{"id":7272,"date":"2013-09-21T06:53:48","date_gmt":"2013-09-21T10:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stayfocusedpress.com\/blog\/?p=7272"},"modified":"2013-10-06T23:08:46","modified_gmt":"2013-10-07T03:08:46","slug":"visiting-the-national-parks-glacier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/sfp\/?p=7272","title":{"rendered":"Photography While On Vacation"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve visited many of our National Parks over the years. I have had Glacier National Park in my sites for at least the last ten. This year as I planned our month long vacation, I made it a point to include Glacier on the itinerary.<\/p>\n

This vacation was a family affair with my wife Kris, her sister Karen and two of our grandchildren. Yes, I would like this to have been a photographic journey. But when traveling with these familial others, my photographic endeavors are reined in. Of course I used the camera along the way, but most of the photographs that I took aren’t ones that will wind up in the Stay Focused Gallery<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Instead, most of my photos were taken to record the family fun activities. Here’s a few of these outtakes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\nThe first day we started early and stopped at a hiking trail leading to a waterfall. The trail wasn’t difficult but it was slightly rocky. Unfortunately, my wife’s sister encountered some of these rocks and twisted her ankle. Luckily, a fast moving stream fed by snowmelt was nearby to help ease the pain.<\/td>\n		\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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My wife felt compelled to join her sister by removing her shoes to enjoy the cool water. After our hike, we climbed back into the car and followed the park’s “Going-To-The-Sun Road” to the summit at Logan Pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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At the summit we spotted a stealth marten bringing home some dinner. And there was other wildlife as well. The mountain goat on the right was foraging after descending from higher snow-covered levels on the nearby mountains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\nAlthough it’s July, there’s still abundant snow at the 6,600 feet elevation. One of our granddaughters then proved to us that the snow packs well during the summer.<\/td>\n		\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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My Keepers<\/h2>\n

Yes, I was able to squeeze in a couple of photographs that I consider “keepers”. Both were shot in between my duties as a husband and grandfather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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\nI spotted this daucus corota (wild carrot) in a clearing along a hiking trail. On the right you can seetThe picturesque stream of water that was close to the road near the park’s “Triple Arches”.<\/td>\n		\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\nThe mountain goat was making his way down the snowy slopes. I think he’s going to remove his ragged coat and go shopping for a new one for the upcoming winter.<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


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\nI try to keep photography in perspective. Yes, photography important to me, but the other family members aren’t along to watch me take photographs – they’re along to have a great vacation. I acknowledge and acede to their wishes. Once again I’ve returned from another vacation and the family is still happy!
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Written by: Arnie Lee
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