glacier national park

I had been in Montana for the last few weeks, with some "interesting" weather for summer - lots of rain and thunderstorms. I managed to get a reservation for Friday night at the St Mary Campground, figuring it would be a good way to spend my last night in the area before heading back to...

I had planned this weekend to take advantage of some clear skies and the setting moon to try my hand at some night photography at Lake McDonald. Because the prime view of the lake look in a northerly direction, it is a challenge to get much of the Milky Way into the frame. Earlier this week I...

After several weeks of grey skies and otherwise uninspiring conditions, spring finally hit Western Montana yesterday and I drove into Glacier to celebrate. The Apgar area of Lake McDonald is pretty much the only place you can reach at this point due to road construction, but the lake was...

Here are a couple of images from Lake McDonald taken last night. The light in the first image worked its way along the mountains before eventually turning pink and lighting the peaks. Any thoughts are welcome. 1) Prior to sunset 2) Pink light

I took my father-in-law up to Hidden Lake last night, which was beautiful as always but we also had the "joy" of getting caught in a thunderstorm. The rain and hail soaked us through but at least the lightning spared us! In any event, we safely made it back to the car and on the way home the...

I was planning to post this today and this has nothing to do with Alan's post. Trust me! I hiked out to Avalanche Lake with my Dad and wife a couple of weeks ago. It is always an enjoyable (if somewhat crowded) hike for such a nice view. The waterfalls were flowing well and the lake was calm...

Mountain goats are common at the Hidden Lake Overlook in Glacier, but this one seemed to be in a perfect spot to enjoy the view. Any thoughts are welcome.

I made my way to Many Glacier on Monday and spent some time at Grinnell Lake. Low clouds obscured the top of the mountains, but was in the process of burning off. I found these flowers along the shoreline and attempted to use them as a foreground. Any thoughts are welcome.

I took this back in March along the shores of a partially frozen Lake McDonald in Glacier. For some reason I've been struggling with wanting to edit photos, but I finally managed to take a shot at this one. Any thoughts are welcome.

I drove out to Lake McDonald last night for sunset. The snow is pretty much gone in the Flathead Valley, but as you head toward Glacier there is still quite a bit. Parts of Lake McDonald are still frozen and there is snow all around the shoreline. I tried a couple of my favorite spots and had...

1) Rocky Mountain Way Lake McDonald – Glacier National Park, Montana This is probably my favorite image from the year. This view of Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park looks toward the northeast, which isn’t great for aligning with the Milky Way. My best chance would be early in the...

Last one from Bowman Lake, I promise! The sun had gone behind a cloud, and then began to poke through and illuminate a hillside covered in yellow larches. I thought it was pretty cool to have the trees lit up and everything else dark, so here it is. This is intentionally processed dark to add...

I made my first trek to the northern entrance to Glacier this weekend. The drive from Colombia Falls to Polebridge was gorgeous, with some past prime aspens, prime larches, mountain views, and the north fork of the flathead river. I'll have to spend a lot more time there next fall. After...

I drove over Logan Pass Saturday evening, hoping to take advantage of the early moonset and forecasted clear skies to do a little night photography in some popular spots. I started at the Wild Goose Island lookout and there were more clouds than expect and plenty of wind to churn up the trees. I...

I drove into Glacier last night to take advantage of some (finally) clear dark skies. I had a pretty good idea that the Milky Way would be stretching above Bird Woman Falls so I set up near Haystack Creek at a spot I'd scouted with a relatively clear view. Here are three takes on the scene. I'm...

I made a stop at Logan Pass yesterday afternoon (or more accurately I was stopped because an accident closed the road) and captured a few frames while I was there. For this one I liked the clouds over the mountains and the bit of light in the distance. Any thoughts are welcome.

I hiked out to Avalanche Lake yesterday afternoon, glad to be free of smoke and hoping for some interesting weather after the recent rains. I had found a nice rock to use as a foreground, but a group of college kids decided to use it as their base for selfies while I was setting up my tripod. Oh...

I've shot this spot before, just above the gorge on the Avalanche Lake trail in glacier (you can see a winter version here), but it is one of my favorite spots. I like the water rushing into the foreground while surrounded by forest and with a mountain in the background. So here is a summer...

Here's a view of Mt. Oberlin and Bird Woman Falls with the stars lining up overhead. This is at a lower elevation than my recent Hidden Lake photo, so the smoke is a little thicker - especially on the right side of the image. I'll have to try this again when/if we get some clearer skies. Any...

I took some night images from this spot last year but decided to try again a few days ago while I was there for sunset. Having a friend with me for the wait and hike in the dark definitely helps with the bear activity in this area. We did have two mountain goats walk by while we waited, but that...