WHERE IS SULA, MONTANA ?
By Jim Foster
If I didn’t drive by the “eye blink” town ever so often or stop at the little store and café on Highway 93 for a coffee refill I wouldn’t know either. But – Sula, Montana is a place consisting of nice homes, a store/café and Post Office. That’s it.
The drive from Salmon, Idaho up the mountain through Lost Trail Pass and then downhill into Montana takes the traveler by Sula. I made this trip this week in hopes of photographing wildlife or locating a new birding hot spot. Neither happened although I found subjects to photograph.
Before I even entered Montana I noticed a small road with quite a few bear grass plants in different stages of maturing. It was chilly but the light was good and I took several images. I have an article started on the subject of bear grass so I will only include a macro lens shot of the center of the flower. This is an interesting plant.
After reaching Sula and turning east along the east fork of the Bitterroot River I had only gone about 2 miles when I came up to the rear of an east bound herd of cattle. These bovine bellowers – cows are a noise lot - were being herded by 4 cow persons driving 4 wheelers.
I guess that was the high spot of the morning. I must add that on the drive out of Sula there were at least 30 head of cattle either heading back from whence they came or just milling around eating the knee high grass in the ditches.
I did enjoy driving several miles up Bear Creek and photographing the creek and some flowers and insects. The creek did have its share of mosquitoes. I am posting several of the images here – I do hope you enjoy.
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