Summer Throwback - Kayaker Duo - Placid Lake, Montana

Another summer shot I didn't post at the time....Lingering wildfire haze delineates mountain layers and adds an other-world-liness to Montana lake outings.

Summer Throwback - Paddleboard Pup - Placid Lake, Montana

A peaceful Placid Lake, Montana, moment from this summer. Kind of a nice winter reprieve when longing for sunnier skies. (Also totally vicarious, by the way...not my people, OR our pup...just serendiptous strangers drifted into the hazy view i was sizing up!) 

Apple Not Far From Tree - Polson, Montana

With our northernmost sister delayed and re-routed over Going To The Sun Road due to an unexpected fire closure of Hwy. 2 below Glacier National Park, we three traveling from the southern route enjoyed a bit of evening time along Flathead Lake's shore. The song keeps running through my head, "Smoky Mountain rain...keeps on calling...". Slightly different haze on these western mountains, but still has a (hopefully transient) beauty all its own.