Heading Back to Helena

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I’m heading back to Helena to meet with the rest of the gang. We’re hoping to make some decisions on the cover for the Blu-ray and to set the direction for the music. We also need to start making arrangements for replication and discuss how we are going to distribute the Blu-rays. My plan is … Read more

The Glacier Institute invites you to join special Centennial Series courses

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Greg Thigpen photo

In celebration of Glacier National Park’s one hundred year anniversary the Glacier Institute is pleased to present a special Centennial Series of outdoor educational adventures in and around Glacier National Park. One Hundred Years of: Bears in Many Glacier  June 4-6 Natural & Cultural History of the Many Glacier Valley  June 14-15 Riding the Rails  … Read more

In Search of Wildlife

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Glacier Wildlife - Skunk

I’ve been getting some great spring/winter scenic shots but I really want to increase the amount of wildlife footage we have for the project. Over the years I have good luck capturing bear and elk shots in the Many Glacier Area so right before the Easter break I headed up that way. I saw lots … Read more

Plowing Going-to-the-Sun Road

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Spring must be here, because crews have started plowing Go-to-the-Sun Road.   The 2009-2010 winter has seen average snowfall for the Glacier Park area, but there is always the chance for a heavy spring storm.  Tentatively, the road is set to open June 18th. Going-to-the-Sun Road is one of the most difficult roads on the continent … Read more

Opportunity Missed

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I was driving between the Cutbank drainage and St. Mary’s. As I came around a corner I looked to my right and saw an amazing sight. All of the trees in this part of the forest were burned a number of years ago. They have no bark and consequently are now a ghostly gray color. … Read more

Winter Storms in Glacier

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The weather here on the east side of the Park has been “extreme” in recent days. It started on Sunday. Incredibly strong winds gusting up to 60 miles per hour. I was up in the St. Mary’s area that morning but it was obvious I wasn’t going to get any decent footage so I headed … Read more