The next 5 weeks is prime time for spring aurora and our fingers are crossed and gas tanks full as we look to chase the mighty northern lights here in Montana.
As we are locked in a strong winter hold here in Montana I'm day dreaming of my trips to Katmai National Park and the amazing brown bears that inhabit that amazing place! Looking forward to many years of return trips!
This week we made a 20 hour round trip day trip to the amazing Yellowstone National Park. It was -33 when we left and most of the day maintained between -10 and 0 in the park. Truly amazing how hardy the animals are in the park to withstand these conditions year after year. This bull bison steadily grazed in a window of "warm -6 sun".
As we head into February thoughts of spring emergent bears take up almost all of my time. Shown is a Denali Park grizzly last May. Only a few short months and we will be back out with our favorite animals in both Montana and Alaska. Over the next two months we will be chasing frost covered wildlife from Yellowstone to Glacier and hopefully a snowy owl or two! This spring will also find our time spent with the sage grouse. Offering all images in prints, metallic prints, canvas, metal and acrylics; please message us
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Since Christmas we've been traveling to several beautiful parts of the Missouri River Breaks Monument as it has been very mild with little or no snowfall. The Breaks Country has some of the most amazing landscape features to offer anywhere in the nation! The coming months find us working on the site as well as prepping for several upcoming shows locally and making plans on attending a few in our neighboring states of Idaho and Wyoming. Possible trips to Yellowstone and several of Montana's ghost towns are also in the works.
This month you'll find me following the big horn sheep as they rut on the Rocky Mountain Front of Montana. In 2019 we will include photo tours or workshops, please reach out to us if you want to be included on the waiting list. In addition, watch for the dates, we will be doing some gallery shows. The next few weeks will bring a trip to Yellowstone to capture images of snow covered elk, bison, mule deer, big horn sheep and wolves.
Wishing everyone a safe and enjoyable holiday season!
If This Vessel Could Talk!
I recently had the opportunity to travel the beautiful Oregon Coast, and I was shooting along the way Here is the wreck of the Peter Iredale, one of Oregon's most haunting shipwrecks. The ship was built in Maryport in June 1890, and was 285 ft. long, it ran aground in late 1906. It has been reported that the Captain's final toast to his ship was: "May God bless you, and may your bones bleach in the sands."
Pretty sweet and amazing it's withstood all these years of tides.
