Merry Brrrrr

IT'S CHILLY TODAY

Feels Just Like Christmas

might be colder mañana

OUR NUMBER

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.. Time for a thermometer check in the neighborhood.
.. We have an interesting pastime when the cold dips down low. The question is simple: "What did yours say?"
.. By comparative consensus we arrive at the village temperature. It's usually a range and it's never the same as the "official" temperature but it is reflective of the conditions around the village.
..   Right now consensus is trending in the -8° F to -13° F range. Tomorrow should bring out the truly cold numbers.
.. This poses only a small problem for some of the neighbors. Fishing locally with the new trinkets from under the tree will be exhilarating, to say the least. 
.. More when the computer thaws.

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'TIS THE SEASON

Jingle

MAY THE FIRST BE WITH YOU

Be Prepared

WELCOME TO WEST YELLOWSTONE

Road Work

WINTER SEASON OPEN

Elite Visitors Arriving

bunches of $ to visit

WINTER ROAD IMPROVEMENTS

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.. Soon, (tomorrow or the next day depending on Federal funding bills,) the West Entrance Station of Yellowstone National Park will accept affluent guests to the winter wonderland for the wealthy.
.. The joys of Yellowstone, (two days: Upper Loop and Lower loop tours,) for an average family of four can cost a couple of week's wages - or more:
>> Travel, to West Yellowstone = variable,
>> Lodging = $300.00 / night x 2,
>> Eating =  $250.00 / day x 2,
>> Entrance Fees = $40.00,
>> Snowmobile Guided Tour = $400.00 day x 2,
>> Snow Bus Guided Tour = $300.00 - $450.00 day x 2,
>> Postcards, trinkets, etc. = $0.00 - thousands,
>> Travel from West Yellowstone - variable,
>> Total = at least $1,740.00 (plus travel.)
.. All visitors are required to take guided tours, (save for a select group of individuals that are drawn by lottery and must have best available technology snowmobiles.)
.. Entrance on skis is available for $40.00. Old Faithful is 30 miles from the West Entrance Station - should you care to try:  + lodging at each end.
.. Y'all come.

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WINTER WONDERLAND

Dump Ahead

Event:	Winter Storm Watch
Alert:	...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... * LOCATIONS...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS... TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE...BIG HOLE PASS...CHIEF JOSEPH PASS...DILLON...MONIDA PASS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS 10 TO 19 INCHES. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES OF FAR SOUTHWEST MONTANA...INCLUDING THE WEST YELLOWSTONE AREA. SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS SOUTHWEST MONTANA SUNDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITY AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS.
Instructions:	LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
Target Area:	Beaverhead Gallatin Madison

To The Lowlands

FOG AND RAIN

Critters And Fish

over the hill jaunt

MAGPIE AND FRIEND

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.. There's a big difference between -20° F and +28° F. It's occasionally good to see the elk in the grass.
.. It's also enjoyable to catch fish from the foreign country next door. They look just like ours!

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SPICE CAKE - ORANGE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

NYT

Sharing

YNP NATIVE FISH CONSERVATION

Park Wide PDF Available

for those that really care

JUST LOOK AT HER

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.. Thanks to an alert neighbor we can point you to the "YELLOWSTONE FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES 2012-2014" PDF.
.. The 56 page document, (YCR-2015-01,) from  the National Park Service, Yellowstone Center for Resources, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming is at THIS LINK.
.. The status report is fairly comprehensive, (finally,) and outlines the program mechanics including: a comprehensive summary of the program, explanation  of the current conservation actions, and a large section on the efforts in Yellowstone Lake. Maps of collection and removal sites are documented as well as the brood stock development in Goose Lake.
.. It will take several readings to digest the report. There's food for thought and fodder for discussion.

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Erratum

THE POST BELOW

We're # 2, not #6

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