BIG CREEK-2

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In Montana we have four distinct seasons. Three of the four seasons are magical to me. The exception is summer. I'm not a very big fan of summer. It's too bloody hot. Most of my friends love it. I run for cover. Summer is also the time when the greatest number of people come to revel in the many treasures of Montana which works out just great for me.

Spring is my second most favorite season, fall is the first. After the short, dark days of winter most of us are ready to get out and about. In spring Nature starts to shed Her winter mantle and new life abounds everywhere you look. The mountains begin to relax their tight hold on the winter snow and the creeks and rivers swell.

The above image was taken of Big Creek during spring melt. The water was racing down the mountain at an incredible speed and the roar that it let out gave me goose bumps. After dumping into Lake Koocanusa and passing through Libby Dam this water would rejoin the Kootenai River and ultimately end up in the mighty Columbia River. If you stop and ponder on it, it is an amazing thing.

"Big Creek-2".  Not a very imaginative name but I gave a different filter treatment to 3 images I took that day and numbering them was the best I could come up with. Number two just happens to be the one I like the best.

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