago, driving over Lookout Pass, the tamarack trees glowed in a way one seldom ever sees.  The species holds the distinction of being the only coniferous tree that sheds its needles.  This aspect of their biology creates a beauty shared by no other North American conifer.

 

Properly described, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Montana&#8217;s Conrad Mansion Rendered with HDR</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 16:50:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Montana Photography]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[©Bert Gildart: At the moment we are camped in a KOA just outside of Spokane.  We were bound for Sutton RV where we’re scheduled to have a few repairs made to our RV all covered by the warranty that came with our new Airstream.
Those who have followed will recall we had to purchase a new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Violence on Montana’s Wildhorse Island</title>
		<link>http://gildartphoto.com/weblog/2011/10/28/violence-on-montana%e2%80%99s-wildhorse-island</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:07:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[©Bert Gildart: Throughout North America, many species of wildlife engage in ritualistic contests to determine male order of dominance during the mating season.  In the animal world, few contests are more vigorous nor is the ritual more complex than among mountain sheep.  I have followed sheep throughout much of North America and have always considered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bison Kill Site Contender For Designation as World Heritage Site</title>
		<link>http://gildartphoto.com/weblog/2011/10/17/bison-kill-site-contender-for-designation-as-world-heritage-site</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:43:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[©Bert Gildart:  Janie and I have been so extraordinarily busy that I have not had time to post on some of the many other exciting places we have seen this past month; and though we’re now back in  our OTHER home &#8212; catching up on other business matters &#8212; nevertheless, I want to post a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A View Over Some of the Nation&#8217;s Most  Varied History</title>
		<link>http://gildartphoto.com/weblog/2011/10/12/a-view-over-some-of-the-nations-most-varied-history</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Montana Photography]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[©Bert Gildart:  So many travelers passed though what is now Montana’s Headwaters  State Park that I am tempted to say it is one of the most significant state parks in the nation. Fall is also one of the most ideal times to visit the area.

 
Two days ago Janie and I climbed to the top [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Cowgirl&#8221; Poet Petersen Touches Many with &#8220;Cow-boy&#8221; Verse and Humor</title>
		<link>http://gildartphoto.com/weblog/2011/10/09/cowgirl-poet-petersen-touches-many-with-cow-boy-verse-and-humor</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 12:55:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[©Bert Gildart: For the past few days Janie and I have been living  free off the fat of our great land, which in this case means parking our Airstream at an empty lot located behind the Grand Hotel in Big Timber, Montana.  Our purpose has been to position ourselves so that we might visit in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Zortman, Montana, Some Are Still Finding Gold</title>
		<link>http://gildartphoto.com/weblog/2011/10/04/in-zortman-montana-some-are-still-finding-gold</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 22:44:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[©Bert Gildart:  Because the Little Rockies in eastern Montana produced gold and silver several settlements sprang up, but only Zortman remains. Surrounded by beautiful cliffs, the settlement’s dirt streets are flanked by the Miners Bar, an old jail, the Buckhorn Store, several RV parks, and a prominent Catholic Church which reposed atop a small hill. [...]]]></description>
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