My new license plates
These new plates did not arrive before the big Montana voyage. Too bad, I could have used them for 2950 miles of shameless self-promotion.
It has occurred to me that I am giving up the anonymity of my automobile. Not that I gesture rudely, cut people off, or drive [...]
Monthly Archives: August 2007
The art of shameless self-promotion
Mule deer buck – Yellowstone National Park
Mule deer buck – Yellowstone National Park
My repair request to Nikon describes the failure of the D2X as occurring “after a burst of frames.” Here’s the subject of said burst. He was relaxing, moving into dappled sunlight with a well-shadowed background. This is worse than a story about a fish that got away.
We [...]
Northern Sentries
Jay Polite Laber sculpture detail, north of Babb, MT on Hwy 89
One major target for the Montana trip was to make some images of Jay Polite Laber’s fabulous sculptures marking the northern boundary of the Blackfeet Reservation. I fell in love with his work when I saw it last month.
His playful use of car [...]
Lake Josephine, Glacier National Park
Kayaking on Lake Josephine in Glacier National Park
Paddling Lake Josephine again was a major target for the Montana Voyage 2007, objective completed on the last week of the trip. We first paddled it in 1996, carrying the boats up the trail and over the moraine separating upper Josephine from Swiftcurrent Lake. This time, we [...]
Mountain Goats
Mountain Goat, Glacier National Park
Yes, two people can live and sleep for 22 days out of a Toyota 4Runner and still enjoy one another’s company and the road. We have designated every nook and cranny in the craft for storage of specific items (it is a mystery how the wine puller ended up [...]
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