Daphnia Pond and Swan Range on the east side of Flathead Lake. Plate 8b (September 28, 1981) 79 years later. Fall haze obscures Swan Range in distance. Cattail growth now obscures pond surface. Dense conifers including ponderosa pine, Douglas-fir,...
Lewis and Clark National Forest (Mont.) ; Landscape photography
Looking across Swimming Woman Creek Toward Half Moon Pass (center left.) Plate 46b (September 12, 1981) Ca. 72 years later. Few conifers have regenerated along drainage bottom which has received heavy livestock grazing. Willow is less dense than...
Belt (Mont.) ; Lewis and Clark National Forest (Mont.)
Belt Ranger Station. Plate 40b (September 13, 1979) About 49 years later. Camera is positioned lower on slope to allow a less-obstructed view. Conifers on slope behind Ranger Station are predominately Douglas-fir. Lodgepole pine are also present....
Sawtell Peak from valley floor 2.5 miles southwest of Henrys Lake. Plate 57a (September 20, 1928) Fire Group 6: Moist Douglas-fir. Elevation 6,500 ft (1,982 m) A south-southwest view of Sawtell Peak from valley floor approximately 2.5 miles...
From a position on Two Medicine Ridge six miles northeast of East Glacier, Montana. Plate 17b (September 27, 1981). 60 years later. Conifers include whitebark pine, lodgepole pine, subalpine fir, and Douglas fir. The dry slopes dominated by...
South Fork of Teton River. Plate 18b (September 8, 1981) 82 years later. Mature aspen stands are conspicuous along the forest ecotone. Slopes above support dense conifer cover, mostly Douglas-fir. Canopy closure has resulted in loss of early...
Elkhorn Mountains of west-central Montana. Plate 71b (September 3, 1981). 80 years later. Camera has been elevated to an opening on a ridge that allows a partial view of original scene. Dense Douglas-fir and lodgepole pine now cover most of the...
Targhee National Forest (Idaho and Wyo.) ; Landscape photography
Continental Divide .25 miles north of Red Rock Pass. Plate 56a (September 20, 1928) Fire Group 6: Moist Douglas-fir. Elevation 7,200 ft (2,195 m) An east-southeast view toward the Continental Divide from a point on the Targhee National Forest 0.25...
Landscape Photography ; Lewis and Clark National Forest (Mont.)
Slopes above Haystack Springs in Dry Range . Plate 37b (September 24, 1981) 57 years later. Camera was placed approximately 50 yards upslope and behind the original position to avoid aspen that screen original view (inset). Aspen have regenerated...
Blacktail Deer Creek 1.5 miles above Whiskey Springs. Plate 54a (September 19, 1928) Fire Group 5: Cool-dry Douglas-fir. Elevation 7,000 ft (2,134 m) The camera faces east-southeast at a point on upper Blacktail Deer Creek approximately 1.5 miles...