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Trees. Eastern, Washington

Wasn’t there some prediction from the Ground Hog here recently that we would be on our way to greener pastures? Hmm…In Montana we are now approaching  that crazy time of year where winter seems like it’s never retreating and if you have some form of seasonal affective disorder, you start going a little nutty.

We had some well below zero temps this last week and what looks like some more snow in the future . Good news is in a few weeks some of that will be easing up and some more exciting things will be happening in the state that will take our minds off the endless winter and start to signal a change in the seasons.

The annual Snow Geese migration will be happening in a few weeks with hundreds of thousands of birds making their way north with a layover at Freezeout Lake in central Montana. Photographers and Birdwatchers are gearing up for this event and if you haven’t had a chance to check out the migration, you really should as it’s an awesome testament to the power of life and nature. Really an unforgettable experience to see that many birds together.

I plan on being up there for a few days, so should have some images to share here soon.

Currently I have been traveling on assignment for PBS in Wyoming and Washington State for a continuation of images for their upcoming series America Revealed. It looks to be an interesting series on the infrastructure of America hosted by Yul Kwon and should be out next year. You can find out more here.

Hopefully I will again be more diligent with some regular postings and have more images to share. Now let’s hope for some sunshine at least:)

PBS in Montana

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Airway Beacon, Montana. © Jason Savage/PBS

Wow, what  a couple weeks! I don’t know if I’m coming or going lately. It’s certainly been a busy time here and I’ve had this nagging feeling that I’m slipping behind on all my blog,twitter,facebook,etc… duties.

Last week I was freezing my #!$@ off photographing  an airway beacon on the continental divide in Montana and like usual, the wind was relentless. Lion TV is producing a new show, America Revealed that will be airing sometime next year. Part of the show features transportation in America and for this portion they were featuring Montana’s old airway beacons that are still in operation. Back in the 30’s gas powered airway beacons were lined across the country to help pilots navigate their way, specifically the U.S. Mail planes. Year’s later most all of the country had abandoned these antique beacons,with Montana deciding to keep them in operation and maintain them across the state. Local pilots still use them for navigation in the mountains and they are an interesting remnant of aviation’s past.

Yul Kwon & Mike Rogan. © Jason Savage/PBS

It looks to be an interesting show and as always it’s a pleasure to be involved with anything PBS is doing. Yul Kwon is the host which some will remember from his victory on Survivor/Cook Islands.

Thankfully this week is starting to wind down after playing a ton of catch up with the ol’ office duties. So tired of staring at computer screens!

Hope to get out there this weekend and get some new winter images, the forecast is calling for a little new snow so cross your fingers. This winter is looking like a good one and offering up many great photo ops, so stay tuned…