Mission Mountain Peek - Near Perma, Montana

Spring is greening Montana's hilltops, but a dramatic peek-a-boo driving view off Hwy. 200 near Perma, Montana, provoked me to pull over and drink in a little more of the glorious Mission Mountain-tops still sporting their stark snowcap. (The camera lens doesn't do it justice.)

Countdown to Christmas, Missoula, Montana

Today the countdown to Christmas begins in earnest - 24 days left.

With little seeds of snow sprinkled about the foothills, we’ll hope the real thing sprouts to great white drifts just in time for the blessed day - but not much before. 
After all, there‘s commuting to be done, and driving skills decline remarkably with the each incremental layer of the cold white stuff.