Perfect summery weather -- however there's a lightning-caused forest fire southwest of us, along the fastest road to Idaho and Washington. I've seen almost a half-dozen spotty fawns around the area since I got back. Last Monday I drove up to Glacier National Park -- the Going To The Sun Road is in the midst of reconstruction, but it is still fun!

Roadwork in Glacier Nat'l Park on Monday, Aug. 11, 2008 -- they've taken all the old asphalt away, and have blown up a few overhanging rocks. This section, between the Loop and Haystack, will be repaved in September.

Sitemeter Sez: Visitors from Dallas, Texas; East Lansing, Michigan; Ipswich, England; Louth, Ireland; Fort Worth, Texas; Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia; Fairfax, Virginia; Stratford, Connecticut; Reykjavk, Iceland; New York City, New York; Cascade, Montana; Tacoma, Washington; Charlottesville, Virginia; Silver Spring, Maryland; Seattle, Washington; Chicago, Illinois; Morgantown, West Virginia; Great Falls, Montana (stayed awhile); Charlotte, North Carolina; Rio De Janeiro, Brazil; Los Angeles, California; Cape Town, Western Cape; Oxford, England; Toronto, Ontario and Cardiff, Wales.

Check out ROCK against Reaganomics at: Theater X-Net

Starring: Ida Rubinstein Belle Epoch Russian/Parisian beauty.
Ida's Places in Paris -- from my first jet-lagged day by the Seine.
Read more about Ida in Sisters of Salome by Toni Bentley

Visit: Michael's Montana Web Archive
Theater, Art, Flash Gordon, Funky Music and MORE!
NEW --Launching NOW! Outre Space Cinema -- Featuring: 1930's Rocketry, Spitfires of the Spaceways and Cellulose to Celluloid, Flash Gordon in the Saturday Matinees and Sunday Comics.





Many thanks to Jim Keefe (Visit his Website) -- the LAST Flash Gordon illustrator of the 20th Century, and Flash's first illustrator of the 21st, for his recommendations -- HERE!

Charity Alert: Check into Terra Sigilata blog -- donate $$$ to cancer patients just by clicking onto the site. Keep that Resolution to click on The Hunger Site every day.

In The Community: Current shows at the Hockaday Museum of Art include Rails, Trails, and A Road -- honoring the 75th Anniversary of Going To The Sun Road in Glacier National Park, plus Ace Powell -- Ace of Diamonds and Native American Interpretations from our permanent collection.

Media Watch: So You Think You Can Dance showed some excellent choreography this season. The announcer and judges showed some personality for a change, and my favorite dancer won the grand prize. In fact, their final ten contestants were all first-rate dancers.

More Road Photos:

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Charlie and Nancy Russell's home (L) and art studio (R) in Great Falls, Montana. Part of the Charles M. Russell Museum in a pleasant neighborhood on the north side of town.