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Saturday, December 13, 2025

Montana's Earth Science Pictures (MESPOWs)

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This resource is the creation of high school science teacher Rod Benson (retired). The site is intended to provide real-world examples of to...

#8 - Chalk Cliffs in Central Montana (30-second video)

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Above: Watch the 30-second video! NOT Chalk . . . The Chalk Cliffs (above), located 25 miles north of Stanford are not chalk, but rathe...
Friday, December 12, 2025

#1 - Strip Mine Near Colstrip, MT

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Photo credit: Los Angeles Times, click on it to enlarge. No need to go underground This photo shows a coal "strip mine" locate...

#59 - Slag Pile in East Helena

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Photo courtesy of the Montana Environmental Trust Group; click on it to enlarge An eyesore . . . If you've traveled through East Hele...

#81 - Fata Morgana from the CDT

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Above and below: Both photos were taken from the Continental Divide Trail west of Helena. The top one shows the mirage affect known as Fata...
Thursday, December 11, 2025

#7 - When you gotta go, you gotta go!

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If you mention "Butte mining" to a young Montanan, chances are their first thoughts will be of the Berkeley Pit. However, open-p...

#12 - Ice Age Changes Path of the Missouri River

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Map courtesy of Mountain Press Publishing of Missoula, Montana; click on map to enlarge. Doesn't make sense . . . The Milk River star...
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Grew up in Harlem MT, married (Mardi), 4 grown children, retired, taught high school science 42 yrs, enjoy hiking, peak-bagging, Nordic skating, swimming, snow-shoeing, and kayaking

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