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Out with the dog doing some hiking. I thought the simplicity of this moment was worth a picture. The light got good for only a short while before everything became gray with clouds. Winter is always better with days like this.

A beautiful meadow in Montana's Flathead Valley at Bigfork, near the north shore of Flathead Lake. The lake can be glimpsed in the distance. I took this photo during a vacation in western Montana in September, 2004.

 

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A beautiful meadow in the Swan River Valley south of Bigfork. The mountain backdrop is the Swan Range. Photographed September 24, 2004 during a very enjoyable vacation in Montana.

 

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A beautiful sunset in Bigfork.

The fieldstone faced municipal hall was built in 1936 with Works Progress Administration (WPA) funds. The use of uncut local fieldstones in the construction of the building highlights the philosophy of using local materials and workers on WPA projects. The Bigfork Village Hall is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

 

Colorful sunset above an old red barn. Bigfork, MT

from polson, montana.

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Well, this is the best one yet. I took this out at my Uncle's cabin (which is on an island). This is about an 11 minute exposure.

 

Taken on Echo Lake, Montana, USA

Another spring up at the cabin, flooded this year.

Have I told you lately how much I LOVE going to a Rodeo!! Such good people, good times!

I had to make time to go to this one, Couldn't go to Montana and not see a rodeo there, right?

This was in the evening and had such great natural light. Super long golden hours.

Too much fun!

It's hard for the viewer to accurately gauge the size of this bear ... but let me tell you: it's freaking enormous! I didn't measure it precisely, but I would estimate that it stands approx 8 feet tall. And its claws are about 4 inches long, perhaps even longer.

 

All in all, this is not a creature you would want to run into late at night, in a dark alley (where all bad things are rumored to take place in big cities like the one I live in). Indeed, you would not even want to run into this bear in the middle of the day, on a remote mountain trail. It's scary enough just standing next to him when you know that he has been stuffed, and cannot chase after you ...

 

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In 1996 and 1997, I spent two full summers in the tiny little town of Polson, on the southern shore of Flathead Lake (the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River), and grew quite attached to the town and its surrounding mountains, rivers, and lake -- photos of which you can see here and here. You might also be interested in some of my observations about life in Polson and Montana, which I wrote about in blogs titled The Polson Parade, and Leaving Montana. But then life changed, other things intervened, and I drifted away from Montana altogether.

 

In the summer of 2010, I had a chance to re-visit Polson, and spend three short days driving around to re-acquaint myself with the area. It had been over a dozen years since I was last there (not counting a brief drive-through with my younger son in 2006), so I was expecting some changes ... but in general, the town of about 5,000 people was pretty much the same. My favorite restaurant had closed down, a Mailboxes Etc outlet had been replaced by a video-rental outlet, and the local McDonald's outlet was no longer posting all of the bounced checks from desperate customers on its wall. It looked like some of the local ranchers and farmers had sold off some of their acreage, for there were a few new "vacation communities" filling up what had been open meadows and pasture just outside of town.

 

But the lake had not changed at all, and the Mission Mountains along the eastern shore of the lake were as pretty as ever. Just for the heck of it, I got up at 5 AM one morning, and photographed the pre-dawn stillness on the lake, and then the changing colors of clouds above the lake as the sun slowly rose up to peek over the top of the mountains. Unfortunately, I didn't have time to drive down to the Kerr Dam, and I didn't drive all the way around the north end of the lake: I only made it up to Big Fork on the eastern side, and LakeSide on the western side of the lake. I was going to take the half-day white-water rafting trip down the Flathead River, south of the dam, but there wasn't time for that, either ... Nor was there any time for fishing, or even to rent a jet-ski and zoom around on the broad expanse of water in Polson Bay, at the south end of the lake.

 

I took a bunch of photos throughout the visit, and you can view them here) on Flickr. And after my return from that 2010 trip, I happened to chat with a business colleague about Polson and heard some great things from him about a “dude ranch” located just outside Big Fork, right on the shore of the lake. It was the Flathead Lake Lodge, and after a few more years of distractions and delays, I managed to get most (but not all) of my family together for a weeklong vacation at the lodge. The weather was great, the food was delicious, the horses were cooperative, the lake was beautiful … and that’s pretty much what you’ll see in the photos that I’ve put into this album.

 

Enjoy … and, if you get the chance, gather your own family together and take them out to the Flathead Lake Lodge for a week. You won’t regret it!

a dnrc jeep in the bigfork harvest parking lot. bigfork, montana.

Snowcapped peaks of the Swan Range as seen from the Swan River Valley south of Bigfork.

 

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Have I told you lately how much I LOVE going to a Rodeo!! Such good people, good times!

I had to make time to go to this one, Couldn't go to Montana and not see a rodeo there, right?

This was in the evening and had such great natural light. Super long golden hours.

Too much fun!

Besides some glorious autumnal colors, the only remarkable thing I saw during my brief stop at the refuge viewing platform was a beautiful female Northern harrier.

 

She swooped quite close to me, too fast to get a photo. Harriers hunt for their prey - generally small rodents or large insects - by cruising very low above the ground and I was just a minor object in her way.

 

Swan River National Wildlife Refuge, Bigfork Montana

Guarding the pristine waters of the Flathead River in Bigfork, Montana, a glorious Bald Eagle stands watch.

1 John 3:18 - Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.

I need that. at the local hardware store. bigfork, montana.

I was interested in this sawdust collector building with its large chute supported by a simple timber support. First time taking any photos at a sawmill.

All sorts of chutes, wires, and support beams are present for the inner-workings of the Rajala Timber Sawmill in Bigfork, Minnesota.

Copyright 2022 Patia Stephens

This is the tower of a wakeboarding boat set against a great Montana sunset.

The blues of the sky and the blue haze of the mountain range in the background pretty much said it all for the day on Flathead Lake in Montana. Nikon D300, 28-70mm lens at 70mm, ISO 200, f/6.3 at 1/200 second, near Bigfork, Montana, 9-10.

This was the Nagel Family Reunion that we held at Loon Lake over by Bigfork, MT. Me and some of my cousins posing for a pic! We were on a tour boat that cruises Flathead Lake! Good times for sure! Alittle processing added to help correct some of the exposure trouble I had with this! :) Do ya know which gal is me?

parked outside the barn while the front drive gets a new surface coat.

I remember my Dad taking me to see a "Pyramid House" when I was a very small boy. I've wondered recently whatever happened to that place. I was too little to remember where it was or exactly what the deal was so I asked him about it this weekend. Today, we drove way out in the boondocks south east of Mena to this place. It's pretty amazing to see a bunch of pyramids in the middle of Nowhere, Arkansas! The big one is 4 stories tall.

 

To get here, take Hwy 8 East of Mena. Turn left at Big Fork on County Road 675 and drive... a long way. Pyramids will be on the right, you can't miss them!

A collection of photos from Sony Alpha Camera Camp in Bigfolk, Montana! This event was host on Flathead Lake with some unreal scenery. Shot on new Sony a6600 with 16-55mm f/2.8 lens.

Award of Merit | High School Division | Bigfork Schools PTA, Montana

 

When I got to thinking about why I matter, I just couldn't come to one conclusion. I matter because of so many more reasons than one. My future, my past and even my present are why I matter. My beliefs, talents, family, friends, and passions are all reasons as to why I matter. The dreams I hold for myself and my life are why I matter.

harvest food parking lot. this truck pulled up while I was eating my deli breakfast. bigfork, montana.

Besides some glorious autumnal colors, the only remarkable thing I saw during my brief stop at the refuge viewing platform was a beautiful female Northern harrier.

 

She swooped quite close to me, too fast to get a photo. Harriers hunt for their prey - generally small rodents or large insects - by cruising very low above the ground and I was just a minor object in her way.

 

Swan River National Wildlife Refuge, Bigfork Montana

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Spending a relaxing afternoon by the lake with my husband at 27 weeks pregnant with our first child. Being pregnant has brought a whole new meaning to holistic health and wellness for us both.

Big Fork Creek, seen from the iron bridge on County Road 675. Near Mena in Polk County.

Have I told you lately how much I LOVE going to a Rodeo!! Such good people, good times!

I had to make time to go to this one, Couldn't go to Montana and not see a rodeo there, right?

This was in the evening and had such great natural light. Super long golden hours.

Too much fun!

I remember my Dad taking me to see a "Pyramid House" when I was a very small boy. I've wondered recently whatever happened to that place. I was too little to remember where it was or exactly what the deal was so I asked him about it this weekend. Today, we drove way out in the boondocks south east of Mena to this place. It's pretty amazing to see a bunch of pyramids in the middle of Nowhere, Arkansas! The big one is 4 stories tall.

 

To get here, take Hwy 8 East of Mena. Turn left at Big Fork on County Road 675 and drive... a long way. Pyramids will be on the right, you can't miss them!

A collection of photos from Sony Alpha Camera Camp in Bigfolk, Montana! This event was host on Flathead Lake with some unreal scenery. Shot on new Sony a6600 with 16-55mm f/2.8 lens.

I like this game. :) This is just to the west of the last image. Glad I shot this big landmark of a lake! It's possible that's Canada at the very top of the land. I had fun just now learning about what's here and labeling this image - it kind of makes me want to go visit. Anybody been here?

 

12:12 pm, Eastern Time

28 Jun 2012

A collection of photos from Sony Alpha Camera Camp in Bigfolk, Montana! This event was host on Flathead Lake with some unreal scenery. Shot on new Sony a6600 with 16-55mm f/2.8 lens.

A collection of photos from Sony Alpha Camera Camp in Bigfolk, Montana! This event was host on Flathead Lake with some unreal scenery. Shot on new Sony a6600 with 16-55mm f/2.8 lens.

A collection of photos from Sony Alpha Camera Camp in Bigfolk, Montana! This event was host on Flathead Lake with some unreal scenery. Shot on new Sony a6600 with 16-55mm f/2.8 lens.

A collection of photos from Sony Alpha Camera Camp in Bigfolk, Montana! This event was host on Flathead Lake with some unreal scenery. Shot on new Sony a6600 with 16-55mm f/2.8 lens.

A collection of photos from Sony Alpha Camera Camp in Bigfolk, Montana! This event was host on Flathead Lake with some unreal scenery. Shot on new Sony a6600 with 16-55mm f/2.8 lens.

A collection of photos from Sony Alpha Camera Camp in Bigfolk, Montana! This event was host on Flathead Lake with some unreal scenery. Shot on new Sony a6600 with 16-55mm f/2.8 lens.

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