Campfire Lake Panorama by Shuksan Photography

As winter releases it’s grip on Montana I wanted to share some photos taken a few years ago on April 19th. Normally in Montana we receive our largest snowstorms in April and May. These storms combine with a deep and stable snowpack creating our best backcountry conditions of the season. Now if you factor in long spring days with our snow free valleys and rivers, you have the recipe for some serious fun! You can ride deep powder all morning before enjoying a nice mountain bike ride in the afternoon. The photo above shows the mountain side of the Northern Rockies springtime split personality. It is a panoramic photograph of Montana’s Crazy Mountains and shows the head of the Sweetgrass drainage where Campfire Lake sits.

Crazy Mountains Hillclimb by Shuksan Photography

Shot with a telephoto lens the background is deceiving, there is about 1000 vertical feet (300m) of terrain from the ridge line down to our location. Shot in the afternoon after a full day of riding we stopped and ate lunch. As we ate lunch the springtime temperatures rose and we watched large avalanches release on every aspect.

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Bacon Rind Blizzard by Shuksan Photography

The wonderful Bacon Rind Creek flows from Skyline Ridge in the Lee Metcalf Wilderness through beautiful meadows located in the northwest corner of Yellowstone National Park. Bacon Rind Creek meanders through these meadows eventually leading to it’s confluence with the Gallatin River near US Highway 191.

Shuksan Films is pleased to announce the launch of our new blog and photography gallery. The Shuksan Films blog features articles related to our work in photography and film, as well as stories about the people we work with and their lifestyles. We also feature reviews of products exhibiting unusually creative and effective designs. Our reviews offer a refreshing perspective by incorporating our outstanding imagery with a simple and thoughtful approach. Today we are also introducing the Shuksan Photography Gallery, a separate website to showcase our photographs. This gallery allows our pictures to be viewed full screen with a simplified layout for both computers and tablets.

We created our blog and gallery with a responsive design to look great on any screen. Whether you are using a computer, tablet or phone our content adapts automatically for optimal viewing. To see our responsive design in action try adjusting the size of your browser’s window and watch the graphics shift to match your current layout. This design even allows our website to be viewed on a phone without the need for a separate mobile theme. So no matter what device you are using our content always looks terrific!

In support of the Shuksan Films blog we have opened a Twitter account and will soon be making our first tweet. Our twitter feed will be reserved for significant events related to both Shuksan Films and Shuksan Photography. Anyone interested in following our feed can do so @ShuksanFilms. We hope you enjoy our original photography and films presented in a clean layout with large images and high definition video.

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Shuksan Films