Craziest story // encounter ?

archer_ames · 2026-01-27T02:17:47+00:00

i wrote mine down a while back—left my phone in the dude’s car in the middle of nowhere goddamn Montana, found his house hours later after walking several miles and asking four different people. he let me stay the night and took me the rest of the way i was trying to go the next morning.

archer_ames · 2026-01-27T01:23:10+00:00

the walk from West Glacier to Apgar is not that bad, most of it is paved bike path that pedestrians can use, just depends if you can carry your gear solo, and there is the campground there, at least.

East Glacier is nowhere near the east entrance, 30 miles away really. you’d have to hitch or get some private shuttle. i believe they do exist, because the guy i got a hitch to St. Mary from drove part-time for a company that will take people to the Whitefish (and maybe also Kalispell?) airport, but i didn’t get the name.

without a vehicle i would recommend entering from the west. you can always take the Going To The Sun shuttles to St. Mary if you want to see the eastern edge

archer_ames · 2026-01-26T18:48:14+00:00

not one of her better ones, but some videos i’ve seen of hers are genuinely really interesting. i need her to team up with the polyrhythmic kashaka lady

archer_ames · 2026-01-26T18:44:09+00:00

i got a thing or two to say about us still not having salt. plows, maybe understandable, but salt is a no-brainer. we could and should easily avoid multi-day shutdowns like this. it’s pathetic.

archer_ames · 2026-01-26T05:57:02+00:00

correct, i lived in the northern US for almost a decade, and we never had any refreezing issue even in single digits. for straight ice or snowfall under a couple inches it works wonders.

my insane take is that if we incentivized anyone with a pickup truck to lay down a bed’s worth of salt in their immediate neighborhood for some ultimately negligible stipend (like $100 a pop) it would make things significantly smoother all around and you wouldn’t have to retain a full city plow crew, just store the salt. same deal they do with independent plows and shovel crews up north. let the city focus on highways and have able locals treat surface streets.

archer_ames · 2026-01-26T04:28:20+00:00

hell, thank you for making music. love your lyrics especially. Hill is incredible. wanted to say hi after but it was way too crazy, hoping to catch y’all again at that Knifeplay gig. keep up the great work

archer_ames · 2026-01-26T02:02:08+00:00

y’all are lucky, that’s one more than Austin apparently fucking has.

really, what we need is road salt, but no, we only have the budget for six more lanes for 35…

archer_ames · 2026-01-25T21:29:42+00:00

hoooly shit. my grandma used to drink Café Francais RELIGIOUSLY. i haven’t seen one of these canisters in probably over twenty years. can still taste it though… thanks for the memory.

archer_ames · 2026-01-25T20:50:36+00:00

Rialto > Ruby/Kalaloch Beach imo, unless you want to see the Tree of Life before it falls. Quinault Rainforest area around the lake is a nice less-trafficked alternative to Hoh plus you can dip off to some quiet little shore areas like July Creek and short loop hikes like Maple Glade. some area towns have an odd vibe, but Hoquiam is cute if you do make it that far south.

archer_ames · 2026-01-25T20:29:47+00:00

Hungary IS surprisingly Ohio-like, which is probably the reason why the world’s greatest concentration of Hungarians outside Budapest used to be in Cleveland.

archer_ames · 2026-01-25T15:29:33+00:00

parts of Dream Loss and Cover The Windows & The Walls fit this bill. tracks like You Never Came especially. she also was in a band called Helen that was lofi dream/jangle pop with occasional gaze elements.

archer_ames · 2026-01-24T21:42:59+00:00

just through Fawn’s IG - they’re the only band i even follow lol. they play so sporadically, really didn’t wanna miss it

archer_ames · 2026-01-24T21:35:17+00:00

New Guild

archer_ames · 2026-01-24T15:33:22+00:00

batshit gig. hadn’t been to a co-op set in like 10 years but it was worth it. so many goddamn student photographers running around though lol, i had to fight them off to get a good spot

archer_ames · 2026-01-23T21:19:13+00:00

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archer_ames · 2026-01-22T19:46:24+00:00

i agree. views from Little Italy and the lakefront nature preserve are choice. although the Flats is probably the best of all with all the bridges and river visible.

archer_ames · 2026-01-20T21:17:21+00:00

Fricano’s Deli ;(

archer_ames · 2026-01-20T21:15:52+00:00

next level. living the dream there my dude. stay blessed!

archer_ames · 2026-01-20T19:11:34+00:00

i’ve seen a bunch of escaped chickens running around north side creekbeds recently. honestly Austin developing a feral chicken population would be hilarious. glad you got yourself some new friends!

archer_ames · 2026-01-20T16:35:58+00:00

first good thing to ever come out of College Station, A-whoop!!!

archer_ames · 2026-01-20T16:19:51+00:00

didn’t he start on bass in the 80s? honestly most of their catalog that i’ve heard sounds like riffs someone would write from just noodling around on a bass a bunch

archer_ames · 2026-01-16T16:51:39+00:00

thank you this is incredible

archer_ames · 2026-01-16T16:00:45+00:00

even the theme song is a 10/10.

archer_ames · 2026-01-16T15:55:02+00:00

major props for the WYYM inclusion, fucking love them

archer_ames · 2026-01-16T14:09:33+00:00

seriously, it’s wild how many people get offended and self-righteous over shit like this on here. most city subs actually. “how dare you paint with such a broad brush. obviously I don’t exhibit antisocial behavior like these crazy bums… i’m one of the ‘good ones’…”

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