Sunday, August 10, 2014

The Many Faces of McDonald



When you stay in a place for a month or more, you have the opportunity to see different scenes in more than one type of condition. Cloud conditions, light conditions, and time of day, all have an effect on the scene you are viewing, and consequently the photos you take.


We were fortunate to be able to see the incredible Lake McDonald under several different conditions during our month long stay around Glacier National Park.


I first saw Lake McDonald 10 years ago in the month of September. Those times were before the forest fires destroyed many of the trees along the hillsides to the west of the lake. The first look I had of the lake I remember thinking "This has got to be the most beautiful scene I have ever been blessed to view".


While the forest fires changed the landscape dramatically, after several years of re-growth the only effects left of the fire are the remains of tall trees spiking above the new trees.




Even after spending a month looking at all the grandeur around the park, this magnificent lake with it's surrounding lofty mountain peaks, remains one of my favorites. I thought you might enjoy some of it's many faces.


       


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