I snapped these photos between December 1-2, 2009, about 20 miles north of Bismarck on the east bank of the Montana mountain runoff known as the Missouri River. The top photo was taken this morning as the morning moon descended in the west, just before the sun rose in the east to lighten the day's overcast. Gentlemen, the Lewis and Clark trail, as President Jefferson sent them out, remains much in tact as it was in 1804. To a degree for sure. But you'll note houses creeping here and there into the photos. Once again, I think I somewhat understand why frontiersmen bemoaned settlement and the "closing" of the American West.
I snapped these photos between December 1-2, 2009, about 20 miles north of Bismarck on the east bank of the Montana mountain runoff known as the Missouri River. The top photo was taken this morning as the morning moon descended in the west, just before the sun rose in the east to lighten the day's overcast. Gentlemen, the Lewis and Clark trail, as President Jefferson sent them out, remains much in tact as it was in 1804. To a degree for sure. But you'll note houses creeping here and there into the photos. Once again, I think I somewhat understand why frontiersmen bemoaned settlement and the "closing" of the American West.
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Gorgeous.
The morning of that bright moon, we (a coworker and myself) found ourselves monitoring a coring project. Each summer I forget how bright the moon is when reflected off the blanket of fresh snow. The view goes even better with hot coffee. For sure.
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