Time for some more a'rovin' here in the USA. This year, I turned my attention to the gloriously untouched state of Montana. Photo links are below.

(A work in progress....)

• This ghost town is one of many fading reminders of the region's once thriving mining heritage. Only a handful of buildings remain, including the ruins at the entrance to the famed Ruby Mine (which produced silver, not rubies).

• The Ghost Cave at XXX is rumored to be haunted (hence the name), but I saw nothing unusual during my visit there.

• There's something very still, despite the throngs of tourists, at Little Bighorn where the 7th Cavalry met its end. Here is the site of the famous last stand, where the final men fell. The spot where George Custer's body was found is marked by the black-faced stone.

• William Clark, of the famed Lewis and Clark expedition, left his mark on the stone face of Pompey's Pillar. Alas, his historic graffiti has been surrounded by scrawlings of lesser note.

• There are endless gorgeous views in Montana, and this is one of them. No particular landmarks here; I just stopped along the road while driving.

• It's a photo op or a road hazard, depending on your point of view.

• Another roadside view of the Rockies.

• Sunset at Swan Lake -- speaks for itself, don't you think?

• Lake MacDonald provided my first scenic views of the magnificent Glacier National Park.

• The mountain goats in Glacier National Park aren't hard to spot.

• These rushing waters were one of the sights during a hike to XXX and XXX falls, both a short hike from Going to the Sun Road, which cuts through Glacier.

• On my way back from the falls, I stopped to chat with some local wildlife. While I never saw bears or elk roaming the wilderness, there were deer aplenty.

• This scene in xxx shows the old growth and new growth in an area ravaged a few decades ago by one of the area's many forest fires.

• The Rocky Mountains dominate every vista in Glacier. Here is one view of the dramatic landscape, and here's another.

• Yes, this bit of anatomy is a culinary delicacy in these parts.

• How can I tour Montana without a trip to the National Bison Range, where the buffalo roam and the deer and the antelope play?