The weather in Northwest Montana has been wild and wooley this past week. One day we are taking our weekly walk along the Tobacco River, delighting in a beautiful autumn afternoon, and the next .....
MORE FALL LANDSCAPES
In the six years that we have lived in the Tobacco Valley this is THE most snow we have ever seen on the Canadian Rockies at this time of year. Last weekend Interstate 15 was completely closed south of Dillon and through the Monida Pass and we just heard from a friend that Red Lodge got 50 inches of snow! Now that be a lot of snow! Also, one night this week, the temperature fell to 23 degrees! Last night it was downright balmy at around 50 degrees.
MORE MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPES
With all this crazy weather we are re-thinking our departure plans for our winter shoot in the Arizona desert. We've already had our plans upset once by the weather. Originally, we were scheduled to shoot the Gulf Coast of Texas and up into the Piney Woods Region of Texas. But, Ike pretty much took care of that notion. Now we are on pins and needles as to what the weather will do next. The Monida Pass mentioned earlier is right on our route. Bottom lime is, if we can take care of business here we'll try to leave a week early. Stay tuned for this trip. If we make it out it promises to be an interesting one.
The weather can run you ragged but Mother Nature always provides some beauty to help you make it through.
MORE CELESTIAL PHOTOS
That wraps things up for us this week. Hope you all are enjoying your autumn season as much as we are. Maybe not so much if you are in the stock market? We are and wowser what a ride it has been! This is a time when we try and spend as much time with nature as we can. It helps take your mind off the messes man seems determined to make. Until next time.....
Koty & Kinsey
PS: Be sure and check out KOTY'S 2009 CALENDAR He's a looker! :)
©Kinsey Barnard
7 comments:
All the photos are amazing, but the first and last are breathtaking!
The beauty of the Fall is what makes suffering man's messes tolerable! I hope you are able to get your trip safely started early! I think we are in for another serious winter....
Koty and Kinsey,
I'm a fellow Montanan and RVr and solo woman and dog (and cat) with a passion for photography (amateur). Saw your follow of me on twitter and found your site - beautiful!
I gather you are getting ready to fly south for a bit. I love winter travel - I just watch the weather, keep water and pantry full, drive on dry road days and sit out ice and snow. I am a computer programming consultant - hired gun programmer - and can work from wherever I'm parked.
I live just north of Bigfork, south of Kalispell in the foothills of the Swan Range. Give a shout if you are ever near - maybe we could share a cuppa.
Hi Anna from Montana. Absolutely we will drop in for a cuppa!
Great! I received your twitter-direct and replied, but just in case:
ann @ beardogco.com or
beardogco @ centurytel.net
no spaces, natch.
I just love the image of the moon in the clouds.
Namib:
Thanks! That photo is a mystery to me. I shot a series from the same spot on a tripod and that was the only one that turned out that way. I tried to repeat it and could not.
I think sometimes Mother Nature just gives you gifts.
I've certainly had that experience.
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