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As we arrived in Glacier and saw an amazing sunrise we approached the massive Lake McDonald. This is the largest lake in the park, it is 10 miles long and about 400 feet deep. One thing that was really amazing to Jessica and myself, was the rock shores. I know this is silly but we only have sandy beaches here in NC, so this really got us pumped, oh and so did the gorgeous mountains in the background. Here a a few shots from around the lake and a river that flows into it. The rapids in the river were so gnarly and cold and the rocks had a thin layer of ice on them. Jessica and Steve were a little sketched out when I was taking those photos. 
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I just picked up a new book last night titled Still.  It is  a book containing portraits of 21st century cowboys by Robb Kendrick.  Kendrick made the photos using an old fashion process, the Tintype.  The title “Still” came from the slow process Kendrick had to use to make each photo.  The subjects had to remain very still during the exposure, but it is so worth it. The photos are gorgeous! Below is a few images from the book as well as the cover.  Really inspiring book-

It is really fascinating to see the direction photography is going these days.  Most of the new “still” cameras being released can now shoot HD video.  This is really amazing.  You can use all of the lenses that are for you photo camera, now on you high definition video camera.  Below is a fun time lapse video taken with the new Nikon D90 and a tilt shift lens from Keith Loutit . The sailboats in the harbor are really cool.  

The North Wind Blew South from Keith Loutit on Vimeo.

So after a wonderful night’s sleep at Walmart, we continue our journey. I woke up at about 5am due to my shivering and cut the car on and began driving to find coffee. The cool thing about sleeping in the car is that you don’t have to really do anything to get ready, you can just wake up and drive. It is about a 20-25 minute drive into Glacier from Kalispell and the drive is a gorgeous one. Here is the sunrise before we arrived at the front gates.

This was one of the last scenes we stopped off to photograph on the drive to Glacier National Park. As we were driving into Kalispell, MT the sun was gorgeous! What was not however, was the lack of vacant rooms and campgrounds. That place was packed. There was a big motorcycle rally in town. In fact, there was not a vacant room or campsite in a 150 mile radius (trust me we tore the phone book up looking for one). So we did what many of the folks passing through did and found the nearest Wal-Mart parking lot. I’ll admit, this was not the best sleep I had ever gotten, but it would do. After all, I we had already spent 13 hours in the car that day, a few more would not hurt. Next stop, Glacier!!

Whitney and Steve’s super sweet wedding is being featured on the Southern Weddings Blog. I had such a blast hanging out with her and Steve.  What a gorgeous wedding it was.  So what are you waiting for, go take a peek.  Thanks again Whit and Steve!

Back on the road..As we are still in day 2 of our trip out west we saw a ton of mountain ranges. As we picked up Hwy 93 toward Glacier we went through a town by the name of St. Ignatius and saw this gorgeous hay field with this great shot of this range behind it.

WOW!! Was just looking at the calendar for 2009 and it is gonna be a busy one.  I will be eating a lot of wedding cake and maybe squeezing in a little dancing along the way : )  Super excited!!  And did I mention Fall is here?  In case I didn’t, Hey! Fall is here!

It is safe to say that fall is here. It was pretty brisk outside yesterday and I could smell wood fires on the drive home.  (to clarify, I mean a controlled fire in someone’s fireplace)  And got me really excited.  Fall is my favorite season, obviously for the pretty colors, but mainly because we can light a fire in our fireplace.  I was driving home yesterday, with the windows down, and saw an amazing sunset. Think I am going to go scarf shopping-

Also saw this creepy barn and huge tree

John Chiara is a camera builder and he builds his cameras the size of small cars.  Amazing and inspiring how he takes it to this level and the images that he produces.  Watch the video to see the process.