Almost A Dog Mountain & Mount Logan Glaciers in Glacier National Park Montana

in #photography6 years ago

Rugged Mount Logan towers above the harsh landscape in this image I lensed while flying and exploring the wilderness areas around the Glacier National Park and Flathead Mountains.  

On the left side cliff ls the Pumpelly Glacier and on the right is Logan Glacier. The small creek you can see in the valley on the other side of those glaciers is known as Red Eagle Creek and has 2 set of water falls as it flows into Red Eagle Lake.  

  Here is a link to google maps for the location of this beautiful place.    

The pyramid shaped peak on the upper right side of this image is known as Split Mountain. Behind that is Medicine Owl Peak and to the left of that is White Calf Mountain. To the immediate upper left of Mount Logan is Almost-A-Dog Mountain on behind that to the left is Dusty Star Mountain and to the right Little Chief Mountain. The body of water seen in the distance is St. Mary Lake.  


The First Nations Blackfoot and other tribes local to this area held these mountains in sacred reverence.  

The following is from this (Research Source):
Beyond the reach of recorded history, people migrating south from what is now Alaska into what became Montana established a passageway along the eastern flank of an imposing natural wall. Now known as the Old North Trail, details of the path are lost in the mist of surmise, but evidence of its use is well-etched in the hard earth below this barrier. 

In the summer of 1805, while moving against the current of the Missouri River toward the Rocky Mountains, Meriwether Lewis in his journal noted the "Shining Mountains" to the west and explained that the sun glancing off of the snow gave the mountains a "glittering appearance." Today, we refer to this 110-mile stretch of one of the most dramatic pieces of geography on the continent as the Rocky Mountain Front. 


And the following is from this (Research Source):
The arrival of the occupants of this area dates as early as 500 A.D. and most likely even centuries before that time. This area was located near a thoroughfare that was used by numerous nations as they relocated looking for a place to call home. The mountains held a sacred place for them, and surely each nation had their own names for the peaks and places in present day Glacier National Park.  

The Front has long been sacred country to the Blackfeet Nation and was, before trespass and invasion by white Europeans, the Blackfeet hunting grounds. The great herds of bison that sustained the Blackfeet roamed by the millions across the plains and in the shadows of these mountains. 

Their name for the Front was "the Backbone of the World," and they sought wisdom through vision quests on places such as Ear Mountain and Heart Butte. 


And the following is from this (Research Source
Since time immemorial, the Kootenai had returned to the foot of the lake to dance and sing songs. Here, they received help and guidance from different spirits. The ancient tradition ended with the arrival of homesteader Milo Apgar and other white settlers in the early 1890s. 

By the time the first European explorers came into this region, several different tribes inhabited the area. The Blackfoot Indians controlled the vast prairies east of the mountains, while the Salish and Kootenai Indians lived in the western valleys, traveling over the mountains in search of game and to hunt the great herds of buffalo on the eastern plains. 

The majority of early European explorers came to this area in search of beaver and other pelts. The name “Lake McDonald” most likely derives from that of a Hudson's Bay Company fur trader, Duncan McDonald. On one occasion, McDonald was on an expedition to the east side of the mountains when his scouts warned him of a Blackfoot war party waiting in ambush in the mountain pass. 

The party turned back and camped at a beautiful lake, and McDonald carved his name on one of the big cedar trees there. When his name was later found, the lake was named after him. The fur traders were soon followed by miners and, eventually, settlers looking for land.  I found a very cool article about the ceremony for a road opening through the mountains you might want to read as well... here is the link.


I plan on shooting these mountains extensively for my project so stay tuned for much more from this beautiful place. This is from my ongoing project in which I am trying to raise awareness of the 47% of the USA and 90% of Canada that remain unpopulated wilderness.  

Where Eagles Fly - The American Wilderness Expedition is my personal mission to introduce people to these amazing locations that surround us. 

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The names for these places, the native names for the most part, are so descriptive. I want to change the name of my alley to Ice Slick Incline, or the name of my street to Flat Squirrel Pass.

Well, most of these places received their names long ago when folks mostly traveled in these areas by walking, in a canoe down a river or creek or on horseback. And they had no distractions really, so they would come up with creative names which were passed down through generations until it reached a cartographer who memorialized the names by placing it on a map. I love Flat Squirrel Pass!!!

These places are such woderfull scene ...i like the way u lightenup these places.keep posting

wow wonderful photography and what a beautiful mountain..This is the beauty of our nature.Thanks for sharing sir..nice post..

What do I have to do to fly with you? :)

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