Lonesome Prairie, Ulm, Montana

Driving half a day across the state highlights the diversity of Montana's beauty - from the mountains to the prairies, just like the song says of America. The rolling grasslands that begin about 20 miles east of Lincoln, Montana, always strike a pensive chord in my soul, accentuated on this particular day by the filter of smoke casting an old-world feel on the scene. You almost expect a covered wagon or Red River cart to rattle over the hill...