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Ran out to Big Arm State Park for the sunrise last weekend. It came later than it does in Billings, so I was up really early, just kinda waiting.
I just love this red house...such character!!! Along Flathead Lake with Swan River running right through the town of Big Fork, MT.
On our way to Zips Place Cabin. The snow covered peaks of Glacier National Park can just barely be seen on the far left horizon, our final destination.
Highway 28, Montana.
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 My favorite restaurant had closed down, a Mailboxes Etc outlet had been replaced by a video-rental outlet, and the local McDonald's outlet was no longer posting all of the bounced checks from desperate customers on its wall.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!
'Middle Fork Flathead River' next to the western ramp of the 'Marias Pass' across the 'Rocky Mountains' through Montana in the Flathead County - valley of 'Bear Creek'
'Middle Fork Flathead River' an der westlichen Rampe des 'Marias Pass' durch die 'Rocky Mountains' in Montana im Flathead County - Tal des 'Bear Creek'
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This Altered Sedan was in the pit area at the 2016 Meltdown Drags, Byron, Illinois. There were a number of Ford Flathead powered dragsters here, and some ran really strong.
First off, Patrick had met Rex Hazard last summer and had donated him an awesome Hawaiian fruit. He was riding from Salt Lake City north to Canada then hooking down along the pacific coast to Argentina. His amazing dog Avenue was trained to get out and help pull up hills. I met them a few weeks late after the had climbed the Going to the Sun Road in Glacier, a twelve mile 3,600 ft climb!
Guarding the pristine waters of the Flathead River in Bigfork, Montana, a glorious Bald Eagle stands watch.
A Dusky Flathead (Platycephalus fuscus) with Common Stingaree (Trygonoptera testacea). Fairy Bower, Manly, NSW
Harley-Davidson's 115th birthday party in Prague, Czech Republic. 60,000 Harley-Davidson bikes and their riders made it an unforgettable event.
Harley-Davidson
115th Anniversary
Prague, Czech Republic
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Custom Contest
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#61
Jakub Kadeřábek (CZ)
Kubig Custom Flathead
Owner: Jakub Kadeřábek
Year of birth: 2016
Construction time: 3 years
Engine: Harley-Davidson WLA 750
Engine capacity: 750 cc
Engine Production: 1942
Paint: Jakub Kadeřábek
Best result: 9th place at AMD World Championship 2016
Points of interest: Rear double-acting, swift-mounted swing arm, swift-mounted front fork with top-mounted shock shock absorber.
Workshop location: Revnice, Czech Republic, est. 2010
The greatest achievements:
1st place Bohemian Custom Bike 2015, Old School category
The Best of Easyriders mag. 2015
1st place Big Lake Custom 2015, old School category
1st place Prague Harley Days 2016, Jammer Old School category
9th place AMD World Championship 2016, Freestyle category
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List of exhibits:
Stand 006: Midnight Rumbler (Penz Custombikes, AT)
Stand 012: Fat Racer (Anarchy Custom, __)
Stand 014: Black Brass (Sapka Müvek, HU)
Stand 016: Big Kahuna (Frenky Molto Bene)
Stand 025: Stage III (AT American Cycles, DE)
Stand 029: Union (Absormal Cycles, IT)
Stand 031: Inked (RNO Cycles, NL)
Stand 036: Pressure Drop (Rocket Bobs Cycle Works, __)
Stand 037: Rumble (MotorVisionen Uwe Sickert, DE)
Stand 038: A-Chopper “Röde Orm” (Hogtech Motorcycles, __)
Stand 051: Cruell (Vav Tuning, CZ)
Stand 052: Cross-Boss (Kubajz Garage, __)
Stand 053: T5 (TMT Moto Tomáš Turner, CZ)
Stand 054: Yellow Devil (Tomáš Hanžlík, ProfiPerform)
Stand 055: Vortep (VMP Motorcycles, CZ)
Stand 056: Henry lovec policajtů (Milan Sloba MS Tuning, __)
Stand 057: Element (Bob “by Bob” Motorcycle Company)
Stand 058: JPR 13 Softail (JPR Racing)
Stand 059: Jawason (Šalamounka H-D Bikes, __)
Stand 060: Lilith 1200 R (Bártík František Bartcycles)
Stand 061: KuBig Custom Flathead (KuBig Custom, Jakub Kadeřábek, CZ)
Stand 062: Amorphis (Wild Performance & Penz Custombikes, CZ)
Stand 063: DC Bike (Jan Urban, Motohanz / Urban Custom, CZ)
Stand 064: (Grey) Mouse (Palo Faragula, XXL-LM, SK)
Stand 065: Hart’s Warrior (FSB Motor Works, CZ)
Stand 066: Bobbed Knuckle (Custom Ops, __)
Stand 072: Robin (Lari Motori, __)
Stand 079: The Recidivist (Game Over Cycles, PL)
Stand 085: Auto Scooter (Emporium Garage, __)
Stand 087: Z-Rod 115th (Harley-Davidson Kyiv / South Art Tuning Workshop / Lituto Motorsport Graphics, RU)
Stand 088: The Time Machine (Sapka Müvek, __)
Stand 089: Arakain (Tomáš Hill, Míra Žižka, Hill’s Liquere Garage, CZ)
Stand 090: A-Chopper “Thor” (Hogtech Motorcycles, SE)
Stand 091: Quarter Mile (One Way Machine, DE)
Stand 092: Razor Blade (MS Tuning)
Stand 093: Speed Demon (Abnormal Cycles, IT)
Stand 094: Etienne Leroux (CopperWork, __)
Stand 095: TransBöhmerwald 76 (Franta Binka FBi Motorcycles)
Stand 096: Wrench (Marco Gselman, __)
Stand 097: The Roland Sands and Shaw Speed & Custom Collaboration (Shaw Speed & Custom, GB)
Stand 098: “59” (Show Speed Custom, __)
Stand 100: Fat Max (Game Over Cycles, PL)
Harley-Davidson's 115th birthday party in Prague, Czech Republic. 60,000 Harley-Davidson bikes and their riders made it an unforgettable event.
Harley-Davidson
115th Anniversary
Prague, Czech Republic
+++++
Custom Contest
+++++
#61
Jakub Kadeřábek (CZ)
Kubig Custom Flathead
Owner: Jakub Kadeřábek
Year of birth: 2016
Construction time: 3 years
Engine: Harley-Davidson WLA 750
Engine capacity: 750 cc
Engine Production: 1942
Paint: Jakub Kadeřábek
Best result: 9th place at AMD World Championship 2016
Points of interest: Rear double-acting, swift-mounted swing arm, swift-mounted front fork with top-mounted shock shock absorber.
Workshop location: Revnice, Czech Republic, est. 2010
The greatest achievements:
1st place Bohemian Custom Bike 2015, Old School category
The Best of Easyriders mag. 2015
1st place Big Lake Custom 2015, old School category
1st place Prague Harley Days 2016, Jammer Old School category
9th place AMD World Championship 2016, Freestyle category
+++++
List of exhibits:
Stand 006: Midnight Rumbler (Penz Custombikes, AT)
Stand 012: Fat Racer (Anarchy Custom, __)
Stand 014: Black Brass (Sapka Müvek, HU)
Stand 016: Big Kahuna (Frenky Molto Bene)
Stand 025: Stage III (AT American Cycles, DE)
Stand 029: Union (Absormal Cycles, IT)
Stand 031: Inked (RNO Cycles, NL)
Stand 036: Pressure Drop (Rocket Bobs Cycle Works, __)
Stand 037: Rumble (MotorVisionen Uwe Sickert, DE)
Stand 038: A-Chopper “Röde Orm” (Hogtech Motorcycles, __)
Stand 051: Cruell (Vav Tuning, CZ)
Stand 052: Cross-Boss (Kubajz Garage, __)
Stand 053: T5 (TMT Moto Tomáš Turner, CZ)
Stand 054: Yellow Devil (Tomáš Hanžlík, ProfiPerform)
Stand 055: Vortep (VMP Motorcycles, CZ)
Stand 056: Henry lovec policajtů (Milan Sloba MS Tuning, __)
Stand 057: Element (Bob “by Bob” Motorcycle Company)
Stand 058: JPR 13 Softail (JPR Racing)
Stand 059: Jawason (Šalamounka H-D Bikes, __)
Stand 060: Lilith 1200 R (Bártík František Bartcycles)
Stand 061: KuBig Custom Flathead (KuBig Custom, Jakub Kadeřábek, CZ)
Stand 062: Amorphis (Wild Performance & Penz Custombikes, CZ)
Stand 063: DC Bike (Jan Urban, Motohanz / Urban Custom, CZ)
Stand 064: (Grey) Mouse (Palo Faragula, XXL-LM, SK)
Stand 065: Hart’s Warrior (FSB Motor Works, CZ)
Stand 066: Bobbed Knuckle (Custom Ops, __)
Stand 072: Robin (Lari Motori, __)
Stand 079: The Recidivist (Game Over Cycles, PL)
Stand 085: Auto Scooter (Emporium Garage, __)
Stand 087: Z-Rod 115th (Harley-Davidson Kyiv / South Art Tuning Workshop / Lituto Motorsport Graphics, RU)
Stand 088: The Time Machine (Sapka Müvek, __)
Stand 089: Arakain (Tomáš Hill, Míra Žižka, Hill’s Liquere Garage, CZ)
Stand 090: A-Chopper “Thor” (Hogtech Motorcycles, SE)
Stand 091: Quarter Mile (One Way Machine, DE)
Stand 092: Razor Blade (MS Tuning)
Stand 093: Speed Demon (Abnormal Cycles, IT)
Stand 094: Etienne Leroux (CopperWork, __)
Stand 095: TransBöhmerwald 76 (Franta Binka FBi Motorcycles)
Stand 096: Wrench (Marco Gselman, __)
Stand 097: The Roland Sands and Shaw Speed & Custom Collaboration (Shaw Speed & Custom, GB)
Stand 098: “59” (Show Speed Custom, __)
Stand 100: Fat Max (Game Over Cycles, PL)
This scene was taken right across the highway from the colored ice that I posted. This is the shaded side and I think that is why this area is so cold and frozen. Do you see the train tunnel on the side of the mountain? The mountains in the background are actually in Glacier National Park. Have a great day everyone!!! :) Large view is nice!
(more details later, as time permits)
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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!
This area is new to me..I'm familiar with Flathead Lake and it's river near Polson, MT. and Kalispell, MT, but not over in this area....I've really been checking it out...soon to move on! lol :)
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Sam has been working on a home here. I'm so sad he couldn't get nice pics, as we've been dealing with dense fog for over a month. Sure gets depressing.