Merry Christmas

The magic of Christmas for me as always been with the lights. The lights on the houses, the lights of the candles lit throughout the house, the lights on the tree. I remember staring at the tree as a small child in awe of how the Christmas tree and all it's ornaments were transformed when all other lights but those on the tree were turned off. It is magic. I am still transfixed by the beauty of Christmas trees, decorated and lit with love and care.

I wish you all a very merry Christmas this year and hope with all my heart that all your Christmas desires and blessings ring true. Family is such an important part for me and I hope that you are able to spend this beautiful holiday with the ones you love.

Merry Christmas!

Whitefish Lake

The light peaks through breaks in the clouds; magically dancing upon the landscape before me. The lake sparkles like a newly purchased engagement ring. The air is crisp which seems to accentuate the scent of woodsmoke which is floating along a light breeze. I breathe in deeply and smile at the scene before me. Autumn is a magical time in Montana. A cozy time of warmth and beauty.

Polebridge, Numa, Bowman, Oh MY

My bestest friend came up to visit and we did a couple of our favorite activities...Hike & Eat! We decided to explore a part of Glacier we both had never been to, but wondered about. The northwest side by Polebridge. If you've never been to Polebridge, it's quite the "town" and the Merc is the only place to buy Anything. The bakery is WONDERFUL though...we both highly recommend it.
I would have to say the hiking (what little we did up there) is far better than anywhere else in the park...that I've been to at least! There are fewer tourists, people, and it seems more removed from the world than the other parts of the park. This area is truely stunning and remote. I loved it! Hike there if you ever get a chance.

Welcome to Polebridge

Huckleberries!!!!

From the top

Hiking up to the Numa Ridge Lookout from Bowman Lake is a pretty nice hike. In just over 5 1/2 miles you climb 2,930 ft. The view from the top is spectacular. You can see how large Bowman is in the distance in one of the pictures

Bowman Lake

Missoula & Bikes

Missoula, my favorite city, is the most bike friendly place I know. There are hundreds of bike racks and more often than not there will at least be one bike locked to it. My favorite area is downtown. There are the standard boutiques, thrift/pawn stores, bars & resturants. Any given weekend there is some festival or event taking place which draws a large crowd. Ahhh, Missoula. My heart is lost to thee.

Montana Adventure in Glacier

I had the opportunity to go hiking in Glacier a couple of weeks ago. The weather was absolutely amazing. Mostly clear blue skies, warm but not so hot that you were dying of heat. We went to Avalanche lake and then got to walk across snow fields to Hidden Lake. Many mountain goats would walk right beside us on our hike to Hidden Lake. It was amazing!

Event at Rebecca Farms

Every Year Rebecca Farms hosts 'The Event', a four day dessage, show jumping, and cross country competition between the greatest athletes in these events. This event is also an olympic qualifier.

Chance & Emily

I had another opportunity to shoot at the Apgar Theater in Glacier National Park. Congrats Chance & Emily. Thank you for allowing me to be a part of your big day!