Montana

Montana: Where I Call Home.

In 2016 I took my girlfriend to my hometown of Libby, MT. While we were there we visited a few places that make my neck of the woods a little more special, and things that not everyone gets to see or experience. Since she's from New Jersey, I figured she'd appreciate clean air, massive open spaces and something called elevation.

This was about 3/4 way up a fire road in the Yaak, an area only a few miles from my house. Looking across, and the tallest peak on the right there is a fire lookout tower.

This image is of the pre-falls falls of the Yaak river. a slow shutter makes for a nice, smooth water flow effect. The water is extremely clear and drinkable straight from the stream.

This is a shot I took at Lake MacDonald in Glacier National Park. I grew up about 2 hours away from the park, and my brother now lives about 15 minutes from the park entrance. If you've never been, go. Don't question it. Just go.

Pictured above is Hidden Lake. It's probably one of the most iconic places in Glacier, known for it's crystal clear water and it's location at the feet of these massive peaks. Behind me is another peak that you can hike too, but it's going to take you awhile. This is but a small part of the park, and the end point for most people on the Going-to-the-Sun Road.

A fire road we were exploring in the Yaak. We went in September, so the leaves and needles were all changing colors. In some area's the mountains were completely yellow because of the Larch covering them.

We ended our trip by taking a visit to Ross Creek Cedars. It's basically a smaller version of the Redwood National Park. It suffered some fire damage recently as well as road washout, so we were fortunate to be able to even get to the parking area. I spent many of my summer days going here because it was located very close to Bull lake, a favorite swimming destination for people in the area.