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Jamie Samoyed, 2009-2022

Jamie Samoyed, 2009-2022

Today is a day I have dreaded for years: Jamie is no more. For nearly 13 years, he's been my sidekick and the leader of our little canine pack, but those days are over now. What an amazing journey it has been, taking us all over North America

Wordle Art

Wordle took the Twitterverse by storm during the winter of 2021-2022. Within a month or two of the game's release in October 2021, millions of people were playing every day, or making fun of those who were. People post their Wordle scores every day, often to brag about

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 Diamond Butte, where it was an active fire lookout until 2001. It's available as a

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 controversy around the statue because it's a religious symbol, and its position high on the

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 dark, but we've done that before. I brought a headlamp, trekking poles, and

The Original Silicon Valley

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 for entrepreneurs. I'm taking about Butte, Montana, of course, "The Richest Hill

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 $2400 it was (and still is) the most expensive lens I've ever bought,

Fleecer Station

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 last Saturday night there with two of our dogs (Jamie and Isaac), and this post contains some

Introducing Isaac

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 watch a pack of intelligent social animals doing their thing together, but right now we

Nancy & Strummer's 1st Year

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 breeder in Canada. What a ride. This post has a photo of the two of

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, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas, as well as their homeland of British Columbia,

Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon

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 Nancy for a walk this morning and it was a pleasant winter day: no precipitation, partly cloudy,

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 ends or what it means in the long run. But if

You're not from around here, are you?

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 wondered if I'd gone for a hike in Idaho. I was flabbergasted. How

My Juggalo Journey

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,” and I knew their fans were called Juggalos, but that's about it. I had a

McGuire Lookout

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 ranges just south of the Roosville border crossing between the United States and Canada. McGuire Mountain Lookout

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 ever had, and in this post I'll

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 on Earth." The distinctive outline of a headframe has become the trademark symbol of Butte,

Reviving Defender

Reviving Defender

The coin-op game Defender has been a big part of my life [https://www.dougmahugh.com/defender/], but in recent years I've only played a few times. And due to lack of use, a cross-country move, and a destructive puppy, my Defender machine has fallen into disrepair, with

Four months in Montana

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 are a few dozen photos that I feel sum

Moving to Montana

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 three dogs and a cat, headed for a new home in Montana. Our friends and family may

Juggalo Weekend 2020

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 fact that a public park was rented out and closed for the weekend, but Juggalos,

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 of her first days with us. Deciding to get a Puppy In October 2019, I

Monument Valley 2020

Monument Valley 2020

In January 2020, we visited Monument Valley. We flew from Seattle to Phoenix, then drove a rental car up to Monument Valley for two nights at the View Hotel, then we drove to Santa Fe for two nights of relaxing before flying out of Albuquerque back to Seattle. I took