Big Sky Photos from Montana

Montana's nickname is "Big Sky Country". The view from my home and Branford Bike in Emigrant is expansive, sublime and often breathtaking. The horizons are bigger here and lend credence to the thought that all things are possible. No dream is too large for this landscape.

Most of the photos on this page were shot from my deck and yard. I hope they give you a sense of how lucky I feel to live in such a beautiful state.

September Sun Rise

Moonrise over the Absaroka mountains

Venus rises before the Sun over Emigrant Peak

A summer storm baths Emigrant Peak with a shower of golden light

 

Montana's high mountain sky provides an ever changing panorama of color and light. The air is thin and dry; thus the sun light is brighter and cleaner. Shadows are more distinct and colors appear brighter. Clouds appear lower and sometimes are below my home in the mountains. Bitter cold weather with sub zero temperatures makes the air appear like it is full of ice crystals or tiny diamonds. The view is always captivating and often spectacular. Several times a day I must stop what I am doing and watch the always changing interplay of light and color that sweeps across Paradise Valley.

Explosive Beauty

The sky burns with fiery brilliance

 

Montana sunsets can leave you breathless or soothe the turmoil in your soul.

April Showers bring May flowers

Clouds so close you can almost touch them

 

Even in the sub-zero cold of winter Montana's big sky puts on a wonderful show. One February morning we opened the shop early and discovered that Paradise Valley was engulfed by winter clouds. From our lofty perch at 6,150 feet we saw the top half of Emigrant Peak poking almost 11,000 feet into the thin, cold air. Higher still another bank of clouds did its best to block the sun from warming the valley below.

This photo was taken from the warm confines of my home through the double pane glass doors.

An October full moon at sunset

Sunset's afterglow in Yellowstone park

Golden snow on Emigrant Peak catches the last rays of a setting sun

An October snow storm moves down Paradise valley

Sunset over Bunsen Peak in Yellowstone Park in Wyoming

September sunset and moonrise over Emigrant Peak

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