sunset in the bridgers

latest image release

Sunset on a hazy autumn evening in the bridger mountains.

Shown in this photo are two of the more prominent peaks in the middle Bridgers. Ross peak is in the middle left of the image followed by Saddle peak and finally Emigrant peak in the far off distance (a campsite photo near the top of this peak can be seen in my first blog entry.

sunset on black

Sunset on Black mountain

Another older summit sunset image, this time from Black mountain in the Absaroka-Beartooth wilderness. emigrant peak, the peak shown in the previous post, can be seen in the upper right corner near the south end of paradise valley. The rugged crown shaped mountain in the upper left is mount cowen, its one of my favorite peaks, and I’ve enjoyed exploring the many aspect of it over the years.

the tent pictured here is one of my favorites. i think i got it for less than $100 and it isn’t made by a super high end company, instead by https://alpsmountaineering.com/. I’ve tried out numerous other one person light weight tents from more high end companies, but I haven’t found one that I like as much this one. I’ve actually purchased another one since. it seems to just be perfect for my needs. light, super sturdy and just enough space for myself and all my backpacking + photo gear. I also really like the rainfly and how low it cinches, enough for me to use it on some lightweight winter backpacking trips.

Intro

Hopefully this becomes a place where I post behind the scenes images, news and some of my rambling thoughts.

This is an older image showing my campsite for the night near the top of Emigrant Peak in the Absaroka/Beartooth mountains of Montana. i was hoping for some good light in the morning, but it never arrived. I’ve tried a few times now for the light i want, but have yet to find it. I’ll have to go back.

I’ve grown to appreciate more subtle soft light over the years, so today i’d probably appreciate this scene and lighting (or even prefer it to the more colorful sunrise I was hoping for) more than I did or should have back then. perhaps a lesson to be content in the now.

The summit of Emigrant peak, some six thousand feet about the Yellowstone river, offers great views of paradise valley and the surrounding mountains. The view of Mount Cowen from here is especially interesting to me.