The National Bison Range is about an hour north of Missoula, Montana. It protects some 400 bison, several herds of mule deer, elk, big horn sheep, as well as black bear, and several species of bird. On our visit we saw only herds of bison in the distance, as many roads were closed for the Winter Season, a pretty late event in Montana. And this is as close as we could get with a telescoping lens. Still, Sheldon got closer. Perhaps too close.

Here is a view of the Blue Mountains from U.S. 395, somewhere around the Umatilla National Forest between Long Creek and Pendleton.

Sheldon though he would enjoy it better via parachuting. He was wrong.

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Sheldon hams it up with a fossil.

Get it? “Ham”? I slay me. Or should.

Anyhoo, this continues Sheldon’s journey with me and my family through Oregon, Washington and Montana. Stay tuned. There shall be more.

Sheldon on the John Day River as it runs parallel to US-26.

Sheldon decided to tag along with me and my family as we make our way through central Oregon, southeaster Washington, Idaho, and western Montana on our way to Great Falls. We will place him back in the whale’s belly on May 12. Meanwhile, I will post periodically pics of him enjoying the scenery on our trip.

No new page this week and next. My family and I are going on a road trip to Montana, where my wife will graduate with a BSN. It’s pretty exciting. But not conducive to cartooning. See you with a new update two Wednesdays from now!

Thanks for your patience!

Another delay, argh. Sorry to do it. Just personal stuff getting in the way — nothing bad, mind you. Just Spring Break for my kids, which fills up my days with Finding Things To Do To Entertain Them Or Keep Them Busy. Today we spent half the day at IKEA getting furniture and knick knacks we needed to maintain our bourgeois lifestyles, then time to put it all together at home.

The new page will be up Friday. It is nearing completion, so no fear.

Thanks for your patience!

At long last — if a week can be said to be “long” — the site redesign is finished.

The big changes are look and usage: navigation, archives access, tweaking the CSS, and converting to the latest Comicpress theme. Also, the “blog” part has been moved to a separate News page.

Of course, I’ve been designing web sites long enough to know that no redesign is ever truly “done.”

There are always “future enhancements” — for which I have a few for this site. Such as:

• Adding a games page: I want to learn how to create Flash based games. My kids play them all the time, and Sheldon’s adventuring, Chloe’s manic interest in everything, and Guzek’s inventiveness could all make great elements for an adventure game.
• A “coloring book” — really, a page of black and white drawings to download, print and color. There could also be a Flash version of that, too.
• The Store — more stuff to buy, but do it directly from this site.
• A newsletter — this will be coming soon.

All of that will take some time to develop and launch — certainly the Flash stuff — probably most of this year.

Hope you enjoy the new look. And of course, the comics!

Wanderlost has a Facebook page. If you are as addicted to FB as I am, become a fan, post a topic or join a discussion. Or just say hi on the Wall.

This site is getting an overhaul. For the next week I will be tinkering with it, so don’t be surprised if things look a little crude or weird or funny or not-so-funny or amateurish or silly or confusing….

Otherwise, please enjoy the comics. Thanks for your patience!

Sorry, folks. No update today. I came down with a raunchy cold. See you next week.