Does Congress ever agree on anything?
They did yesterday. The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill creating the Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail. (Thanks, Conrad and Max!)
Now we just have to get it through the House of Representatives. (Go, Denny, go, Denny.)
The trail will run from Missoula to the Pacific Ocean -- along the path traveled some 15,000 years ago by massive floods from Glacial Lake Missoula -- creating interpretive centers and signage along existing roads and highways. (Think Lewis and Clark Trail, but with cool rocks.)
Links:
- Ice Age Floods Institute Become a member!
- National Park Service's Ice Age Floods Study of Alternatives and Environmental Assessment
- Sedimental Journey A story I wrote a couple years ago about my trip along the floods path.
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With lucky timing, tonight's Glacial Lake Missoula Open House at the Montana Natural History Center was a huge success. I can't count worth a darn, but I'd guess at least 200 people showed up. One of them even introduced herself to me -- she recognized me from my blog. That was a pleasant, if slightly surreal, experience.
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You know it's winter in Montana when ...
you hear the crunchy sound of studded tires on asphalt.
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The Monkey's back!!!
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I really hate losing stuff.
I'm usually pretty good at hanging onto things -- keys, gloves, even pens -- but I have been on a run lately. I've lost my favorite silver ring and $50 worth of Christmas gifts I had just purchased.
What a rotten feeling.
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My hands have lately been beset by small patches of an itchy rash my doctor said was contact dermatitis.
It's possible I've been overdoing it on the antibacterial hand cleaners.
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My new iBook arrived yesterday, making the journey from China to Montana via Alaska, Indiana and Tennessee in only six days. I'm impressed.
I may be scarce for the next few days as I transfer data and get the new Mac set up. And rearrange furniture. And write a paper.
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My thoughts are with my friends Linda and Brian and Baby Joel tomorrow, as the little guy undergoes heart surgery in Seattle.
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