Brown Pelican, Santa Barbara, California, 2003
Homing Pigeons, California, 2008
Bald Eagle, Juneau, Alaska, 2008
Chile, 2009
Frigatebird, Galapagos Islands, 2004
Ravens, Hokkaido, Japan, 2007
Black Birds, Montana, 2007
Penguin, Aotearoa, 2009 and Osprey, Montauk, New York, 2005
This summer I took a road trip through Idaho, Wyoming and Montana. While in Wyoming I went to the Buffalo Bill Cody museum and in Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks I saw buffalo, bear, antelope and moose.
Montana has been on my “to do” list for awhile. About Montana John Steinbeck said: “It seems to me that Montana is a great splash of grandeur. The land is rich with grass and color, and the mountains are the kind I would create if mountains were ever put on my agenda – I am in love with Montana, for other states I have admiration, respect, recognition, even some affection, but with Montana it is love, and it’s difficult to analyze love when you’re in it.”
Even though I didn’t experience her full potential due to all the forest fires (not much visibility in “Big Sky Country” this summer), with it’s amazing scenery, interesting small towns and friendly people, I agree with Steinbeck – Montana represents the best of America.
