Montana Snow

The snow started slowly today. . . a bit of a dusting. As they day wore on it started snowing more heavily. Above: I'm standing on a snow-covered bridge over the Gallatin River near Big Sky. See more photos of the Gallatin on Phillip's Natural World III.

This scenic river is a tributary of the Missouri River. It is approximately 120 miles long (193 km), in Wyoming and Montana. It is one of three rivers -- along with the Jefferson and Madison -- that converge near Three Forks, Montana, to form the Missouri River.



Later, in Bozeman, we went into a grocery store. When we came out the snow had picked up significantly.



Soon, it was hard to see anything but snow. Above a gas station we passed is barely visible in the heavy snowfall.



Above: The view from the hotel room of I-90 as the snow continued into the early evening. I-90 is surprisingly void of traffic, most of the time.



Above: At dark the snow was still coming down, turning everything white.



Along the way we encountered little traffic. . . but when there is traffic it usually has something to do with nature lovers or photographers. Above: A group of photographers watching a pack of wolves (Canis lupus) with many 1,000 mm lenses pointed toward the forest.

Below: I didn't have such a great lens on the camera when I saw a wolf racing across the snow. This is the best shot I got using a 250 mm lens from a distance of at least a mile.



To see more Grizzly Bear photos go to: Phillip's Natural World II.