Glacier Lake march

Glacier Lake marchMontana's Glacier Lake, high in the Absaroka Wilderness, sits during a late summer storm in the final moments of daylight. The Rocky Mountain twilight is brief, even during clear weather, and on this night I was so lost in photographing the lake that I didn't realize the day had entirely slipped away by the time I was finished. As I walked away, with lightning tearing the sky apart over hundreds of square miles of unbroken wilderness, I did so with

autumnal hues

A Montana snowstorm clears shortly before sunset

where the Yellowstone meanders through a giant oxbow

grateful to live in such a beautiful place

This is a perfect capture of a lovely bird during a beautiful time of year

December sunset on the Yellowstone River in Montana close to the shortest day of the year

in a pinch

reaching something close to a happy medium

frequently takes on the amazing colors of sunset

This photograph has tack-sharp detail and resolution up the largest size offered here

Early spring sunrise on the Yellowstone River above the Mallards Rest fishing access

the calls of coyotes gave way to the songs of flying geese