while dash has been at doggie day-care, nicole has been hard at work at home in denver, i’ve been tramping about in blackfeet nation in montana on an exciting project with the blackfeet nation and the bureau of indian affairs, a stone’s throw from glacier national park. i savored by free evenings and wanted to share with you a sampling of my visual diary from the week.

east glacier, mt, is a railroad stop. i love trains.

… and i’m a sucker for antique cars, especially restored ones with hybrid energy.

the view of the best “expensive dust” hotel i’ve every stayed at, the glacier park lodge.

at 6 am, this was the view outside my hotel window. i ate a juicy peach while savoring the view. the view was better.

“take one step closer” is a paradigm of choice when shooting nature. this time, i chose my trust 14-24 f/2.8 lens to bring me that much closer to this little waterfall (about 2 inches high), near two medicine lake in glacier national park.

moonrise on two medicine lake, glacier national park.

a meadow near “many glacier” in glacier np.

waterton lakes national park is on my list to return to along with family & friends. and here i am:

yup, that’s me.

i can see where chaco got some inspiration.

sunset in waterton lakes national park, canada. i forgot my passport, so getting back into the usa took about 6 minutes longer than expected, but was rather stress free since i remember the last four digits for my social security number, how many passports i’ve had in my life, my reason of travel, and if i had a pleasant evening, (all of which were asked of me by the border security agents).

an outtake, note the mud, a slight hazard to the job.

views of vimy peak as seen from waterton park, waterton lakes national park, canada.

on the way back home from browning, i opted for the scenic route away from i-15 and savored small-town america and natural roadside attractions. some “single flash, multilple exposure” action:

100% straight out of camera (resized and sharpened for web):

my nightly reading & inspiration has come from a book called “within the frame: the journey of photographic vision” by david duchemin, a worthy purchase. if you have any questions about locations, camera settings, or additional info, leave a comment and i’ll respond with further details.