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National Parks Of The American Rockies
Glacier
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I first visited Glacier National Park nearly twenty years ago. I was immediately struck with the beauty, the diversity, and the sheer magnitude of the place. Having now returned many times, I find it no less captivating for being a bit more familiar.
At left is not only one of the best photos I've taken in Glacier, it's one of the best photos I've ever taken. I visited the park with my friend James Frank, a professional photographer, in August of 2002 and we found this field of beargrass blooming with Heavy Runner Mountain and Reynolds Peak as a backdrop. We returned one sunny morning a few days later to catch the sun rising over the tall peaks behind us.
As luck would have it, just as the sun lit the beargrass in the foreground, a storm blew up from the valley below, the clouds quickly rolling across the peaks. Within a few minutes of this photo, the clouds had completely swallowed the mountains and we had to hustle to safety.