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| Glacier National Park |
After a week visiting family, we skidaddled to Glacier
National Park, staying in Salem, South Dakota, then Billings, Montana, on our way. We arrived in West Glacier on Tuesday, the day before the Rocky Mountain Outdoor Writers and Photographers conference began. We had decided to camp
rather than stay at the hotel.
Thankfully we had made reservations in Fish Creek Campground earlier in
the year. Glacier was busy, with most
campgrounds full.
We had never been in Glacier during the middle of the
summer. The park certainly has a
different feel in the summer months. It
is full of families. We loved seeing the
kiddos laughing, playing, and enjoying nature.
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| Boys enjoying Glacier National Park |
The Rocky Mountain Outdoor Writers and Photographers
Conference was exceptionally great this year.
Although David and I didn’t get to take any of the hikes with West Glacier resident and nationally renowned photographer, Tom Ulrich, the seminars and workshops were
outstanding. We, of course, brought our
Golden girl, Roxanne, and had to bow out of the hikes because she can no longer
take them with us. Having her with us is
such a joy, however, that we were hardly disappointed.
I love this eclectic group of people that makes up RMOWP. The best part is that practically everyone there is anxious to share and/or learn, whether they are acclaimed National Geographic-level photographers, well published authors, or those just learning their skills. I am happy to report that I received many kudos on my
writing workshop on The Power of Place. I even garnered a few awards in the photo and writing contests!
During the midst of the conference, I received a frantic note from
our Angel Reach friends (angelreach.org) that the website that I had been
managing for them had been compromised.
Unfortunately, none of it was salvageable. As a result, I spent every spare moment
during the conference trying to rebuild the website. While it was a distraction from the RMOWP events, it certainly took my focus off giving my workshop!
The conference ended Saturday evening. I finished rebuilding the website Sunday morning. Now vacation truly begins!
David and I took Sunday afternoon and drove around the park. We found a cow moose walking upstream with
her calf. Unfortunately, I was too late
to photograph them, but it was wonderful just to see them in this beautiful park.
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