KYSS FM » Bitterroot Valley http://kyssfm.com Wed, 22 May 2013 00:28:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Smoke Dominates the Sky http://kyssfm.com/smoke-dominates-the-sky/ http://kyssfm.com/smoke-dominates-the-sky/#comments Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:02:44 +0000 Scott Shannon http://kyssfm.com/?p=84871 The smoke has returned and brought down the level of our air quality here in Western Montana.

]]> http://kyssfm.com/smoke-dominates-the-sky/feed/ 0 Montana Department of Environmental Quality Nine New Lightning Fires in Bitterroot Forest [AUDIO] http://kyssfm.com/nine-new-lightning-fires-in-bitterroot-forest-audio/ http://kyssfm.com/nine-new-lightning-fires-in-bitterroot-forest-audio/#comments Mon, 30 Jul 2012 14:30:26 +0000 Peter Christian http://newstalkkgvo.com/?p=91991 Recent lightning storms that brought an estimated 3500 lightning strikes in the Bitterroot National Forest area have resulted in at least nine new wildfires, as of Sunday afternoon. Forest spokesman Tod McKay says his office has received hundreds of calls from concerned people about seeing smoke in the forest, most of which are referring to the nine fires than have been confirmed.

]]> http://kyssfm.com/nine-new-lightning-fires-in-bitterroot-forest-audio/feed/ 0 photo courtesy of iStockphoto/thinkstock.com Hiking in the Bitterroot? Head to Lake Como! http://kyssfm.com/hiking-in-the-bitterroot-head-to-lake-como/ http://kyssfm.com/hiking-in-the-bitterroot-head-to-lake-como/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 17:55:06 +0000 brooke http://klyq.com/?p=40624 Although there is an abundance of awesome trails right here in Missoula, sometimes I get the itch to get out of town and hike somewhere new — even if it’s only 20 minutes down the road.

After hearing nothing but good things about the trail that loops Lake Como — the largest lake in the Bitterroot Valley — I decided to check it out for myself last summer

]]> http://kyssfm.com/hiking-in-the-bitterroot-head-to-lake-como/feed/ 0 Photo courtesy of Forest Service - Northern Region/Flickr Lookin' For Sunshine In The Bitterroot http://kyssfm.com/lookin-for-sunshine-in-the-bitterroot/ http://kyssfm.com/lookin-for-sunshine-in-the-bitterroot/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 18:07:57 +0000 Craig Johnson http://kyssfm.com/?p=3290 My wife and I decided to take a drive down (up/alongside) the Bitterroot on Sunday in search of a little sunshine.  And, we actually found some at one of the nicest places to spend a few hours in the entire valley.

]]> http://kyssfm.com/lookin-for-sunshine-in-the-bitterroot/feed/ 0 Looking at the Bitterroots from one of the benches along the trail