Extreme weather catapults us out of the doldrums of our everyday life in corporate-industrial society!

 

This shot was taken on the most challenging day - photographically speaking - that I've EVER had. As I hiked up this trail to Grinnell Glacier in Glacier National Park, it was absolutely POURING rain! Keeping my camera dry was almost impossible, and I had a heck of a time drying it out afterwards. I love the challenges posed by extreme weather, especially when I'm able to give the viewer some sense of the ENERGY contained in that weather. It is precisely that kind of intense energy that helps catapult us out of the doldrums of our everyday life in corporate-industrial society. On this particular hike, I also had to keep a constant lookout for grizzly bears. Park rangers call this section of trail a "grizzly picnic-ground" because it contains so many berries and roots!"

Photo: Spirea blooms and waterfalls; Glacier National Park, MT; August 2, 2013

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