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Terminating Twitter

I deactivated my Twitter account this week. They give you a 30-day grace period to change your mind before it's permanently deleted, so May 25 will be the day I toast the fun

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Diamond Butte Lookout

Diamond Butte Lookout

Diamond Butte Lookout is a fire lookout in southeast Montana, about 40 miles from Broadus. The structure was originally located at Yager Butte, but in 1958 it was moved 20 miles south to

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Our Lady of the Rockies

Our Lady of the Rockies

Our Lady of the Rockies is a 90-foot statue along the Continental  Divide looking down on Butte, Montana from a few miles away and over 3000 feet above the Mining City. There is

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    Doug Mahugh
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Night hike with Nancy

Night hike with Nancy

This evening after dinner, Nancy and I went for a hike up to Maud S Canyon viewpoint. We started about an hour before sunset, so I knew we'd be coming down in the

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    Doug Mahugh
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Back Yard Project: Phase 2

Back Yard Project: Phase 2

This post is the second in a series to keep our family and friends updated about the back yard renovation project we're doing this year. See Back Yard Project: Phase 1 for the

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    Doug Mahugh
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The Original Silicon Valley
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The Original Silicon Valley

There's an area of the United States that has played a unique role in enabling the use of modern technology across North America, attracting workers from around the world and creating unparalleled wealth

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    Doug Mahugh
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Calibrating a new lens

Calibrating a new lens

My go-to telephoto lens is the Nikkor 70-200mm F/2.8 VR II. It's an amazing piece of equipment: sharp, fast, and sturdy enough to take a beating and keep on working. At

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    Doug Mahugh
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Back Yard Project: Phase 1

Back Yard Project: Phase 1

This post is the first in a series to keep our family and friends updated about the back yard renovation project we're doing this year. This post, Back Yard Project: Phase 1, covers

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    Doug Mahugh
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Fleecer Station
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Fleecer Station

Fleecer Station is a Forest Service cabin that is used as headquarters for local Forest Service crews part of the year, and available as a rental the rest of the year. I spent

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    Doug Mahugh
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Introducing Isaac
Jamie Samoyed

Introducing Isaac

Our Samoyed pack is now a foursome: Jamie, Alice, Nancy, and Isaac. We never anticipated having four dogs. Sure, we're huge fans of Samoyeds, and it can be a lot of fun to

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    Doug Mahugh
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Nancy & Strummer's 1st Year
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Nancy & Strummer's 1st Year

It's hard to believe that it was just a year ago today that we drove Nancy and her brother Strummer from Seattle to Montana the day after we picked them up at the

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    Doug Mahugh
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Road Warriors

Road Warriors

In their first few years together, Jamie and Alice took road trips around Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Nevada, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Nebraska,

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Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon
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Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon

Living in Montana, especially at higher elevations, means never being certain what the weather might do. The forecast can change by the hour, and today was a good example of that. I took

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2020 Hindsight
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2020 Hindsight

What a year. On January 1, 2020, few of us had any idea what was coming. And frankly, I'd say we still don't know much about what we've been through or when it

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    Doug Mahugh
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You're not from around here, are you?
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You're not from around here, are you?

A coworker once mentioned – twenty years ago in Spokane, the biggest small town in Eastern Washington – that he'd noticed me driving eastbound on I-90 while he was driving westbound over the weekend. He

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    Doug Mahugh
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My Juggalo Journey
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My Juggalo Journey

Before 2017, I had never given Insane Clown Posse (ICP) much thought. Sure, I’d heard they were a rap band out of Detroit known for being the “worst band in the world,

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    Doug Mahugh
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McGuire Lookout
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McGuire Lookout

In 1923, a well-windowed wood cabin was erected on top of McGuire Mountain, for the purpose of detecting forest fires in the area around Eureka, Montana. Eureka sits in a valley between mountain

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    Doug Mahugh
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Home Office

Home Office

I've had many home offices, and this year I had the opportunity to set up a new one from scratch. It's not yet 100% done, but it's already my favorite home office I've

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    Doug Mahugh
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Headframes, the Heart of Butte

Headframes, the Heart of Butte

Headframes are the iconic symbol of Butte. Ranging from 100 to 200 feet tall, the 14 that remain standing punctuate the skyline of the Uptown District, Centerville, and Walkerville on "The Richest Hill

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    Doug Mahugh
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Reviving Defender
Defender

Reviving Defender

The coin-op game Defender has been a big part of my life, but in recent years I've only played a few times. And due to lack of use, a cross-country move, and a

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    Doug Mahugh
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Four months in Montana
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Four months in Montana

It's been four months since we moved to Montana. There's so much to think about and write about here, but I've been super busy and don't have time for that now, so here

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    Doug Mahugh
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Our home in Butte

Our home in Butte

We're finally moving in! We moved to Montana two weeks ago and quarantined in an AirBnB (more on that here), then on Friday 4/17 we closed on our house and we've spent

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    Doug Mahugh
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Moving to Montana
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Moving to Montana

On the morning of Saturday April 4, in the midst of an unprecedented pandemic and nationwide lockdown, we found ourselves driving away from our Seattle home with a truckload of possessions and our

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    Doug Mahugh
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Juggalo Weekend 2020
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Juggalo Weekend 2020

On February 22-23, 2020, Megan and I attended the annual Juggalo Weekend event. It took place in in Los Angeles this year, at Pershing Square. Some folks in LA apparently didn't like the

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    Doug Mahugh
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Nancy

Nancy

We've become a three-dog family! We picked up Nancy the Samoyed on January 29, 2020, and this post covers a few of the details of how and why we got her, including photos

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    Doug Mahugh
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