Prairie Sunset - North of Conrad, Montana

"The light, the genial air possess'd by them—colors till now unknown,
No limit, confine—not the Western sky alone—the high meridian—
        North, South, all,
Pure luminous color fighting the silent shadows to the last.." - from A Prairie Sunset by Walt Whitman (1819-1892)

Bear Creek Overlook - Victor, Montana

A big thanks to a hiking sis-in-law for sending this gorgeous view yesterday, from Bear Creek Overlook, near Victor, Montana. The continuing balmy weather makes for perfect afternoons to head out and appreciate the golden tamaracks ranged along the mountainsides. Just don't forget the bear spray.

Layered Greens and Blues - Near St. Regis, Montana

"Most of the things that really matter require faith. 'How do I know that my wife loves me?' 'How do I know that Mozart's 'Jupiter Symphony' is sublime and beautiful?' There are all sorts of things which come at a more lowly level than that - 'How do I know that two plus two equals four?' There are different layers, different types of knowing." - N. T. Wright

Leaf Spine - Missoula, Montana

leaf spine

sinuous as ridge trails I have walked

atop these near surrounding hills 

devolving to lesser gullies and deer trails

revealed amidst

the overwhelming gaze of 

this lingering autumn sun

-c.hull

Still Expansive - Livingston, Montana

"There is more time than there is expanse of the world and so any voyage at last will end." - Ivan Doig (1939-2015), This House of Sky: Landscapes of a Western Mind

October Beauty - Missoula, Montana

"I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers." – L.M. Montgomery (1874-1942)