Smoke Does Great Things for your Pictures!

It can be pretty smokey here in the fall because of 

all the fires, but what it does to the lighting is 

pretty amazing.

Lake McDonald

Sunset...

Swiftcurrent Lake

Saw another bear eating in a tree...

I think we are caught up.  Spring is here and I pulled out the camera

again.  Hope you are all well.

Take care and see you in Montana!

July in Glacier

My brother was here last summer

and we did some hiking at Logan Pass. It is the highest point you

can drive in the park...not the highest peak.  However,

there was snow in July.  See how the 

boardwalk disappears under the snow.

In places you could see down to where the boardwalk was...

Lots of sheeps...

Goats too...

Pretty views!

If you ever get the chance, you should visit Glacier Park. It will take your 

breath away!

Falls, falls and more falls...

There are lots of waterfalls here in the springtime. We tried

to get to one the other day and it was still

too snowy to get in.  Here are some of the waterfalls

we have been able to visit in

Montana.

Bering Falls

St. Mary's Falls

Virginia Falls

Up close...

Apikuni Falls

Closer...

Jaimie!

Sunset...

My brother is very smart. He pays attention to all the signs...

and it is a good thing :)

No worries. He was too busy digging stumps and looking for food

to worry about us. He gave us a good show though.

Eddy Peak

In the mountains surrounding Thompson Falls is Eddy Peak.

We went to the fire lookout with some friends to 

watch the sun go down.  It was cold and windy

and the fire tower had been abandoned for the season.  

It was October of 2014.

We were at about 6,900 feet.

Amenities...

The fog, snow and sunlight made for interesting pictures...

It was a little hike to the fire tower.

The river is the Clark Fork.

The sun went down and  it got even colder :)

Fire in the sky!

Another beautiful place we have seen along the way.

Always better shared with friends.

Petrified Forest and a cool roadside pic.

We took another small side trip on our way back from Seattle. Much to Chuck's dismay, there are no standing petrified trees, but there was a cool view and some petroglyphs...

 ...and a nearby kinda neat replica.



A very cool roadside pic

Just had to pull over and take this picture. Had not seen this before and have not again since. One of the many scenarios created by the combination mountains/valley/lake in the Flathead Valley area.

Seattle

So exciting to see a big screen....

Set up  and cleaning the day before the convention.

 Our convention is coming up fast and taking our thoughts back to last year's exciting event held in Seattle at Husky Stadium. Yes we still have the pictures on our camera. :) Looking forward to this year's program. Chuck has two parts on the program. One has a video included. We are happy to be back in Missoula this year although Seattle was a huge treat.

....especially with Chuck on it. :)

Close up of stage area. His part on the convention was 12 minutes with 7 minutes of demonstration. He was relieved to have only 5 minutes of speaking in front of 30,000 and some people.

There were 3 big screens.

We also enjoyed several videos throughout the program.

The verses on which the audio dramas were based were posted
on the screens for the benefit of the Korean delegates.
Some spoke very little English.

One family that we sat near.

Many worn traditional dress. It was absolutely beautiful!

These friends were as eager to meet us as we were to meet them.

The locals in Seattle area did so much to welcome all the
delegates from several different countries.
This sign is just a small example.
Most were from Korea but we also had Netherlands,
Suriname, and a couple more.

One of the high highlights of the convention was meeting
a few young men who would serve a prison term for refusing military service shortly after returning
to Korea. Among the signs after the closing
session, this sign was the most touching.