Did you ever see the movie “The River Runs Through It”? The movie takes place on the Blackfoot River in western Montana. We are blessed to live within a short hike of this same river. This week has been a mixed bag of rain and snow but one afternoon the clouds parted and we were graced with a blue sky and little bit of sunshine for a few hours so we headed to the river.
I’ve been a rock collector for years and the Blackfoot River has always been one of my favorite spots to find the most beautiful rocks: shades of red, green, gray, tan and white in solids and stripes.
This one is my favorite rock find of the day.
Of course our little nugget joined in the rock picking adventure. It was so fun to hear her say rock in her little toddler voice “rooooock” while she explored.
This is why our little nugget’s fingernails are always dirty. I don’t know why I always am self-conscious about that when we go out in public seeing as how it is just a result of raising a nature loving child!
We love to explore the banks of the river because you never know what you will find. We found shell parts of a crawfish, or what my husband likes to call the “Rocky Mountain Lobster.”
We also saw a chunk of wood washed up on the shore that had been chewed by a beaver. I love when we find wood like this where you can see the teeth marks where the beaver chewed the wood!
It started to drizzle shortly after we got to the river which turned the rocks on shore into a beautiful display of color.
The rain started to fall heavier as we headed home but the sun was still peeking out behind a cloud. We looked around for a rainbow and were thrilled to see this beautiful sight right before we left.
What a perfect ending to a little adventure on the river!
Have you been on any nature adventures this week?
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What a great walk - so much beauty in every picture. I read the book too a while ago. The father in the book came from the Hebrides where we live!
Wow! Those are beautiful river rocks! Perfect for the nature table.
Beautiful pictures!
I’m taking a trip to Missoula in a few weeks, hoping to stop in Arlee to find the Buddhist Gardens…. have you been?
Love the riversides!
Love the river rocks! We get some real beauties up here, too. Also, don’t be ashamed to have a kiddo with dirty fingernails! Aedan does, too. I think it’s great!
No adventures yet this week, but tomorrow is supposed to be quite warm, and the mister is off work, so I’m going to try and convince him to go snowshoeing!
P.S. I really like the new look of your blog! Not sure how new it is, but I just wanted to say so!
Wow this is refreshing to just simply view, sometimes I wish to get out the city and have my own nature adventures. This has helped push me!
Love the beautiful rocks you collected!
Gorgeous rocks! My husband always grumbles when he has to move my box of collected rocks whenever we move to a new apartment
Very pretty pictures!
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Phil Miller says
Montana is river rock heaven! I also love the Snake River near Jackson Hole Wyoming for river rocks. Thanks for posting.