I spent the past week in a spectacular area of western Montana, the Seeley/Swan valley. Despite the slow torture of some brutal allergies and quarter-size mosquito bites, I was staggered by its incredible beauty. I feel as though I've been asleep for the past 3 years, to not notice some of the gorgeous places around me.
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| DIE MOSQUITOES DIE! |
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It's hard to put my finger on it, exactly.
There was the pleasant surprise of early huckleberries...
The younglings hatching everywhere...
The kindness of the wonderful Anastasia, who let me use her kayak to paddle around and watch for bats, after meeting me for only a few minutes.
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| You're going to have to take my word for it--there are bats out there. |
Becoming familiar with new faces.
(And old faces).
And the fact that I had a comrade, a volunteer who is willingly exposing herself to me and my crazy driving and doing so in good humor.
Yup, that's pretty magical.
-the Batwoman
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