Yesterday Ken and I led a hike from Chief Joseph trailhead to the mouth of the Clark's Fork Canyon. This is one of our favorites and I am sure I have posted shots of the area before but it is so beautiful that I hope you won't mind me repeating myself! The photo above was taken at about the three mile mark of the 8 mile hike. The overlook at this location allows viewers to see Sunlight Falls at the bottom of the canyon as well as much of Sunlight Plateau above.
This goat was quite curious. How he was walking along the side of this cliff I do not know! They are amazing animals.
The photo below is the same guy - one of the two goats I saw - but I shot him in HDR (hence the blue shadows) because of the extreme sun on the cliffs behind while he was in shadow. Without the three exposures either the wall in back would have been way overexposed or the goat's area would have been underexposed.
About halfway along the trail you start the plunge down to the Clark's Fork River which then has to be forded. I really think that was one of the coldest stream crossings I have ever done. I am sure the water was at 33 degrees - barely above freezing - as the ice was already formed along the edges. The air temperature was in the twenties which didn't help us to get our feet warm once we made it across the river.
This last shot is again from the overlook. I loved the way the tree in the foreground was in shade while the background was sun lit.
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