Some deep breaths and alpenglow to start your week. #MountainMonday #Montana

The snow has been slow to return, but is falling with determination now. Mother Nature’s effort to bridge the #Holiday s. #BlueSkyArtShow #Montana

After 1.5 weeks of no power, phone, or WiFi I don’t have a lot of photos to share. Efforts were directed elsewhere. I will say I am immensely thankful for my headlamp and this setup so I could have my coffee. I’m certain those around me share that gratitude.

For the past week the #Sky has been a solid, dull, low hanging gray. But the arrival of this latest cold front added variegated patterns worthy of a stop to admire. #BlueSkyArtShow #NWMontana

There’s something about following very old blaze marks along a very old, barely there trail. Thoughts of what came before, watch carefully, what lies ahead… #Montana #ForestFriday

Winter has arrived! Over 6 in new snow ❄️ #Montana

Very little blue to be found on this #BlueSkyMonday but the grey on grey adds some mystery and drama to start the week. #Montana #NaturePhotography #LandscapePhotography

A brilliant sunrise greeting the arriving winter storm. Nothing makes me feel #small quite like Mother Nature. #BlueSkyArtShow #Montana

I was going to take the day off from hiking, but the updated forecast calls for band after band of snow starting tomorrow. With it maybe being the last of green visible on the ground, I decided best to hit the trail after all. #ForestFriday #Montana

My passion is to understand the human mind; perception and belief. There have been innumerable posts ‘what will it take to change minds’. This wk a post with sim. pic, ‘I’ve lived in MT 15 yrs and never seen anything like this. What is going on with these?’ W.Larch put on this display EVERY YEAR

Getting outside has been my momentary reprieve from the craziness of this current world. The last long spell has been full of sogginess of all forms. Wearing my rain gear has left me as wet inside as outside. Thank goodness for the pearls nature delivers to keep me going.

It was a rainy/snowy weekend. As I was coming off the trail, the clouds started lifting and dividing, making for some magical views. #MountainMonday #Montana

Looking back over the past week, when I think of #bright, I recall sitting in my yard, all bundled up, watching the Northern Lights show and being mesmerized. #BlueSkyArtShow #Montana

The forest embracing the stream. And yes, those are flakes of snow salting the air. #ForestFriday #Montana

It’s starting up again in NW Montana. Loving the Aurora Borealis show

The Aurora Borealis is putting on a magnificent show tonight. NW Montana.

This view from a couple of weeks ago will have to do. I headed out to check snow depth after the latest storms. But…those also brought high winds. The access roads to TH are now littered with windfalls. A 5 mile hike turned to 15-20 miles is too far for these old legs. #Stunday #Montana #Wilderness

#Evening has been falling earlier these days but grateful for the bright moon lighting the night this week, even through heavy and ominous clouds. #BlueSkyArtShow

Snow turned to a drizzly rain and bedecked the trees. #ForestFriday #Montana #NaturePhotography

One of the first of powdered sugar days. (Of many yet to come) #Montana #NaturePhotography #SnowDays

Timing is everything. When I saw the updated weather forecast yesterday, I rushed to finish reorganizing the garage so I could park inside. View of my yard this morning. #Montana

Wishing you a get out and vote kinda week. #MountainMonday #Montana #LandscapePhotography

Lot of freezing fog this week. Natures crystals greet me on my walks. #Stunday #Montana #NaturePhotography

When the temp is in the low 20s (F) and the fog is freezing, the morning walk through the forest turns magical. #ForestFriday #Montana #NaturePhotography

Yeah, I hike slowly. Some hikes, I find myself stopping to take in things both big and small, every few steps. That’s my excuse and I’m sticking to it. #Montana #NaturePhotography

Good news for grizzlies 🎉 A federal court just ruled that multiple environmental laws were broken in approving the Knotty Pine logging project in the Kootenai National Forest. The project authorized logging, burning, and new roads across more than 7,000 acres. Read on ➡️ bit.ly/4oKnTKN

Hiked above the fog and the sun rose. A selfie to celebrate making it.

Pausing the craziness for a moment to stroll through a stand of Western Cedars. #ThickTrunkTuesday #Montana #NaturePhotography #LandscapePhotography

Enjoying Terra firma for as long as I can. The snow line is marching lower and already microspikes in pack. Won’t be long until snowshoes added to the heft. #MountainMonday #Montana #NaturePhotography #MountainPhotography #LandscapePhotography

The start of another cold front moving in. The promise of arriving precipitation, with the snow line marching downward. #Montana #NaturePhotography #LandscapePhotography #SundayStunday

The turning of the Western Larch is always so bittersweet. Enthralling in their brilliance, it’s difficult to contain the joy. But always backed by that shadow of barrenness and darkness that is soon to dominate. #ForestFriday #Montana #LandscapePhotography #NaturePhotography

Very small waterfall in a hidden paradise. Still trying to fit in as many mountain hikes before the trails become blanketed in snow. #WaterfallWednesday #Montana #NaturePhotography #Wilderness

A favorite activity in NW Montana this time of year is to ‘go larching’. The perfect calm of the lake worked as a mirror to double the impact of the Western Larch in their fall golden display. #Montana

108 Showed Up, Turned Out in Libby, Montana (pop 3400) #NoKings #mtpol

An old blaze marking the trail. And fur traps in Grizzly Bear territory. #ForestFriday #Montana

I’m thinking I need to carry the breaking of a new day on an endless loop with me. A reminder that hope and resolve refresh when we need them most.

Ahh. The crisp cool days are meant for mountain hiking. #MountainMonday #Montana

How to describe such moments. Sweat flowing. Cooling embrace of the mountain air. Huckleberry bushes reddening. Birds frantically feeding and flocking to move before snows descend. For a moment, all calms to register and store in my soul. #Montana #Wilderness #NaturePhotography

With all that is going on, it is so nice to have reminders to stop, take a deep breath, and take in moments of intense beauty. Sunset just now.

#TheRoad home. The fall brings changing colors but also bands of cold fronts bearing precipitation. #BigSkyArtShow #Montana

The changing colors of fall. Is any other season so filled with contrasting emotions? #ForestFriday #Montana

Happy first day of Autumn everyone 🥰 #kidlit #illustration

Rehoming. A territorial squirrel stashing pine cones in an old log home. This log home collapses and decomposes more each year. Kinda sad seeing this history disappear, but yet reassuring to see nature reclaiming what has always been its. #Montana

When the forest opens for a vista… #ForestFriday #Montana #NaturePhotography

Reflecting on how magical it is to start the day above the clouds.

Simple pleasures. Nothing feels better after a hike in a downpour of rain about to turn to snow, than getting back to your car and turning the heater on blast and the seat heater on high.

Sunday. A day for gentle intrusions into reflections. A day to start with allowing your thoughts to wander. #Montana #NaturePhotography #StunDay

I carry my #Home on my back(pack). My latest goal is to hike to as many high mountain lakes as possible before the winter snows limit the trails. #BlueSkyArtShow #Montana #LandscapePhotography #NaturePhotography

Nothing brightens the fall trails quite like the turning of the Mountain Ash. #ForestFriday #Montana #NaturePhotography

What a day yesterday.Trying to fit too many errands while in town. Another unsettling news cycle. Rushing to make calls from parking lots. The decision to loop by the ponds outside of town was the best. Sandhill Cranes staging for migration. Calmed by the melody of soft purrs and rattling bugles.