Jewel meets Missoula

And writes a pretty song:

It really is that amazing here. At least right now it is. Last month it was rainy like Oregon. Next month it’ll be hot like Tucson. The month after that we’ll either be lucky and see it cool a bit, or unlucky and live amongst horrendous forest fires. An estimated 100,000 dead/dying trees are falling every DAY now in the rocky mountains due to beetle-kill. It’s scary to look at some of the mountainsides and see almost nothing but dead and dying trees. But… it sure is purdy right now 🙂