A River Runs, Lee Metcalf Wildlife Refuge, Stevensville, Montana

Even after the bulk of the summer was spent under hazy skies, I was surprised to once again find wildfire smoke filtering into the Missoula valley, with thicker haze obvious when I looked down south down to the Bitterroot range. But the scenery is still beautiful, and you can't beat the Lee Metcalf Wildlife Refuge for serenity, smoke or no smoke. Montana never lacks for varied motivation to sing, "Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!"