The big beautiful dormant volcano that we live beside is striking in its presence today. Its lines are resilient with strength and its demeanor is stable.  What is noticeable is that it is all green. A few short years ago it was creeping with red, as bug kill advanced down its easterly slope now it is not seen and the image is once again great .

The collapse of the mountain pines beetle predicted must have come   in the night without  fanfare.

Today in History July 8 1874

The Mounties begin their march to the West.