I have some incredible photos of “The Road Home” and incredible experiences viewing the road home in all directions as I’ve come and gone on my way to and from my home of the last four years. I breathe deeper and move to that place of peace and serenity, that is home to me, every time I turn onto my road and watch the mountains and clouds.
Sometimes, I think I’ve seen the view every way it can be seen….
…and then – something new on this Saturday morning…on the road home.
The Road Home Series on Flickr
Farm, lake, mountains, sky.
Gold, green, red, blue, white.
Near, Far, Distant.
Layers.
Photo taken 8/4/2010 on Somers Rd., Somers, MT
With everyone feeling in tip-top shape and the weather calling for partly sunny, we loaded Karl, snowshoes and provisions in the Explorer and set out for parts East. The plan was to head over Marias pass, skirting the south end of Glacier National Park and then north towards the Canadian border to see what we could see.
However, the weather was not as advertised. It was snowing – heavily at times. The road south of West Glacier, MT was starting to get slick. The skies were heavy and gray. We turned in to the park to see about winter rates for entry with the idea that we would save the gas and go home but be armed with knowlege about the winter park fees….summer one time entry rates are $25 per car!
Well, now…the park has “senior” rates of $10 for a lifetime pass and “senior” is 62…and Steve is 63, so “Yippie – cai – oh – cai – ay”! – we got a pass and having it in hand we decided to drive the 8 miles of Going-to-the-sun Road that is open in the winter and at least let Karl out for a bit.
First stop, Apgar, where it was snowing heavily.
We continued on…
Ha – a bit of blue sky! This is close to the classic composition of photos of Lake McDonald excepting that most choose to take this shot on a blue sky, sparkling water, bright summer day…
That little bit of blue sky was the last blue we saw…
…until we hit the valley floor. And in the photo above – around the bend…there lies the road home.
It was a beautiful day.
