One day in early December, a friend and I set out to check part of the West Glacier Trail and the route along the lakeshore. It was raining, of course, as it had been for days seemingly on end, but ...

The trail to Nugget Falls was a lively place in early May. Hermit thrushes had arrived and were flitting about in the understory, not yet ready to sing. In more open, shrubby areas, a mixed flock of ...