The Bend
Last year saw some of Montana and Idaho’s worst wildfires in many years. The smoke plumes were so large they were easily photographed from space by both NASA satellites and an astronaut aboard the International Space Station…using only a hand-held camera with a 200mm lens. It made for some difficult photography down here [...]
Field in Winter
Just a quick post this evening, I’m buried under a number of projects and up against deadlines. This image was taken north of my home near Clyde Park, MT, a dusty town of about 350 residents in the Shields Valley. The home primarily to ranchers and a few shopkeepers, the little outpost hasn’t [...]
Old Footsteps
This evening I have a little photographic treat. I mentioned in my recent ‘Estab. 1864‘ post that I was going to provide a follow-up on Nevada City, MT, the ‘hodged’ ghost town just a minute’s drive outside of Virginia City…and here it is. It would be worthy of me to point out that Nevada City [...]
Locals Only
This sign stands at the edge of Ringling, MT, and pretty much means what it says…bullet holes included. Ringling was named after the famous John Ringling of Ringling Brothers/Barnum & Bailey circus fame and is now home to only 55 residents in a county called Meagher. Once a stop along “the Milwaukee Road” [...]
The Pivot
I was finally able to get out and photograph yesterday, I’d been looking forward to it since I started rebuilding my blog several weeks ago. This image comes from the far reaches of the Shields Valley, a quiet corridor north of here leading to the heart of the state. The melting water in [...]
Estab. 1864
Sorry I missed posting yesterday, I went to meet an old friend in Ennis, MT. We decided to make the quick drive over to Virginia City and found a quaint, deserted scene just starting to come to life. With about 130 residents, the famed mining town of the Old West is a far cry from [...]
The Walkers
With dreams of warmer days, here is another from the archives. Though I do not typically post images of people, I can’t help but snap the shots as they come by. Taken near Priest Lake, ID, today’s image portrays three dear friends of mine while on an evening stroll. This was our last evening together after [...]