Connie and I took a drive up to the Bison range near Dixon, Montana for our Sunday Drive. I had ridden in the range a long time ago but had never driven through it. It was a great place to visit. We saw Bison, whitetail deer, and antelope. Almost got to see some bears but we were a few minutes late getting to the top of a ridge line. That ridge line is called "Bitterroot Ridge" for a good reason - lots and lots of bitterroots grow there. And of course that plant or flower is the official flower of the state of Montana. We have a lot of them around our place but not as many as that ridgeline has! Anyway, I would recommend driving the the range if you are ever near there. And spring is a good time as there are a lot of flowers in bloom.
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| A few buffalo just grazing along. |
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| Two old bulls wondering why we stopped to take their picture. |
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| The Clark Fork River to the south of the range. |
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| They recently had a bad windstorm that blew down a lot of trees. |
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| Connie and Zeph headed down Bitterroot Ridge. |
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| The Bitterroot flower. |
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| A whitetail deer watching some folks walking along. |
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| The Mission mountains. |
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| Very interesting description of Lake Missoula and what happened when the glacier left. |
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| Looking south from the top. |
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| A fat antelope. |
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| More Bison. The range is now under the management of the Indian Tribes in the area. |
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