August in My Montana

Dirtworks

Two Medicine Lake, Glacier National Park

Winter wheat between Choteau and Dutton

A farmer works into the late hours on a farm between Choteau and Dutton

Bellview Road, Choteau

Freezout Lake

Gittins Foundation Specialist Inc

Pumpelly Pillar, Glacier National Park

Alpenglow seen from the deck of the Glacier Park Lodge

Ear Mountain Wildlife Management Area

Ravenwood Outdoor Learning Center teen camp

Bellhops clean the windows of Glacier Park Lodge

Sundown along US Highway 2 near Glacier National Park

on the Blackfeet Reservation

Ravenwood Outdoor Learning Center teen camp

US Highway 2

North of Columbia Falls

The moon hangs over winter wheat between Choteau and Dutton

Winter wheat between Choteau and Dutton

Winter wheat between Choteau and Dutton

North Fork of the Teton River

Spotted in Bynum, at the Trex Agate Shop

Ear Mountain Wildlife Management Area

on the Blackfeet Reservation

North Fork of the Teton River

North Fork of the Teton River

North Fork of the Teton River

Along the North Fork of the Teton River

I <3 Two Medicine Lake

Twin Falls, Glacier National Park. The falls are an easy hike from Two Medicine Lake

Twin Falls, Glacier National Park

Twin Falls, Glacier National Park

Running Eagle Falls, Glacier National Park

Glacier National Park

Historic Two Medicine General Store, site of one of President FD Roosevelt's famous fireside chats, 80 years ago Aug. 5

Two Medicine Lake, Glacier National Park

Two Medicine Lake, Glacier National Park

Two Medicine Lake, Glacier National Park

A trail along Two Medicine Lake, Glacier National Park

Dipping toes in a creek flowing toward Two Medicine Lake, Glacier National Park

creek flowing toward Two Medicine Lake, Glacier National Park

creek flowing toward Two Medicine Lake, Glacier National Park

This was a great summer for huckleberries

Hiking in Glacier National Park

A creek flowing toward Two Medicine Lake, Glacier National Park

Huge roots along Two Medicine Lake, Glacier National Park

A creek flowing toward Two Medicine Lake, Glacier National Park

Two Medicine Lake, Glacier National Park

Two Medicine Lake, Glacier National Park

Two Medicine Lake, Glacier National Park

Two Medicine Lake

Two Medicine Lake, Glacier National Park

Two Medicine Lake, Glacier National Park

Two Medicine Lake, Glacier National Park

Running Eagle Falls, Glacier National Park

Lower Two Medicine Lake, Glacier National Park

Glacier Park Lodge

Glacier Park Lodge

Alpenglow seen from the deck of the Glacier Park Lodge

Two Medicine Lake

Running Eagle Falls

Emptying the combine

Wheat ripens along the Dutton highway

Between Choteau and Dutton

Farmin'

Wheat pours into the farm truck

wheat

New data to be collected will help the park and forest understand visitor use outside the GTSR Corridor.

North Fork of the Flathead River

North Fork of the Flathead River

A waterfall along the North Fork of the Flathead River north of Columbia Falls

The western side of Glacier National Park

Multi-colored rocks along the North Fork of the Flathead River

Near Dutton

The last bits of sunlight at Ashley Lake near Kila

Wheat near Choteau

After a rainy day, the sky turns pink in the Bitterroot Valley

Freezout Lake between Choteau and Fairfield

Clouds hang low between Lincoln and Ovando

Travelers who need a place to sleep can spend the night in the historic Ovando jail

Fort Owen near Stevensville

Marcus Daly's horse stables are now a home in Hamilton

St. Mary's Mission, Stevensville. The community dates from 1841, with the current church built in 1866.

Lolo Peak

"Of all the memorable views, the best have been framed by Montana windows." - William Hjortsberg. Fort Owen is pictured.

In the Bitterroot Valley

Bitterroot Valley

Daly Mansion, Hamilton

Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge near Stevensville

Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge near Stevensville

Hikers make their way along the Highline Trail on the way to Granite Park Chalet

The view from Granite Park Chalet.

Granite Park Chalet in Glacier National Park

Chokecherries growing along the Rocky Mountain Front

Chokecherries growing along the Rocky Mountain Front

Travelers' Rest State Park near Lolo

Granite Park Chalet in Glacier National Park

The view from Granite Park Chalet in Glacier National Park