Montana

Montana road trip - part 2

We drove from Missoula across the Continental Divide in the Rocky Mountains and along the edge of the Great Plains up to the Eastern entrance of Glacier National Park. The Park was beyond breathtaking. The mountains, the trees, and the wide vistas of lakes, they were all so beautiful, I think they'll fill my mind for a long time.many glacierI painted several of the lakes, loving the reflected colours of the skies. This is a huckleberry cobbler, keeping my watercolour company...many glacier 3This is Lake McDonald, where we tried to swim in the freezing water, brrr.glacier 1And Holland Lake at sunset...flathead ... and in the morning.holland lakeWe stayed in a beautiful ranch cabin surrounded by meadows,cabinthat also inspired me to paint...farmThe sunsets and sunrises were bigger than I've ever seen, this is truly the Big Sky Country!flathead lake 1We saw a mama bear and her cub in the forest, and I collected images of Montana bears:bears of montanaYay Montana! Can't wait to visit again...

Montana road trip - part 1

We've just started our road trip in Montana and I'm already loving it. We landed in Missoula, and were greeted by this bear at the airport.bear We spent our first day wandering the town on the hottest day of the year so far (40C!) We tried huckleberry pancakes for breakfast, and huckleberry ice cream to cool down in the afternoon, what a delight!huckleberriesWe browsed junk shops in the historical part of town, full of fascinating Americana and I bought a wonderful box of vintage pencils, hurrah!Who knows what wonderful things we'll see when we set off today, into the Great Plains...

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