Fall and Winter Merger, Kelly Island Fishing Access, Missoula MT

A friend who knows outdoorsy things once enlightened me that the river is very, very cold when ice forms the way you see in this photo.  Not a comforting thing to remember as I stepped - very carefully -  a few feet down the snow-sheeted boat ramp to frame this shot at Kelly Island Fishing Access.

Anybody have specifics of what the water temperature might be? The air had to be below 20 degrees F because it was only 23 degrees later in the day. (And you rightly ask, WHAT was she doing outside?)

Canadian Geese Grazing, Missoula MT

So, does the fact that they're CANADIAN Geese contribute to their ability to sit around in a field when it's only 15 degrees Fahrenheit?  The only reason I'd sit in the cold is to watch a hockey game.

Winter Has Arrived in Missoula

Well, the weather outside wasn't frightful, just pretty cold! At least it kept the neighborhood watch from coming outside to tell me to move my car out of the No Parking zone...& this is why there are no specifics of this location!