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Great Falls, Montana, and Cascade County
I have never been to Montana. Save for the occasional competitive U.S. Senate race, Montana is also not a common election hotspot. Thus, I never thought much about counties in Montana. I just learned that Great Falls, Montana, is in Cascade County. Do I see what they just did there? I see what they just...
Two Medicine, Glacier National Park. August, 2019.
Lower Two Medicine Lake, Rising Wolf Mountain, Appistoki Peak, and a partially-visible Sinopah Mountain, seen from Looking Glass Hill.
Baring Creek at Sunrift Gorge, Glacier National Park. August, 2019.
Baring Creek crashing over a log at Sunrift Gorge.
Saint Mary Lake, Glacier National Park. August, 2019.
Saint Mary Lake seen from the Going-to-the-Sun Road at dawn on a very stormy day.
Storm at sunrise, Saint Mary Lake, Glacier National Park. August, 2019.
Wild Goose Island and Saint Mary Lake seen after sunrise on a very stormy morning. Wild Goose Island is the only thing lit by the sun as storm clouds swirl above.
Rising Sun, Glacier National Park. August, 2019.
Detail of the texture of the mountains on the east side of St. Mary Lake, side-lit by the setting sun.
Going-to-the-Sun Road, Glacier National Park. August, 2019.
Mount Oberlin next to a cloud-filled valley on a cloudy day, as seen from the Going-to-the-Sun Road.
Mount Oberlin, Glacier National Park. August, 2019.
The summit of Mount Oberlin, shrouded in clouds.
Going-to-the-Sun Road, Glacier National Park. August, 2019.
Trees seen alongside the Going-to-the-Sun Road, with the valley filled with clouds, and only the summit of Mount Oberlin visible.
Morning fog on Lake McDonald Valley, Glacier National Park. August, 2019.
Trees seen through the morning fog hanging over the McDonald Valley, from the Going-to-the-Sun Road.
Morning fog on the McDonald Valley, Glacier National Park. August, 2019.
Trees seen through the morning fog hanging over the McDonald Valley, from the Going-to-the-Sun Road.
Going-to-the-Sun Road, Glacier National Park. August, 2019.
Low clounds covering the Lake McDonald Valley, seen from the Going-to-the-Sun Road, with Mount Oberlin in the background.
Heavens Peak, Glacier National Park. August, 2019.
A close-up of the rocky details of the summit of Heavens Peak.
Lake McDonald, Glacier National Park. August, 2019.
A long exposure photo of a group of four large rocks near the shore of Lake McDonalds during a storm, with the mountains in the background.
Columbian ground squirrel, Logan Pass, Glacier National Park. August, 2019.
Two columbian ground squirrels side by side on a rock. The one in the foreground has water droplets on its nose.
Going-to-the-Sun Road, Glacier National Park. August, 2019.
Mount Oberlin, with its summit surrounded by swirling clouds. In the foreground, a diagonal line of pine trees.
Going-to-the-Sun Road, Glacier National Park. August, 2019.
Mount Oberlin, with its summit surrounded in swirling clounds, as seen from the Going-to-the-Sun Road.
McDonald Falls, Glacier National Park. August, 2019.
A long exposure photograph of McDonald Falls, as seen from the turnout on Going-to-the-Sun Road.
Avalanche Creek, Glacier National Park. August, 2019.
Rocks and pebbles seen in the waters of Avalanche Creek.
Bearhat Mountain, Glacier National Park. August, 2019.
Clounds clinging to the sides of Bearhat Mountain.
Bearhat Mountain, Glacier National Park. August, 2019.
Clouds hanging on the side of Bearhat Mountain, as seen from Avalanche Lake. The mountain is striated and sparsely covered in trees.
Avalanche Lake, Glacier National Park. August, 2019.
Avalanche Lake. In the background, waterfalls running down the sides of the mountain. In the foreground, a fallen tree can be seen near the shore of the lake, which is covered in grass.
Avalanche Lake, Glacier National Park. August, 2019.
Avalanche Lake. In the foreground, a few rocks and a curved log half submerged in the lake's water. In the background, two waterfalls running down the sides of the mountain at the end of the lake.
Avalanche Lake, Glacier National Park. August, 2019.
Avalanche Lake. In the foreground, a group of seven large half-submerged boulders near the shore of the lake, and in the background, three waterfalls running down the mountains at the end of the lake.
Avalanche Creek, Glacier National Park. August, 2019.
Avalanche Creek, running over rocks in the woods alongside the Avalanche Lake Trail.
Avalanche Creek, Glacier National Park. August, 2019.
A close-up of the waters of Avalanche Creek running through Avalanche Gorge, around water-carved stones in the gorge, and a fallen log hanging across it.
Avalanche Creek, Glacier National Park. August, 2019.
Avalanche Creek cascading through Avalanche Gorge, with a small log hanging across it.
Avalanche Creek, Glacier National Park. August, 2019.
Avalanche Creek, running through Avalance Gorge near the Trail of the Cedars.
Going-to-the-Sun Road, Glacier National Park. August, 2019.
Mount Oberlin and the Going-to-the-Sun Road, with mountains in the background, on a hazy day.
Columbian ground squirrel, Logan Pass, Glacier National Park. August, 2019.
A columbian ground squirrel standing on its hind legs on a log, looking towards its left.
Columbian ground squirrel, Logan Pass, Glacier National Park. August, 2019.
A columbian ground squirrel standing on its hind legs on a log, looking to its right.
Roosevelt Arch, Yellowstone National Park. May, 2019.
The inscription at the top of the Roosevelt Arch in Yellowstone National Park, which reads "for the benefit and enjoyment of the people".
Roosevelt Arch, Yellowstone National Park. May, 2019.
The Roosevelt Arch at Yellowstone National Park on a sunny afternoon. The inscription at the top reads "for the benefit and enjoyment of the people".
Roosevelt Arch, Yellowstone National Park. May, 2019.
The Roosevelt Arch at Yellowstone National Park on a foggy, rainy morning. The inscription at the top reads "for the benefit and enjoyment of the people".
Devil Canyon Overlook, Bighorn Canyon, Montana
Going back in my “digital history” all the way to 2003, this is a photo I took at Devil Canyon Overlook at Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area in Montana.